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All 920th aircraft and personnel left U-Tapao in December 1975, and in fact, the last SAC aircraft to leave the base and fly the final Young Tiger Tanker Task Force mission was a 920th KC-135. The aircraft departed on 21 Dec 1975, and was crewed by Capt. Gary Schreck, aircraft commander, 1st Lt. Steve Farrar, copilot, 1st Lt. Roger Rosenberry ...
Beginning in 1965, division B-52s began to deploy to the Pacific, where they flew Operation Arc Light missions, while its tankers supported Arc Light and tactical aircraft as part of the Young Tiger Task Force. The division moved to McCoy Air Force Base in July 1968, when command of Homestead was transferred from SAC to Tactical Air Command.
Pacific Tanker Task Force (formerly Andersen Tanker Task Force) (Replaced the Foreign Legion Tanker Task Force operated by the 3d Air Division at Andersen AFB, Guam and forward based at Clark AB, Philippines and later as the King Cobra Tanker Task Force, located at Tahkli AB, Thailand and the Tiger Cub Tanker Task Force at Don Maung AP ...
In addition to its alert commitment, the squadron deployed crews and airplanes to support the Spanish and Eielson tanker task forces. [ 11 ] The 902d deployed personnel and aircraft to the Young Tiger Task Force in the western Pacific to support combat operations of deployed SAC units and tactical aircraft over Southeast Asia during the Vietnam ...
The Royals are technically ahead of the Tigers because of a better head-to-head record. But KC finished a dreadful winless six-game homestand and has struggled in the month of September (7-12 ...
A Greek-flagged oil tanker traveling through the Red Sea came under repeated attack Wednesday, leaving the vessel “not under command” and drifting ablaze after an assault suspected to have ...
Steadily progressing and adding to the mission, U-Tapao welcomed its first complement of KC-135 tankers in August 1966. By September, the base was supporting 15 tankers. From 1966 to 1970, 4258th wing tankers flew over 50,000 sorties from U-Tapao. The Seventh Air Force wanted additional B-52s missions flown in the war zone. B-52 missions from ...
The unit rotated aircrews to Southeast Asia from 1967 to 1973. In 1971 SAC decided to maintain a permanent tanker presence in the Pacific and the squadron moved to Kadena Air Base on Okinawa. [2] The squadron supported the tanker task force at Kadena (Giant Bear) and reconnaissance operations (Rivet Joint and Cobra Ball). [21]