50th Air Refueling Squadron
The 50th Air Refueling Squadron is a unit of the US Air Force, assigned to the 6th Operations Group, 6th Air Refueling Wing at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. It operates the Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft conducting air refueling missions.
| 50th Air Refueling Squadron | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1942–1946; 1949–2016; 2017–present |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Air Force |
| Role | Air Refueling |
| Part of | Air Mobility Command |
| Garrison/HQ | MacDill Air Force Base |
| Nickname(s) | Red Devils |
| Motto(s) | Dans Illis Infernum Latin Giving 'em Hell Transportatem Certe in Caelo Latin: Sure Transportation in the Sky (1994-2016) |
| Colors | Red |
| Engagements | European Theater of Operations Mediterranean Theater of Operations Korean War Vietnam War Operation Just Cause Iraq War |
| Decorations | Distinguished Unit Citation Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with Combat "V" Device Air force Outstanding Unit Award Philippine Presidential Unit Citation Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Lt. Col. Christopher L. Knaute |
| Insignia | |
| 50th Air Refueling Squadron emblem | |
| 50th Airlift Squadron emblem(approved 12 December 1994) | |
| 50th Troop Carrier Squadron emblem | |
| 50th Troop Carrier Squadron emblem | |
It is a former USAF C-130H squadron that was inactivated in April 2016. It was previously one of four operational flying Air Mobility Command squadrons stationed at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas under the 19th Airlift Wing. The Fightin' 5-0 along with sister squadrons, the 41st, 53d and 61st Airlift Squadrons, was assigned to the 19th Operations Group.
Now the 50th Air Refueling Squadron is assigned to MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. They operate the KC-135R/T for the 6th Operations Group with the 91st Air Refueling Squadron and the 99th Air Refueling Squadron at Birmingham, for the Alabama Air National Guard.