12th Reconnaissance Squadron
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| 12th Reconnaissance Squadron | |
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 12th Recon Sqn Emblem |
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| Active | June 2, 1917 – September 30, 1992 November 8, 2001 - present |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Air Force |
| Role | Aerial reconnaissance |
| Part of | 9th Reconnaissance Wing Air Combat Command |
| Garrison/HQ | Beale Air Force Base |
| Motto | Know Your Enemy |
| Battles/wars | World War I World War II Korean War Vietnam War Operation Desert Storm Operation Enduring Freedom Operation Iraqi Freedom |
The 12th Reconnaissance Squadron (12 RS) is a United States Air Force reconnaissance unit based at Beale Air Force Base, near Marysville, California. It is a component of the 9th Reconnaissance Wing and operates the RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle. The squadron was deactivated shortly after the Cold War but was reactivated a decade later after the September 11th attacks.
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[edit] Mission
Provide theater commanders with near real-time, intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance (ISR) and target acquisition data. Operates and maintains deployable, long-endurance RQ-4A aircraft and ground control elements to fulfill training and operational requirements generated by the Joint Chiefs of Staff in support of unified commanders and the Secretary of Defense.
[edit] History
The 12th Aero Squadron was organized on 2 June 1917. Redesignated the 12th Squadron on 14 March 1921 ; 12th Squadron (Observation) on 14 March 1921 ; 12th Observation Squadron on 25 January 1923 ; 12th Observation Squadron (Medium) on 13 January 1942 ; 12th Observation Squadron on 4 July 1942 ; 12th Reconnaissance Squadron (Fighter) on 31 May 1943 ; 12th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron on 13 November 1943 . Inactivated on 31 March 1946 . Redesignated 12th Reconnaissance Squadron, Photographic (Jet Propelled) on 9 July 1946 ; Activated on 29 July 1946 . Redesignated 12th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadronon, Photographic-Jet, on 14 June 1948 . Inactivated on 28 March 1949 . Redesignated 12th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, Night Photographic, on 5 February 1951 . Activated on 25 February 1951 . Redesignated 12th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, Night Photographic-Jet on 23 February 1959 . Discontinued on 8 March 1960 . Redesignated 12th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, Photographic-Jet, and activated, on 3 November 1965 . Organized on 1 July 1966 . Redesignated: 12th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron on 1 October 1966 ; 12th Reconnaissance Squadron on 1 November 1991 . Inactivated on 30 September 1992 .
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[edit] Aircraft Flown
The squadron flew the following aircraft:
- AR-2 — 1918
- Salmson 2 — 1918-1919
- DH-4 — 1919-c. 1926
- 0-2 — 1926 - 1930
- P-51 — 1942 - 1946
- Spitfire — 1942-1944
- F-6 — 1943-1946.
- FP-80 — 1946-1949
- RB-26 — 1951-1955
- RB-66 — 1956-1960
- RF-4 — 1966-1992.
- RQ-4 Global Hawk — 2001 - present
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