168th Wing
| 168th Wing | |
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168th Air Refueling Squadron KC-135R Stratotanker | |
| Active |
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| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | Alaska |
| Branch | Air National Guard |
| Type | Wing |
| Role | Aerial refueling, missile warning, and space surveillance |
| Part of | Alaska Air National Guard |
| Garrison/HQ | Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska |
| Motto | Guardians of the Last Frontier |
| Decorations | Air Force Outstanding Unit Award (1994, 1996, 2004) Distinguished Flying Unit Plaque (1996, 1997) Curtis N. "Rusty" Metcalf Trophy (1997) |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Colonel Benjamin A. Doyle |
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The 168th Wing is a unit of the Alaska Air National Guard, stationed at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Before it was redesignated in February 2016, it was known as the 168th Air Refueling Wing. If activated to federal service as a USAF unit, the 168th is primarily gained by Pacific Air Forces, while its 213th Space Warning Squadron is gained by Space Force.
From 1964 to 1967, the wing was an airlift unit of the Pennsylvania Air National Guard, flying Lockheed C-121 Constellations as the 168th Air Transport Group (later 168th Military Airlift Group). It was inactivated when the Pennsylvania mission changed to psychological warfare. It was reactivated in Alaska in 1990.