Heritage: 20th Fighter Wing first tactical nuclear unit in '50s

Aerial refueling in 1952, a Republic F-84G of the 77th Fighter Bomber Squadron takes on fuel from a propeller-driven Boeing KC-97 Stratotanker. The F-84, which the 20th Fighter Bomber Wing flew for years, was the first fighter capable of in-flight refueling and nuclear strike. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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