24th EXPEDITIONARY RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON

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24th EXPEDITIONARY RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON

Lineage. Constituted 24th Bombardment Squadron (Very Heavy) on 28 Mar 1944. Activated on 1 Apr 1944. Inactivated on 18 Oct 1948. Redesignated 24th Bombardment Squadron (Medium) on 20 Dec 1950. Activated on 2 Jan 1951. Redesignated 24th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) on 16 Jun 1952. Consolidated with the 24th Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron on 19 Sep 1985 as the 24th Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron. Constituted as 24th Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron on 20 Dec 1966. Activated on 25 Mar 1967. Consolidated with the 24th Bombardment Squadron, Medium on 19 Sep 1985. Redesignated as 24th Reconnaissance Squadron on 7 Jul 1992. Inactivated on 30 Jun 1994. Redesignated 24th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron on 2 Jul 2007. Activated on 4 August 2007-.

Assignments. 6th Bombardment Group, 1 Apr 1944-18 Oct 1948. 6th Bombardment Group, 2 Jan 1951; 6th Bombardment (later Strategic Aerospace) Wing, 16 Jun 1952-25 Jan 1967; 6th Strategic Wing (later 6th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing) 25 March 1967; 55th Operations Group, 7 July 1992-30 Jun 1994. 401st Air Expeditionary Group,  4 Aug 2007; 100th Air Refueling Wing, 16 Aug 2007-?)

Stations. Dalhart AAFld, Tex, 1 Apr 1944; Grand Island AAFld, Neb, 26 May-18 Nov 1944; North Field, Tinian, 28 Dec 1945; Clark field, Luzon, 13 Mar 1946; Kadena, Okinawa, 1 Jun 1947-18 Oct 1948. Walker AFB, NM, 2 Jan 1951-25 Jan 1967; Eielson AFB, AK 25 Mar 1967; Offutt AFB, NE, 7 July 1992-30 Jun 1994. RAF Mildenhall, England, 4 August 2007-.

Aircraft. B-17, 1944; B-29, 1944-1947. B-29, 1951-1952; B-36, 1953–1957; B-52, 1957-1967; RC-135, 1967-1992.

Operations. Combat in Western Pacific, 27 Jan-14 Aug 1945. No personnel assigned, 25 Apr 1947-18 Oct 1948. While retaining combat capability, trained B-52 crews for Strategic Air Command, 15 Jul 1959-1967.  Operated RC-135 Cobra Ball/Cobra Eye aircraft to support theater and national level intelligence with near real-time on-scene collection, analysis and dissemination capabilities.

Service Streamers. None.

Campaigns. Air Offensive, Japan; Eastern Mandates; Western Pacific.

Decorations. Distinguished Unit Citations: Tokyo, Japan, 25 May 1945; Japanese Empire, 9-19 Jul 1945. Air Force Outstanding Unit Award: 1 May 1960-31 May 1962.

Emblem. Approved 24 Nov 1944.

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