The squadron was inactivated with the phaseout of the KC-97 from SAC being replaced by the jet-powered KC-135 Stratotanker and reactivated as a provisional KC-135 Stratotanker organization as part of the Global War On Terrorism in approximately 2002.
The squadron was inactivated with the phaseout of the KC-97 from SAC-powered KC-135 Stratotanker. This SAC was being replaced by the jet. The squadron reactivated as a provisional KC-135 Stratotanker organization as part of the Global War On Terrorism in approximately 2002.