Description
Computer made/mounted on velcro 2.0 inches – 50mm
17th Reconnaissance Squadron (ACC)
Lineage. Constituted as 17 Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron on 14 Jul 1942. Activated on 23 Jul 1942. Redesignated as: 17 Photographic Squadron (Light) on 6 Feb 1943; 17 Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron on 13 Nov 1943. Inactivated on 19 Apr 1946. Redesignated as 17 Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, Photo-Jet on 1 Apr 1951. Activated on 2 Apr 1951. Redesignated as 17 Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron on 1 Oct 1966. Inactivated 1 Jan 1979. Redesignated as 17 Reconnaissance Squadron on 4 Mar 2002. Activated on 8 Mar 2002.
Assignments. 4 Photographic (later, 4 Photographic Reconnaissance and Mapping; 4 Photographic; 4 Reconnaissance) Group, 23 Jul 1942; Thirteenth Air Force, 5 Dec 1945; XIII Fighter Command, 10 Dec 1945; 85 Fighter Wing, 1 Feb 1946; Pacific Air Command, U. S. Army, 1-19 Apr 1946. 363 Tactical Reconnaissance Group, 2 Apr 1951; 432 Tactical Reconnaissance Wing, 8 Feb 1958; 66 Tactical Reconnaissance Wing, 10 May 1959; 86 Tactical Fighter Wing, 12 Jan 1970; 26 Tactical Reconnaissance Wing, 31 Jan 1973-1 Jan 1979. 57 Operations Group, 8 Mar 2002; 432 Operations Group, 1 May 2007-.
Stations. Colorado Springs AAB, CO, 23 Jul-24 Oct 1942; Camp Deptha, Noumea, New Caledonia, 2 Dec 1942; Henderson Field, Guadalcanal, 16 Jan 1943 (detachments operated from Munda, New Georgia, c. 13 Oct 1943-31 Jan 1944, 9 Mar-1 Apr 1944; Bougainville, c. 11 Dec 1943-Feb 1945; Noemfoor, 8-23 Oct 1944; Sansapor, New Guinea, 13 Oct-4 Nov 1944); Wama Airfield, Morotai Island, 4 Nov 1944 (detachment operated from Dulag, Leyte, 9 Feb-Oct 1945); Puerto Princesa, Palawan, 11 May 1945-19 Apr 1946. Shaw AFB, SC, 2 Apr 1951-10 May 1959; Laon AB, France, 10 May 1959; RAF Upper Heyford, England, Sep 1966; Zweibrucken AB, Germany, 12 Jan 1970-1 Jan 1979. Indian Springs AFAF (later, Creech AFB), NV, 8 Mar 2002-.
Aircraft. P-38/F-5, 1942-1946; B-25, 1944-1946; F-6, 1946. RF-80, 1951-1955; RF-84, 1954-1958; RF-101, 1957-1969; RF-4, 1969-1978. MQ-1 Predator, 2002-; MQ-9 Reaper, 2007-.
Operations. Combat in South, Southwest, and Western Pacific, 5 Feb 1943-13 Aug 1945. Primarily replacement training, 1952-1959. Conducted visual and photographic reconnaissance, 1959-1978; added electro-optical, radar, and tactical weather reconnaissance to its capabilities in 1969. Conducted intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and tactical missions with MQ-1 Predator, 2002-. Organized, trained and equipped forces for worldwide operations that required remotely piloted aircraft, 2007-.
Service Streamers. None.
Campaign Streamers. World War II: Guadalcanal; New Guinea; Northern Solomons; Bismarck Archipelago; Western Pacific; Leyte; Luzon; Southern Philippines; Central Burma; China Offensive; Air Combat, Asiatic-Pacific Theater.
Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers. None.
Decorations. Meritorious Unit Award: 1 Jan-31 Dec 2004. Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards: 1 Jan-31 Dec 1962; 1 Jul 1973-31 May 1975; 1 Jun 2001-31 May 2003; 1 Jun 2003-31 May 2004; 1 Jun 2004-31 May 2006. Philippine Presidential Unit Citation (WWII).
Emblem. Approved on 28 Feb 1957; newest rendition approved on 4 Jan 2008.