Description
Computer made/mouted on velcro 3.0 inch-77mm
645th AERONAUTICAL SYSTEMS GROUP (AFMC)
Lineage. Constituted BIG SAFARI Systems Group on 23 Nov 2004. Activated on 18 Jan 2005. Redesignated 645 Aeronautical Systems Group on 14 Jul 2006.
Assignments. Reconnaissance (later, 303 Aeronautical) Systems Wing, 18 Jan 2005-.
Stations. Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, 18 Jan 2005-.
Operations. Big Safari begun in 1952 which provides management, direction, and control of the acquisition, modification, and logistics support for special purpose weapons systems derived from existing aircraft and systems.
Big Safari also has facilities at Hanscom AFB and Majors Airport in Greenville, TX, and oversees, among other aircraft, the RC-135 and EC-130 aircraft as well as unmanned aerial vehicles and remotely piloted aircraft.
The USAF has referred to Big Safari as a “rapid procurement force,” which tests the fielding of new weapons systems, sensors, and platforms. This effort led to the first operational unmanned reconnaissance vehicle, the redesignated Ryan Aeronautical AQM-34 Lightning Bug. Programs conducted under the auspices of Big Safari are identified by two-word names beginning with the word “Rivet”, RC-135V and RC-135W model aircraft are part of the “Rivet Joint” program.
Service Streamers. None.
Campaign Streamers. None.
Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers. None.
Decorations. None.
Emblem. Approved on 5 Oct 2021.