| Squadron | Shield | Location | Nickname | Note | Status |
| 2d Air Refueling Squadron | | McGuire AFB, Lakehurst NJ | "Second to None" | KC-10 Extender |
| 6th Air Refueling Squadron | | Travis AFB, Fairfield CA | Strength Extended | KC-10 Extender |
| 7th Air Refueling Squadron | | Carswell AFB, Ft. Worth TX | | KC-135A | Inactivated 1993 |
| 9th Air Refueling Squadron | | Travis AFB, Fairfield CA | "Universal" | KC-10 Extender |
| 11th Air Refueling Squadron | | Altus AFB, Altus OK | | KC-135R | Inactivated 1994 |
| 18th Air Refueling Squadron | | McConnell AFB, Wichita KS | "Kanza" | KC-135 Stratotanker |
| 19th Air Refueling Squadron | | Otis AFB, Cape Cod MA | | KC-97 | Inactivated 1965 |
| 22d Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron | | Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan | "Mules" | |
| 26th Air Refueling Squadron | | Plattsburgh AFB, NY | | KC-97 | Inactivated 1964 |
| 27th Air Refueling Squadron | | Bergstrom AFB | | KB-29 | Inactivated 1957 |
| 28th Air Refueling Squadron | | Ellsworth AFB | | KC-135A/R | Inactivated 1994 |
| 32d Air Refueling Squadron | | McGuire AFB | "Linking the Continents" | KC-10 Extender |
| 34th Air Refueling Squadron | | Pease AFB | | KC-135A | Inactivated 1976 / 34th Strategic Squadron |
| 40th Air Refueling Squadron | | Schilling AFB | | KC-97 | Inactivated |
| 41st Air Refueling Squadron | | Griffiss AFB | | KC-135A/R | Inactivated 1993 |
| 42d Air Refueling Squadron | | Loring AFB | | KC-135A/R | Inactivated 1994 |
| 43d Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron | | Fairchild AFB | "First Global" | KC-135A/R | 1995 Inactivated |
| 44th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron | | Selfridge AFB | | KC-97 | Inactivated 1964 |
| 46th Air Refueling Squadron | | K.I. Sawyer AFB | | KC-135A | 1993 Inactivated |
| 54th Air Refueling Squadron | | Altus AFB | | KC-135 Stratotanker |
| 55th Air Refueling Squadron | | Altus AFB | "Masters of the Art" | KC-135 Stratotanker | Inactivated 2009 |
| 63d Air Refueling Squadron | | MacDill AFB | | KC-135 Stratotanker |
| 64th Air Refueling Squadron | | Pease ANGB | | KC-135R Stratotanker | to get KC-46A |
| 68th Air Refueling Squadron | | Bunker Hill AFB | | KC-135A | 1965 / Inactive |
| 70th Air Refueling Squadron | | Travis AFB | | KC-10 Extender | 1994 – present |
| 71st Air Refueling Squadron | | Barksdale AFB | | KC-135A/Q | 1994 Inactive |
| 72d Air Refueling Squadron | | Grissom JARB | | KC-135 Stratotanker |
| 74th Air Refueling Squadron | | Grissom JARB | | KC-135 Stratotanker |
| 76th Air Refueling Squadron | | McGuire AFB | "Freedom's Spirit" | KC-10 Extender |
| 77th Air Refueling Squadron | | Seymour Johnson AFB | "Totin' Tigers" | KC-135 Stratotanker |
| 78th Air Refueling Squadron | | McGuire AFB | | KC-10 Extender |
| 79th Air Refueling Squadron | | Travis AFB | | KC-10 Extender |
| 90th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron | | Forbes AFB | | KC-135 Stratotanker |
| 91st Air Refueling Squadron | | MacDill AFB | | KC-135 Stratotanker |
