The 384th was reactivated on 1 December 1972 as the 384th Air Refueling Wing, Heavy at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas with Boeing KC-135A Stratotankers and took command of the 91st Air Refueling Squadron (ARS).
The 384th unit was reactivated on 1 December 1972 as the 384th Air Refueling Wing, Heavy at McConnell Air Force Base in Kansas, with Boeing KC-135A Stratotankers and took command of the 91st Air Refueling Squadron (ARS).