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Air Force Reserve Command

Crew chiefs from the 940th Air Refueling Wing at Beale Air Force Base, Calif., prepare to launch a KC-135R Stratotanker, No. 23580, on Jan. 29, 2008, for departure to Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C. The wing is transferring the aircraft to another Air Force Reserve Command unit, the 916th ARW. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Ellen L. Hatfield)

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Beale unit begins transfer of KC-135 tankers

Published Jan. 30, 2008

BEALE AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- The 940th Air Refueling Wing began transferring its KC-135R tanker aircraft to another Air Force Reserve Command unit Jan. 29.

The first two of eight aircraft left here for the 916th ARW at Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C., as directed by the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Commission. The remaining six aircraft will transfer to Seymour Johnson by Sept. 30.

After more than 30 years of aerial refueling, Beale's Air Force Reserve unit will transition to emerging missions in command and control, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, including support for the RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle.(Air Force Reserve Command from a 940th ARW news release)