56th Air Refueling Squadron, US Air Force

56TH AIR REFUELING SQUADRON, US AIR FORCE

History: Constituted as 56 Troop Carrier Squadron on 12 Nov 1942. Activated on 18 Nov 1942. Inactivated on 25 Mar 1946. Activated in the Reserve on 3 Aug 1947. Redesignated as 56 Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium, on 27 Jun 1949. Ordered to active service on 15 Oct 1950. Inactivated on 14 Jul 1952. Activated in the Reserve on 14 Jul 1952. Inactivated on 16 Nov 1957. Redesignated as 56 Military Airlift Squadron, Training, and activated on 27 Dec 1965. Organized on 8 Jan 1966. Redesignated as 56 Airlift Squadron on 27 Aug 1991. Inactivated on 30 Sep 2008. Redesignated as 56 Air Refueling Squadron on 23 Jun 2016. Activated on 1 Aug 2016.

Official blazon
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Origin/meaning

The Emblem was approved on 16 November 1966; latest rendering, 30 August 2016.

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