In 1972, the 940ARG converted to Lockheed C-130A Hercules. In 1975, they changed aircraft again, converting to the Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker, and moving 9.5 miles southeast to nearby Mather AFB, CA as a tenant AFRES unit operationally-gained by the Strategic Air Command. At Mather, the 920th joined a SAC tenant unit, the 320th Bombardment Wing, and Mather’s host wing, the Air Training Command’s 323d Flying Training Wing. It was at this time the group became the 940th Air Refueling Group. In September 1986, the 940th traded its older KC-135A Stratotankers for the upgraded KC-135E configuration. Following the inactivation of SAC in 1992, operational claim for the 940th shifted to the newly established Air Mobility Command. When Mather AFB closed in 1993 pursuant to the 1989 Base Realignment and Closure Commission, the 940th returned to its former home of nearby McClellan. On 1 October 1994, as part of an Air Force directed restructuring of Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard flying units, the 940th was re-designated as the 940th Air Refueling Wing. The 940th remained at McClellan from July 1993 until May 1998, when that installation was also closed pursuant to 1993 BRAC Commission action. The wing then moved to its current home at Beale AFB, CA. This is the 940th Air Refueling Group Crest patch and does not have velcro attached.
