Scott AFB wing changes name, adds new mission
September 30th, 2009
The 375th Airlift Wing here officially became the 375th Air Mobility Wing Sept. 30 as a result of the Air Force's most recent Total Force Integration effort.
The TFI effort called for the creation of an associate unit consisting of active duty KC-135 pilots, boom operators and maintainers who will work side-by-side with their counterparts in the Illinois Air National Guard's 126th Air Refueling Wing, also located at Scott Air Force Base.
The 375th Operations Group staff will have administrative responsibilities for 135 aircrew members and maintainers under the 906th Aerial Refueling Squadron, which is expected to be fully staffed and operational by the fall of 2011. The 906th ARS is a new designator for the unit that is moving from Grand Forks AFB, N.D. The Air Guard's 126th ARW will maintain the operational direction and control of mission execution responsibility for these Airmen.
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The TFI effort called for the creation of an associate unit consisting of active duty KC-135 pilots, boom operators and maintainers who will work side-by-side with their counterparts in the Illinois Air National Guard's 126th Air Refueling Wing, also located at Scott Air Force Base.
The 375th Operations Group staff will have administrative responsibilities for 135 aircrew members and maintainers under the 906th Aerial Refueling Squadron, which is expected to be fully staffed and operational by the fall of 2011. The 906th ARS is a new designator for the unit that is moving from Grand Forks AFB, N.D. The Air Guard's 126th ARW will maintain the operational direction and control of mission execution responsibility for these Airmen.
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