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The 1st Reconnaissance Squadron is a United States Air Force squadron, assigned to the 9th Operations Group, Beale Air Force Base, California. The 1st Reconnaissance Squadron is the United States military's oldest flying unit, first established on 5 March 1913. The squadron has maintained an unbroken heritage of over a century from its founding.
Squadron Shield Location Nickname Aircraft Note 1st Reconnaissance Squadron: Beale AFB: U-2: 5th Reconnaissance Squadron: Osan AB: U-2: 6th Reconnaissance Squadron: Holloman AFB: RQ-1 [3] 11th Attack Squadron: Creech AFB: RQ-1, MQ-1: 12th Reconnaissance Squadron: Beale AFB: RQ-4: 13th Reconnaissance Squadron: Beale AFB: RQ-4: Reserve Unit: 15th ...
Redesignated in the Army Air Service as the 1st Squadron (Observation) on 14 March 1921; Re-designated as the 1st Observation Squadron on 15 November 1922; Reorganized and re-designated 1st Bombardment Squadron on 1 March 1935. [5] Currently: 1st Reconnaissance Squadron, Beale AFB, California [1] 2d Aero Squadron: 1 December 1915
The 1st Reconnaissance Battalion (abbreviated as 1st Recon Bn) is a reconnaissance battalion in the United States Marine Corps. It is a stand-alone battalion with no parent regiment. Instead, it falls directly under the command of the 1st Marine Division. 1st Recon Bn is located at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in San Diego, California.
The 1st Bomb Squadron moved to Piarco Airport, Trinidad, on 24 April 1941; followed by the 5th Bomb Squadron to Beane Field, Saint Lucia, on 28 September; the group headquarters squadron to Waller Field, Trinidad, on 30 October (where it was joined by the 1st Bomb Squadron); the 44th Reconnaissance Squadron to Atkinson Field, British Guiana, on ...
It was organized on 1 April 1959, consisting of the 1st Reconnaissance Squadron at Silverton, part of the 41st Infantry Division. The squadron became the 1st Squadron, 82nd Cavalry, on 1 March 1963. It was redesignated to consist of the 1st Squadron in the 41st Division and Troop E in the 41st Infantry Brigade on 15 November 1965.
The squadron was first activated in February 1944 as the 1st Fighter Reconnaissance Squadron and equipped with a mix of P-51 fighter and F-6 reconnaissance Mustangs. It trained for operations with Third Air Force and trained at the Army Air Force School of Applied Tactics .
A United States Marine Corps Reconnaissance Battalion (or commonly called Marine Division Recon) is a reconnaissance unit within the Ground Combat Element (GCE) of a Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) that conducts amphibious reconnaissance, underwater reconnaissance, advanced force operations, battlespace shaping, ground reconnaissance, surveillance, raids and direct action in support of ...