The 101st Air Refueling Wing (101 ARW) is a unit of the Maine Air National Guard, stationed at Bangor Air National Guard Base, Bangor, Maine. If activated to federal service, the Wing is gained by the United States Air Force Air Mobility Command.
The 101st Air Refueling Wing consists of the following major units:
101st Operations Group132d Air Refueling Squadron
101st Maintenance Group101st Mission Support Group101st Medial GroupThe mission of the 101st FIW was the air defense of New England. Its assigned squadrons were dispersed and equipped as follows:
132d Fighter-Interceptor Squadrons, Dow AFB (F-80C)133d Fighter-Interceptor Squadrons, Grenier AFB (F-47D)134th Fighter-Interceptor Squadrons, Burlington Municipal Airport (F-51H)1990/1991 Gulf crisis
Modern era
Established as the 101st Fighter Wing in October 1950Activated on 25 October 1950Federalized and ordered to active service on 1 February 1951
Redesignated 101st Fighter-Interceptor Wing on 10 February 1951Inactivated on 6 February 1952
Released from active duty and returned to Maine state control on 1 November 1952Activated and received federal recognition on 1 November 1952
Redesignated 101st Air Defense Wing on 14 April 1956Redesignated 101st Fighter-Interceptor Wing on 10 June 1972Redesignated 101st Air Refueling Wing on 1 July 1976Maine Air National Guard, 25 October 1950Eastern Air Defense Force, 10 February 1951Western Air Defense Force 2 August 1951 – 6 February 1952Maine Air National Guard, 1 November 1952 - presentGaining commandsAir Defense Command (later Aerospace Defense Command), 1 November 1952Strategic Air Command, 1 July 1976Air Combat Command, 1 June 1992Air Mobility Command, 1 June 1993 – present
101st Fighter-Interceptor Group (later 101st Fighter Group), 10 February 1951 – 6 February 1952; 1 November 1952 – 30 April 1954, 1 June 1954 - 31 March 1956, 15 April 1956 - 1 September 1960101st Fighter Group (later 101st Fighter-Interceptor Group, 101st Air Refueling Group, 101st Operations Group), 1 September 1960 – 31 March 1976, 16 March 1992 – present158th Fighter Group (Air Defense), 15 April 1956 – 1 July 1960132d Fighter Squadron (later 132d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, 132d Air Refueling Squadron), 31 March 1976 - 16 March 1992
Dow Air Force Base, Maine, 25 October 1950Grenier Air Force Base, New Hampshire, 23 April 1951Larson Air Force Base, Washington, 2 August 1951 - 6 February 1952Dow Air Force Base (later Bangor International Airport, Bangor Air National Guard Base), 1 November 1952 – presentF-80C Shooting Star, 1950–1952F-86F Sabre 1952–1955F-94A Starfire, 1955–1957F-89D Scorpion, 1957–1959F-89J Scorpion, 1959–1969F-102A Delta Dagger 1959F-101B Voodoo 1969–1976KC-135A Stratotanker, 1976–1984KC-135E Stratotanker, 1984–2007KC-135R Stratotanker, 2007 – present
