72nd Air Refueling Squadron, US Air Force

72ND AIR REFUELING SQUADRON, US AIR FORCE

History: Constituted as 72 Troop Carrier Squadron on 30 Jan 1943. Activated on 9 Feb 1943. Inactivated on 31 Jul 1946. Activated in the Reserve on 1 Aug 1947. Redesignated as 72 Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium on 1 Jul 1949. Ordered to Active Service on 1 May 1951. Inactivated on 1 Feb 1953. Activated in the Reserve on 1 Feb 1953. Ordered to Active Service on 28 Oct 1962. Relieved from Active Duty on 28 Nov 1962. Redesignated as: 72 Tactical Airlift Squadron on 1 Jul 1967; 72 Tactical Air Support Squadron on 25 Jun 1969; 72 Special Operations Squadron on 1 Mar 1971. Inactivated on 1 Oct 1973. Redesignated as 72 Air Refueling Squadron, Heavy on 18 May 1977. Activated in the Reserve on 1 Jul 1978. Redesignated as 72 Air Refueling Squadron on 1 Feb 1992.

Official blazon
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Origin/meaning

The Emblem was approved on 1 February 1989; latest rendering, 13 July 2023.

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