170th Air Refueling Squadron
New Jersey Air National Guard unit
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The 170th Air Refueling Squadron is a unit of the New Jersey Air National Guard's 108th Wing located on the McGuire AFB entity of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey. The squadron is equipped with the Boeing KC-46A Pegasus. The squadron, alongside the 141st Air Refueling Squadron, is an associate squadron of the active-duty 305th Air Mobility Wing.
| 170th Air Refueling Squadron
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|---|---|
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| Active | 2024âpresent |
| Country |  United States |
| Allegiance |  New Jersey |
| Branch |  Air National Guard |
| Type | Squadron |
| Role | Air refueling |
| Part of | New Jersey Air National Guard |
| Garrison/HQ | McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey. |
| Equipment | Boeing KC-46A Pegasus |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Lt Col Matthew J. Secko[1] |
| Insignia | |
| 170th Air Refueling Squadron emblem |  |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Tanker | KC-46A Pegasus |
History
United States Congress, using the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act, directed the United States Air Force to divest the 108th Wing's Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker fleet and to replace the Air Force Reserve Command 76th and 78th Air Refueling Squadrons with the Air National Guard 141st and 170th Air Refueling Squadrons.[2]
On 8 March 2024, the 170th Air Refueling Squadron was activated at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, becoming the Air National Guard's newest unit.[1] The squadron's numerical designation derives from the 170th Group,[1] which was previously allotted to New Jersey between 1964 and 1993.[3] It is equipped with the Boeing KC-46A Pegasus and operates alongside the 108th Wing's 141 ARS.[1]
Both the 170th and 141st are "embedded classic associates" of the active-duty 2nd and 32nd Air Refueling Squadrons, meaning they share the 305th Air Mobility Wing's 24 KC-46As.[2]
Lineage
- Constituted as 170th Air Refueling Squadron on 7 March 2024[citation needed]
- Activated on 8 March 2024[1]
Assignments
- 108th Operations Group, 8 March 2024 â present[1]
Stations
- Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, 8 March 2024 â present[1]
Aircraft
- Boeing KC-46A Pegasus, 2024âpresent[1]