The squadron received a Navy Unit Commendation for its service at part of the South Pacific Combat Air Transport Command (SCAT) from August 1943 to July 1944.

This was the first time that an active duty Air Force unit returned to Pease since the base was closed in 1991.

On 9 January 2013, the Air Force announced that Pease would be in the running to host the first Boeing KC-46 Pegasus tankers as they entered service.

The Pegasus was scheduled to enter the Air Force inventory during fiscal year 2019;[8] the first KC-46A arrived at Pease on 8 August 2019.

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