page_title: 197th Air Refueling Squadron
section_title: Lineage
hierarchical_section_title: 197th Air Refueling Squadron / History / Lineage
caption_attribution_description: English: 412th Fighter Squadron - Emblem
context_page_description: The 197th Air Refueling Squadron is a unit of the Arizona Air National Guard 161st Air Refueling Wing located at Goldwater Air National Guard Base, Phoenix, Arizona. The 197th is equipped with the KC-135R Stratotanker.
context_section_description: Constituted as 412th Fighter Squadron on 25 May 1943
  Activated on 15 August 1943
  Inactivated on 7 November 1945
  Re-designated: 197th Fighter Squadron and allotted to Arizona ANG on 24 May 1946
  Extended federal recognition on 12 December 1946
  Federalized and placed on active duty, 1 February 1951
  Released from active duty and returned to Arizona state control, 1 November 1952
  Re-designated: 197th Fighter-Bomber Squadron on 1 November 1952
  Re-designated: 197th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron on 1 March 1954
  Federalized and placed on active duty, 1 November 1961
  Released from active duty and returned to Arizona state control, 15 August 1962
  Re-designated: 197th Air Transport Squadron on 1 October 1962
  Re-designated: 197th Military Airlift Squadron on 1 January 1966
  Re-designated: 197th Aeromedical Transport Squadron on 16 August 1968
  Re-designated: 197th Military Airlift Squadron on 1 December 1969
  Re-designated: 197th Air Refueling Squadron on 1 August 1972
caption: Legacy 412th Fighter Squadron Emblem
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