The 96th Air Refueling Squadron officially deactivated
Col. Charles Velino, 15th Operations Group commander, and Lt. Col. Jason Work, 96th Air Refueling Squadron commander, secure the 96th ARS flag as Master Sgt. Randy Stinnett, 96th ARS superintendent, holds the guidon during the 96th ARS deactivation ceremony on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Sept. 3, 2015. The 96th Air Refueling Squadron was reactivated on July 23, 2010, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, in response to an increased demand for in-flight air refueling support throughout the Pacific theater. Since its reactivation, the 96th Air Refueling Squadron flew more than 1,800 sorties, totaling over 6,500 hours and offloading more than 36-million pounds of fuel to thousands of joint and multinational aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Oelrich/Released)