This article is about the current 30th Reconnaissance Squadron. For other units designated 30th Reconnaissance Squadron, see 30th Reconnaissance Squadron (disambiguation).
30th Reconnaissance Squadron
Active
1 September 2005 – present
Country
United States
Branch
United States Air Force
Role
UAV Reconnaissance
Part of
Air Combat Command
Fifteenth Air Force
432nd Wing
432nd Operations Group
Garrison/HQ
Creech Air Force Base, Nevada
Engagements
World War II Cold War
Decorations
Distinguished Unit Citation Air Force Meritorious Unit Award Air Force Outstanding Unit Award[1] Cited in Order of the Day, Belgian Army[citation needed]
Insignia
30th Reconnaissance Squadron emblem
Aircraft flown
Reconnaissance
RQ-170 Sentinel
Military unit
30th TRW RF-4C Phantom – 64-1006 at RAF Alconbury, about 1970Douglas RB-66 54-511 at Spangdahlem AB, West Germany, 195830th TRS Martin RB-57A 52-1456 in day markings30th TRS RB-26 Invader night reconnaissance aircraft at Sembach AB, West GermanySquadron legacy emblem
The 30th Reconnaissance Squadron (30 RS) is a reconnaissance test squadron[2] assigned to the 432nd Operations Group, 432nd Wing at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada. The 30 RS flies the RQ-170 Sentinel UAV out of the Tonopah Test Range Airport in Tonopah.
The squadron was previously assigned to the 57th Operations Group, 57th Wing, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.[2][3][4][5]
^"Air Force Recognition Programs". Air Force Personnel Services. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
^ abCreech Air Force Base Archived 21 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine Official Site
^Fulghum, David A. (2009). "U.S. Air Force Reveals Operational Stealth UAV". Ares. Aviation Week. Archived from the original on 17 November 2011. Retrieved 4 December 2009.
^Hoffman, Michael, "Unveiling the ‘Beast of Kandahar’", Military Times, 23 December 2009.
^"Nellis AFB: 432nd becomes Air Expeditionary Wing". Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 4 March 2010.
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