203 ARS Pilot Training

No matter what career field, mentorship & quality training is always a guarantee in the HIANG. Meet one of our newest pilots in the 203rd Air Refueling Squadron, 1st Lt. Devon Ferguson. To his right, Lt. Col. Jason Palmeira-Yen mans the co-pilot seat during a training mission. pic.twitter.com/KIlVg4cU9I

— Hawaii Air National Guard (@HiAirGuard) March 22, 2019

The 203d Air Refueling Squadron is a unit of the 154th Wing. It is an associate Unit with the 96th Air Refueling Squadron at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.

The squadron flies the KC-135R Stratotanker, which provides the core aerial-refueling capability for the Air Force and has been in this role for more than 50 years. It also provides aerial-refueling support to Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps and allied-nation aircraft. The KC-135 is also capable of transporting litter and ambulatory patients using patient support pallets during aeromedical evacuations.