The

United States Air Force The United States Air Force (USAF) is the Air force, air service branch of the United States Department of Defense. It is one of the six United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Tracing its ori ...

's 4397th Air Refueling Wing (Training) was an Air Refueling training unit located at

Randolph AFB Randolph Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located in Bexar County, Texas, ( east-northeast of Downtown San Antonio). Opened in 1931, Randolph has been a flying training facility for the United States Army Air Corps, the United ...

, Texas. It operated the

KC-97 The Boeing KC-97 Stratofreighter is a four-engined, piston-powered United States strategic tanker aircraft based on the Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter. It replaced the KB-29 and was succeeded by the Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker. Design and developme ...

Stratocruisers with an authorization for 40 aircraft. The wing was assigned to 2d Air Force from 1 July 1958 until 15 June 1962, and supported two assigned Squadrons * 4397th Combat Crew Training Squadron, 1 July 1958 until 15 June 1962 * 4397th Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 1 July 1958 until 15 June 1962 It was assigned to the

42d Air Division The 42nd Air Division was a unit of the United States Air Force. It was established as the 42 Bombardment Wing (Dive) on 8 February 1943. The wing first saw combat in September 1943. It was inactivated in 1991. History Activated in 1943 as the ...

, 2d Air Force, from 15 July 1959 until 15 June 1962.

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