| 92d Air Refueling Squadron | | Fairchild AFB | "Black Hawk" | KC-135 Stratotanker | |
| 93d Air Refueling Squadron | | Fairchild AFB | | KC-135A/R Stratotanker | 1995 – present |
| 96th Air Refueling Squadron | | Hickam AFB | | | |
| 97th Air Refueling Squadron | | Fairchild AFB | | | 2004 Inactivated |
| 98th Air Refueling Squadron | | Fairchild AFB | | | 1998 Inactivated |
| 99th Air Refueling Squadron | | Birmingham Airport Alabama ANG | | | Active Duty Assoc. Squadron Attached to Alabama ANG |
| 100th Air Refueling Squadron | | Pease AFB | | KC-97 | Inactivated 1965 |
| 102d Air Refueling Squadron | | NAS New York / Floyd Bennett Field | "ANG’s Oldest Unit" | KC-97L | NY ANG Currently 102d Rescue Squadron |
| 105th Air Refueling Squadron | | Tennessee ANG | "Old Hickory" | |
| 106th Air Refueling Squadron | | March AFB | | KB-50 | Inactivated 1952 |
| 106th Air Refueling Squadron | | Birmingham Airport Alabama ANG | "Rebels" | KC-135R Stratotanker | |
| 108th Air Refueling Squadron | | Scott AFB Illinois ANG | "Mid America Militia" | KC-135R Stratotanker | |
| 116th Air Refueling Squadron | | Fairchild AFB Washington ANG | "Ace of Spades" | KC-135 Stratotanker | |
| 117th Air Refueling Squadron | | Forbes AFB Kansas ANG | "Kansas Coyotes" | KC-135R Stratotanker | |
| 132nd Air Refueling Squadron | | Bangor IAP Maine ANG | "Maine-iacs" | KC-135A/E/R |
| 133rd Air Refueling Squadron | | Pease AFB New Hampshire ANG | "Live Free or Die" | KC-135A/E/R | To get KC-46A |
| 136th Air Refueling Squadron | | Niagara Falls International Airport | | KC-135 | Redesignated 136th Airlift Squadron 2008 |
| 141st Air Refueling Squadron | | McGuire AFB New Jersey ANG | "Tigers" | KC-135R Stratotanker | |
| 145th Air Refueling Squadron | | Rickenbacker ANGB Ohio ANG | "Tazz" | KC-135R Stratotanker | |
| 146th Air Refueling Squadron | | Pittsburgh International Airport ANG | | KC-135R Stratotanker | |
| 147th Air Refueling Squadron | | Pittsburgh International Airport ANG | | KC-135R Stratotanker | |
| 150th Air Refueling Squadron | | McGuire AFB New Jersey ANG | "Bet on Us" | KC-135R Stratotanker | |
| 153rd Air Refueling Squadron | | Key Field ANGB Mississippi ANG | "Magnolia Militia" | |
| 154th Air Refueling Squadron | | Little Rock Air Force Base | | KC-135 | Redesignated 154th Tactical Airlift Training Squadron 1986 |
| 166th Air Refueling Squadron | | Rickenbacker ANGB Ohio ANG | "Sluff" | KC-135R Stratotanker | |
| 168th Air Refueling Squadron | | Eielson AFB Alaska ANG | | KC-135R Stratotanker | |
| 171st Air Refueling Squadron | | Selfridge Field Michigan ANG | Six Pack | KC-135 Stratotanker |
| 173rd Air Refueling Squadron | | Lincoln ANGB Nebraska ANG | "Hustlin' Huskers" | |
| 180th Air Refueling Squadron | | Rosecrans Memorial Airport Missouri ANG | | KC-97 | Currently the 180th Airlift Squadron |
| 181st Air Refueling Squadron | | NAS Dallas / Hensley Field Texas ANG | | KC-97 | Currently: 181st Airlift Squadron |
| 191st Air Refueling Squadron | | Salt Lake City Air National Guard Base | "Ruddy Ducks" | KC-135 | |
