page_title: 116th Air Refueling Squadron
hierarchical_section_title: 116th Air Refueling Squadron
caption_attribution_description: A U.S. Air Force Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker (s/n 58-0067) from the 116th Air Refueling Squadron, 141st Air Refueling Wing, Washington Air National Guard refuels several aircraft in 2007: two McDonnell Douglas F-15D Eagle (s/n 79-0011, 78-0569) from the 114th Fighter Squadron, 173rd Fighter Wing, Oregon Air National Guard; two General Dynamics F-16C Fighting Falcon (s/n 86-1214, 84-1292) from the 194th Fighter Squadron, 144th Fighter Wing, California Air National Guard; and a U.S. Navy McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet from strike fighter squadron VFA-25 Fist of the Fleet, assigned to Carrier Air Wing 14 (CVW-14) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76).
context_page_description: The 116th Air Refueling Squadron is a unit of the Washington Air National Guard 141st Air Refueling Wing located at Fairchild Air Force Base, Spokane, Washington. The 116th is equipped with the KC-135R Stratotanker and RC-26B Metroliner.
  The squadron is a descendant organization of the World War I 116th Aero Squadron, established on 28 August 1917. It was reformed on 6 August 1924, as the 116th 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.
context_section_description: The 116th Air Refueling Squadron (116 ARS) is a unit of the Washington Air National Guard 141st Air Refueling Wing located at Fairchild Air Force Base, Spokane, Washington.  The 116th is equipped with the KC-135R Stratotanker and RC-26B Metroliner.
  The squadron is a descendant organization of the World War I 116th Aero Squadron, established on 28 August 1917. It was reformed on 6 August 1924, as the 116th 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.
caption: 116th Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker refueling fighters 2007
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