Air Combat Command 9th Reconnaissance Wing 9th Operations Group
Garrison/HQ
Osan Air Base
Nickname(s)
Blackcats
Engagements
World War I World War II (American Campaign) World War II (Asia/Pacific)
Decorations
Distinguished Unit Citation (2x) Air Force Outstanding Unit Award (6x)
Insignia
5th Reconnaissance Squadron emblem (approved 27 May 1924)[1]
5th Reconnaissance Squadron morale patch
Military unit
The 5th Reconnaissance Squadron is part of the 9th Reconnaissance Wing, assigned to Beale Air Force Base, California. It is stationed at Osan Air Base, South Korea as a Geographically Separated Unit (GSU). The squadron is the fifth oldest United States Air Force squadron, its history dating to 5 May 1917 as the World War I 5th Aero Squadron.
The squadron operates Lockheed U-2 aircraft conducting reconnaissance and surveillance missions. It carries out missions for U.S. Forces Korea, United States Pacific Command, Air Combat Command, along with other national authorities through the Joint Chiefs of Staff. There are approximately 200 personnel assigned to the 5 RS.[2]
^"Factsheet 5 Reconnaissance Squadron (ACC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. 18 April 2012. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
^"5th Reconnaissance Squadron". Osan Air Base. 26 February 2007. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
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