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914th Air Refueling Wing Commander, Col. Mark Larson, announced the wing's new vision and mission statement earlier this year. This mission video highlights the wing's capabilities in supporting the war fighter.

The core of our mission is driven by an inventory of eight KC-135s, but it's our Reserve Citizen Airmen, DoD civilians, contractors, and community support that truly make our mission a success. Our wing is comprised of three groups, 13 squadrons, and several flights & organizations. We're an unrivaled force, capable of providing rapid global reach to our nation's warfighters whenever asked, wherever tasked.

Maj. Dennis "JP8" Jakubczyk from the 914th Air Refueling Wing at Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, N.Y. leads his team west to connect with a pair of B-52s from Minot Air Force Base. JP8 has been wearing our uniform for over 16 years. Here's his story of why he loves being a Reserve Citizen Airmen. The demographic for this video is intended for young airmen or new recruits age 18 to 25 that are interested in becoming pilots in the Air Force Reserve.

The 328th Air Refueling Squadron

The KC-135 provides the core aerial refueling responsibility for the U.S. Air Force. This airframe is capable of delivering up to 200,000 pounds of fuel at a time. With our nation's high demand to keep our warfighters fueled up and ready to fight, our aircrew must remain fit and qualified to fly these tankers at a moment's notice.

914th Civil Engineer Squadron

Our 914th Civil Engineer Squadron can build and fix anything. As Reserve Citizen Airmen who work in the civilian sector, they've mastered their craft and always bring their expert craftmanship to the fight.

The 914th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron

These Airmen provide time sensitive, mission critical en route patient care to and between medical treatment facilities. They are specially trained to provide in-flight care aboard numerous Air Mobility Command airframes. They perform their duties while flying 40,000 feet in the air and with lives in their care--they must not fail.

The 914th Air Refueling Wing Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, N.Y. deal with some of the nation's coldest weather every day. These Airmen prepare a KC-135 at 4 a.m. on January 25, 2018, to ensure it can fly to Rota, Spain in support of a training mission. 914th aircrew depend on these maintainers to prepare an aircraft that can reliably perform the mission and bring them home.

The 914th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron

Here at Niagara, maintainers work through some of the nation's coldest weather. With a flight line that never closes, they tirelessly complete their mission without fail every single day. Our aircrew depend on these maintainers to consistently prepare and maintain an aircraft that can reliably perform the mission and safely bring them home.

A video that traces the history of the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station's lineage back to World War II where they operated as the 3rd Combat Cargo Squadron where they flew the C-47 Skytrain. The 914th ARW would go on to fly the C-119 Flying Boxcar, C-130 Hercules, and their current air frame the KC-135 Stratotanker.

The History of the 914th Air Refueling Wing

We trace our rich heritage back to World War II. The 328th Air Refueling Squadron's founder, (then) Capt. John Moriarty, created the 3rd Combat Cargo Squadron where the unit regularly flew over the Himalayan mountains known as "The Hump" aboard the C-47 Skytrain.

This is a short feature of the 2018 Thunder of Niagara International Air Show hosted by the 914th Air Refueling Wing at Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, New York. The show consisted of performers from the U. S. Army Special Ops Command Black Daggers Parachute Demonstration Team, F/A-18 Super Hornet, L-39 Albatros, MV-22 Osprey, Canadian Forces Snowbirds, USAF Thunderbirds, USAF F-22 Raptor and the Heritage Flight Team. (U. S. Air Force video by Tech. Sgt. Lucas Morrow)

The Thunder of Niagara International Air Show

We're home to one of the Nation's most prestigious and renowned air shows. The award winning Thunder of Niagara International Air Show is a Western New York tradition where hundreds of thousands of people gather to see U.S. Air Force, Navy, Marine, Army, Coast Guard, civilian and international aerial performers.