96th Air Refueling Squadron fact sheet Lineage. Constituted as 6 Reconnaissance Squadron (Medium) on 20 Nov 1940. Activated on 15 Jan 1941. Redesignated as: 396 Bombardment Squadron (Medium) on 22 Apr 1942; 396 Bombardment Squadron, Medium, c. 9 May 1943. Inactivated on 27 Jan 1946. Consolidated (19 Sep 1985) with 96 Air Refueling Squadron, Medium, which was constituted on 6 Nov 1953. Activated on 18 Nov 1953. Redesignated as 96 Air Refueling Squadron, Heavy, on 8 Mar 1958. Discontinued on 1 Oct 1960. Organized on 15 Dec 1960. Discontinued, and inactivated, on 25 Jun 1965. Redesignated as 96 Air Refueling Squadron, and activated, on 1 Apr 1994. Inactivated on 31 Mar 2005. Activated on 23 Jul 2010. Assignments. 41 Bombardment Group, attached 15 Jan 1941, assigned 25 Feb 1942-27 Jan 1946. 96 Bombardment Wing, 18 Nov 1953 (attached to Northeast Air Command, 5 Oct-20 Nov 1954, 1 Aug-14 Sep 1955, 18-31 Jan 1956; Alaskan Air Command and 303 Bomb Wing