Description
Computer made/mounted on velcro 4.0 inch/100mm
8th INTELLIGENCE SQUADRON (AFISRA)
Lineage. Constituted as 8 Photo Lab Section on 21 Oct 1943. Activated on 1 Nov 1943. Redesignated as 8 Photographic Technical Unit on 4 Nov 1944. Inactivated on 1 Apr 1949. Redesignated as 8 Intelligence Squadron on 9 Dec 2008. Activated on 1 Jan 2009.
Assignments. III Reconnaissance Command, 1 Nov 1943; Fifth Air Force, 30 Apr 1944; 91 Photo Reconnaissance Wing, 8 May 1944; V Bomber Command, 6 Mar 1946; Fifth Air Force, 14 Nov 1948; 314 Air Division, 20 Aug 1948-1 Apr 1949. 692 Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Group, 1 Jan 2009-.
Stations. Will Rogers Field, OK, 1 Nov 1943; Woodward AAF, OK, 27 Dec 1943; Will Rogers Field, 6 Feb 1944; Camp Stoneman, CA, 26 Mar-9 Apr 1944; Australia, 30 Apr 1944; Nadzab, New Guinea, 5 May 1944; Hollandia, New Guinea, 25 Jun 1944; Biak Island, 14 Aug 1944; Leyte Island, 5 Nov 1944; Mindoro Island, 29 Jan 1945; Clark Field, Philippines, 20 Mar 1945; Toguchi, Okinawa Shima, 27 Jul 1945; Tachikawa, Japan, 27 Sep 1945; Irumagawa AAB, Japan, 19 Jan 1946-1 Apr 1949. Hickam AFB, HI, 1 Jan 2009-.
Operations. Execute national and tactical ISR operations and missions providing predictive, actionable intelligence for warfighting forces, combatant commanders and national authorities.
Service Streamers. None.
Campaign Streamers. World War II: New Guinea; Leyte; Luzon; Southern Philippines.
Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers. None.
Decorations. Philippine Presidential Unit Citation. Emblem.
Emblem approved on 10 Aug 2009.