| 196th Air Refueling Squadron | | March Air Reserve Base | "Grizzlies" | KC-135 | Redesignated 196th Reconnaissance Squadron 2006 |
| 197th Air Refueling Squadron | | Sky Harbor IAP Arizona ANG | "Copperheads" | KC-135R Stratotanker | |
| 203rd Air Refueling Squadron | | Hickam AFB Hawaii ANG | | KC-135 Stratotanker | |
| 301st Air Refueling Squadron | | Rickenbacker Air Force Base | | KC-135 | Inactivated 1975 |
| 303d Air Refueling Squadron | | Kindley AB | | KC-97 | 1963 Inactive |
| 305th Air Refueling Squadron | | Grissom AFB | | KC-97 KC-135A/R | 1994 Inactive |
| 306th Air Refueling Squadron | | Altus AFB | "First Round the World | KC-135Q | 1994 Inactive |
| 307th Air Refueling Squadron | | K.I. Sawyer AFB | | KC-135A | 1994 Inactivated |
| 308th Air Refueling Squadron | | Hunter AFB | | KC-97 | 1960 Inactivated |
| 310th Air Refueling Squadron | | Plattsburgh AFB | | KC-135A/Q/R/T | Inactivated 1992 |
| 314th Air Refueling Squadron | | Beale AFB | "War Hawks" | KC-135 Stratotanker |
| 320th Air Refueling Squadron | | March AFB | | KC-97 | 1964 Inactivated |
| 321st Air Refueling Squadron | | Rickenbacker Air Force Base | | KC-135 | Inactivated 1965 |
| 336th Air Refueling Squadron | | March ARB | "R.R.A.T.S." | KC-135 Stratotanker |
| 340th Air Refueling Squadron | | Whiteman AFB | | KC-97 | Inactivated 1972 |
| 341st Air Refueling Squadron | | Dow AFB | | KC-97 | Inactivated 1963 |
| 344th Air Refueling Squadron | | McConnell AFB | "Ravens" | KC-135 Stratotanker |
| 349th Air Refueling Squadron | | McConnell AFB | "Blue Knights" | KC-135 Stratotanker |
| 350th Air Refueling Squadron | | McConnell AFB | "Red Falcons" | KC-135 Stratotanker |
| 351st Air Refueling Squadron | | RAF Mildenhall | "Box D" | KC-135 Stratotanker |
| 376th Air Refueling Squadron | | Barksdale AFB | | KC-97 | Inactivated 1957 |
| 380th Air Refueling Squadron | | Plattsburgh AFB | | KC-135A/Q/R/T | Inactivated 1994 |
| 384th Air Refueling Squadron | | McConnell AFB | "Square Patches" | KC-135 Stratotanker |
| 407th Air Refueling Squadron | | Loring AFB | | KC-135A | Inactivated 1990 |
| 420th Air Refueling Squadron | | RAF Sculthorpe, England | | KB-29M KB-50J | 1964 Inactive |
| 421st Air Refueling Squadron | | Yokota AB, Japan | | KB-29M KB-50J | 1965 Inactive |
| 427th Air Refueling Squadron | | Langley AFB | | KB-50J/K | 1963 Inactive |
| 429th Air Refueling Squadron | | Langley AFB | | KB-50J/K | 1963 Inactive |
| 431st Air Refueling Squadron | | Biggs AFB | | KB-50J/K | 1963 Inactive |
| 465th Air Refueling Squadron | | Tinker AFB | "Okies" | KC-135 Stratotanker |
| 506th Air Refueling Squadron | | Dow AFB | | KB-29 | Inactivated 1955 |
| 508th Air Refueling Squadron | | Turner AFB | | KB-29 | Inactivated 1956 |
| 509th Air Refueling Squadron | | Pease AFB | | KC-135A/R | Redesignated 509th Weapons Squadron, Fairchild AFB |
| 622d Air Refueling Squadron | | England AFB | | KB-50J/K | 1965 Inactive |
| 709th Air Refueling Squadron | No Insignia | March AFB | | KC-10A | Inactivated 1995 |
| 711th Air Refueling Squadron | No Insignia | Seymour Johnson AFB | | KC-10A | Inactivated 1994 |
