List of United States Air Force reconnaissance squadrons

This is a list of United States Air Force reconnaissance squadrons. It covers units considered to be part of the Combat Air Force (CAF) such as bomb and fighter squadrons and serves as a break out of the comprehensive List of United States Air Force squadrons. Units in this list are primarily assigned to Air Combat Command in the United States Air Force.

Squadron	Location	Nickname	Aircraft	Note
1st Reconnaissance Squadron	Beale AFB		U-2
4th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron	Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan		MC-12W	Inactivated October 1, 2014.^[1]
5th Reconnaissance Squadron	Osan AB		U-2
6th Reconnaissance Squadron	Holloman AFB		RQ-1	^[2]
11th Reconnaissance Squadron	Creech AFB		RQ-1, MQ-1
12th Reconnaissance Squadron	Beale AFB		RQ-4
13th Reconnaissance Squadron	Beale AFB		RQ-4	Reserve Unit
15th Reconnaissance Squadron	Creech AFB	"Cotton Pickers"	RQ-1, MQ-1
17th Reconnaissance Squadron	Creech AFB		RQ-1, MQ-1
18th Reconnaissance Squadron	Creech AFB
30th Reconnaissance Squadron	Creech AFB		RQ-170
38th Reconnaissance Squadron	Offutt AFB	"Fighting Hellcats"	RC-135
45th Reconnaissance Squadron	Offutt AFB	"Sylvester"
46th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron	Joint Base Balad, Iraq		MQ-1
78th Reconnaissance Squadron	Nellis AFB	"Bushmasters"		Reserve Unit
82d Reconnaissance Squadron	Kadena AB	"Hog Heaven"	RC-135
95th Reconnaissance Squadron	RAF Mildenhall	"Kickin' Ass"	RC-135 OC-135 E-4
99th Reconnaissance Squadron	Beale AFB		U-2
111th Reconnaissance Squadron	Ellington Field	"Ace in the Hole"	MQ-1	Texas ANG
343d Reconnaissance Squadron	Offutt AFB
361st Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron	Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan		MC-12W	Inactivated on September 1, 2014.^[1]
362d Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron	Joint Base Balad, Iraq		MC-12W	Inactivated.^[1]
489th Reconnaissance Squadron	Beale AFB, CA		MC-12W

References

1 2 3 "Find Fix and Finish: Air Force MC-12W mission transitions to Army". USAF - ACC. Retrieved October 27, 2014.
↑ AF Link: "4 remotely piloted vehicle squadrons stand up at Holloman"

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