60th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron information
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60th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron
60th Bombardment Squadron B-52G Stratofortress dropping Mark 82 bombs
Active
1947–1990; unknown–2015
Country
United States
Branch
United States Air Force
Role
Reconnaissance
Part of
Air Combat Command
Motto(s)
Sic Itur Ad Astra Latin[1]
Engagements
Vietnam War[1]
Decorations
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with Combat "V" Device Air Force Outstanding Unit Award Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm[1]
Insignia
60th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron emblem (approved 7 August 1962)[1]
Aircraft flown
Reconnaissance
General Atomics MQ-1 Predator, General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper
Military unit
The 60th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron is a provisional United States Air Force unit, assigned to Air Combat Command to activate or inactivate as needed. Its last known activation was as an unmanned aerial vehicle unit, inactivated on 7 October 2015 at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti.
The squadron was first activated in 1947 at Hamilton Air Force Base as the 60th Reconnaissance Squadronin the reserve, but it is not clear whether it was operational before it was inactivated in 1949, when budget reductions and a reorganization of USAF reserve forces cut the number of units in the reserve.
The squadron was reactivated as a Strategic Air Command unit in 1952 at Ramey Air Force Base, Puerto Rico and equipped with Convair RB-36 Peacemakers. In 1955, its mission changed to strategic bombardment and it became the 60th Bombardment Squadron. In 1958, it replaced B-36s with Boeing B-52 Stratofortresses. The squadron moved to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, when Ramey was transferred to Military Airlift Command and was inactivated at Anderson on 30 April 1990. It was converted to provisional status and received its current name in July 2010.
^ abcdRobertson, Patsy (30 July 2012). "Factsheet 60 Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron (ACC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
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