| 712th Air Refueling Squadron | | Morón AB | | | 199 Inactive |
| 744th Air Refueling Squadron | | Seymour Johnson AFB | | KC-10A | Inactivated 1995 |
| 756th Air Refueling Squadron | | Andrews AFB | | KC-135 Stratotanker |
| 900th Air Refueling Squadron | | Pease AFB | | KC-135A | 1966 Inactive |
| 901st Air Refueling Squadron | | Columbus AFB | | KC-135A | 1969 Inactive |
| Air Refueling Squadron (Provisional), 901 | | U-Tapao AB | | KC-135A | 1976 – Inactive |
| 902d Air Refueling Squadron | | Clinton-Sherman AFB | | KC-135A | 1969 Inactive |
| Air Refueling Squadron (Provisional), 902 | | U-Tapao AB | | KC-135A | 1974 – Inactive |
| 903d Air Refueling Squadron | | Beale AFB | | KC-135A/Q | 1976 Inactive |
| 904th Air Refueling Squadron | | Mather AFB | | KC-135A | 1986 Inactive |
| 905th Air Refueling Squadron | | Grand Forks AFB | "Rhinos" | KC-135 Stratotanker | Inactive |
| 906th Air Refueling Squadron | | Scott AFB | | KC-135R Stratotanker | |
| 907th Air Refueling Squadron | | Glasgow AFB | | KC-135A Stratotanker | 1968 Inactive |
| 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron | | Al Dhafra AB | | KC-135R/T/KC-10A | |
| 909th Air Refueling Squadron | | Kadena AB | "Shoguns" | KC-135 Stratotanker | |
| 910th Air Refueling Squadron | | Bergstrom AFB | | KC-135A | 1971 – Inactive |
| 911th Air Refueling Squadron | | Seymour Johnson AFB | "Red Eagles" | KC-135 Stratotanker | |
| 912th Air Refueling Squadron | | Grand Forks AFB | "Vipers" | KC-135 Stratotanker | 1994 – 20 Mar 2009 |
| 913th Air Refueling Squadron | | Barksdale AFB | | KC-135A | 1981 Inactive |
| 914th Air Refueling Squadron | No Insignia | Blythville AFB | | KC-135A | 1964 Inactivated |
| 915th Air Refueling Squadron | | Ramey AFB | | KC-135A | 1971 Inactivated |
| 916th Air Refueling Squadron | | Travis AFB | | KC-135A | 1983 – Inactive |
| 917th Air Refueling Squadron | | Dyess AFB | | KC-135A/Q | 15 Jan 1965 – 1994 Inactive |
| 918th Air Refueling Squadron | No Insignia | Altus AFB | | KC-135A | 1960 Inactive |
| 919th Air Refueling Squadron | | McCoy AFB | | KC-135A/Q | 1971 Inactive |
| 920th Air Refueling Squadron | | Wurtsmith AFB | | KC-135A | 1992 Inactive |
| 921st Air Refueling Squadron | No Insignia | Altus AFB | | KC-135A | 1 Oct 1960 – 15 Dec 1960 Inactive |
| 922d Air Refueling Squadron | | Wright-Patterson AFB | | KC-135A | 1975 Inactive |
| 923d Air Refueling Squadron | No Insignia | Altus AFB | | KC-135A | 1960 Inactive |
| 924th Air Refueling Squadron | | Castle AFB | | KC-135A | 1992 Inactive |
| 928th Air Refueling Squadron | | Ellsworth AFB | | KC-135A | 1 Feb 1959 – 1 Oct 1960 Inactive |
| Air Refueling Squadron (Provisional), 4101 | | Takhli RTAFB | | KC-135A | 1973 Inactive |
| Air Refueling Squadron (Provisional), 4102 | | Clark AB / Ching Chuan Kang AB | | KC-135A | 1973 – Inactive |
| Air Refueling Squadron (Provisional), 4103 | | Don Maung IAP | | KC-135A | 1972 Inactive |
| Air Refueling Squadron (Provisional), 4104 | | Korat RTAFB | | KC-135A | 1972 Inactive |
| 4220th Air Refueling Squadron (Provisional) | | Ching Chuan Kang AB | | KC-135A | 1971 – Inactive |