92d Air Refueling Squadron
| 92d Air Refueling Squadron | |
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| Active | 1941–1945; 1957–present |
| Country |
 United States
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| Branch |
 United States Air Force
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| Role | Air Refueling |
| Part of |
Air Mobility Command 18th Air Force 92d Air Refueling Wing 92d Operations Group |
| Garrison/HQ | Fairchild Air Force Base |
| Motto(s) |
Latin: Dantibus Damus We Give So That You May Give |
| Engagements | Pacific Theater of Operations |
| Decorations |
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with Combat V device Air Force Outstanding Unit Award Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm |
| Insignia | |
| 92d Air Refueling Squadron emblem (Approved 16 November 1994) |  |
| 92d Air Refueling Squadron emblem (Approved 6 April 1961) |  |
| 392d Bombardment Squadron emblem (Approved 19 January 1943) |  |
The 92d Air Refueling Squadron is a squadron of the 92d Air Refueling Wing's 92d Operations Group, stationed at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington.
It was first activated shortly before the entry of the United States into World War II as the 2d Reconnaissance Squadron. After training in the Douglas B-18 Bolo in the southeastern United States, the squadron moved to the Pacific Coast after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and participated in antisubmarine patrols with the Consolidated B-24 Liberator. In April 1942, it was redesignated the 392d Bombardment Squadron. Starting in mid-1942, it also began training crews on the Liberator. It ended these operations in July 1943 and began to prepare for overseas movement. After three months of training, the squadron moved to the Central Pacific, where it flew its first combat mission in November. The 392d continued combat operations until March 1945, when it was withdrawn and moved to Hawaii, where it conducted routine training and patrol operations until it was inactivated in November 1945.
In July 1957, the 92d Air Refueling Squadron was established at Bergstrom Air Force Base, Texas by assuming the resources of the inactivating 506th Air Refueling Squadron when Strategic Air Command transferred its fighter units to Tactical Air Command. Three months later, the squadron moved to Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, where it equipped with Boeing KC-135 Stratotankers, which it has flown for over fifty years. During the Cold War, the squadron maintained half its aircraft on alert. During the Cuban Missile Crisis all the squadrons tankers were either on alert, deployed, or supporting Boeing B-52 Stratofortresses on airborne alert. The squadron also deployed aircraft to the Pacific to refuel strike aircraft during the Vietnam War.
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