It was last assigned to the 379th Bombardment Wing at Wurtsmith Air Force Base, Michigan where it was inactivated on 30 September 1992.

[2][3] The OTU program involved the use of an oversized parent unit to provide cadres to "satellite groups.

[4] At the end of 1943 the squadron moved east with its group headquarters, where it became an element of First Air Force.

The ground echelon returned to the port of embarkation in December 1945 and the unit inactivated in early January 1946.

[10][11] At Wurtsmith the squadron provided worldwide air refueling for SAC Boeing B-52 Stratofortress strategic bombers and other USAF aircraft as directed.

One third of the squadron's aircraft were maintained on fifteen-minute alert, fully fueled and ready for combat to reduce vulnerability to a Soviet missile strike.

[12] The squadron deployed aircraft and crews to Alaska to support Operation Chrome Dome airborne alert missions.

[17] During the Vietnam era, crews from the 920th were deployed to the Young Tiger Tanker Task Force, flying air refueling support from U-Tapao Royal Thai Navy Airfield.

[13] In 1975, the USAF implemented Palace Lightning, the plan to withdraw its aircraft and personnel from Thailand.

Gary Schreck, aircraft commander, 1st Lt. Steve Farrar, copilot, 1st Lt. Roger Rosenberry, navigator, and SSgt.