The 70th and 141st squadrons will operate the KC-46, which will gradually replace the aging KC-135 Stratotanker. The 141st Air Refueling Squadron flew its first KC-46 sortie in October. “There ...

The base is home to the 171st Air Refueling Squadron, which operates the KC-135 tankers and is part of the 127th Wing located there. The Air Force has been using KC-135 Stratotankers since the 1950s.

A U.S. Air Force KC-46A Pegasus assigned to the 91st Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron taxis on a flight line within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Oct. 5, 2024.

Selfridge Air National Guard Base in Harrison Township has been selected to host a squadron of 12 KC-46A refueling tankers, shown in this file photo, which will replace the aging KC-135 Stratotanker.