939th Air Refueling Wing - Mission

Mission

The mission for the 939th Air Refueling Wing was to fly the KC-135R Stratotanker, providing air-to-air refueling and other worldwide air mobility support in support of the Air Mobility Command and combatant commanders.

It consisted of the following units:

  • 939th Operations Group (939 OG)
64th Air Refueling Squadron (64 ARS)
  • 939th Maintenance Group (939 MXG)
  • 939th Mission Support Group (939 MSG)
  • 939th Medical Squadron (939 MDS)

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