126th Air Refueling Wing
| 126th Air Refueling Wing | |
|---|---|
126th Air Refueling Wing KC-135 59–1500 taking off to a forward deployed location in support of Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn, 24 March 2011 | |
| Active | 1950–1953; 1953–present |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | Illinois |
| Branch | Air National Guard |
| Type | Wing |
| Role | Air refueling |
| Part of | Illinois Air National Guard |
| Garrison/HQ | Scott Air Force Base, Illinois |
| Motto(s) | Anytime, Anywhere |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Colonel Nicolas Henschel |
| Insignia | |
| 126th Air Refueling Wing emblem | |
| Tail stripe | |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Tanker | KC-135R |
The 126th Air Refueling Wing is a unit of the Illinois Air National Guard. It is stationed at Scott Air Force Base, Belleville, Illinois. If activated to federal service, the Wing is gained by the United States Air Force Air Mobility Command.
The 108th Air Refueling Squadron, assigned to the Wing's 126th Operations Group, is a descendant organization of the World War I 108th Aero Squadron, established on 27 August 1917. It was reformed on 1 July 1927, as the 108th Observation Squadron, and is one of the 29 original National Guard Observation Squadrons of the United States Army National Guard formed before World War II.