List of United States Air Force reconnaissance squadrons

This is a list of United States Air Force reconnaissance squadrons. It covers units considered to be part of the Combat Air Force (CAF) such as bomb and fighter squadrons and serves as a break out of the comprehensive List of United States Air Force squadrons. Units in this list are primarily assigned to Air Combat Command in the United States Air Force.

Squadron	Shield	Location	Nickname	Aircraft	Note
1st Reconnaissance Squadron		Beale AFB		U-2
4th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron		Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan		MC-12W	Inactivated October 1, 2014.[1]
5th Reconnaissance Squadron		Osan AB		U-2
6th Reconnaissance Squadron		Holloman AFB		RQ-1	[2]
11th Reconnaissance Squadron		Creech AFB		RQ-1, MQ-1
12th Reconnaissance Squadron		Beale AFB		RQ-4
13th Reconnaissance Squadron		Beale AFB		RQ-4	Reserve Unit
15th Reconnaissance Squadron		Creech AFB	"Cotton Pickers"	RQ-1, MQ-1
17th Reconnaissance Squadron		Creech AFB		RQ-1, MQ-1
18th Reconnaissance Squadron		Creech AFB
30th Reconnaissance Squadron		Creech AFB		RQ-170
38th Reconnaissance Squadron		Offutt AFB	"Fighting Hellcats"	RC-135
45th Reconnaissance Squadron		Offutt AFB	"Sylvester"
46th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron		Joint Base Balad, Iraq		MQ-1
78th Reconnaissance Squadron		Nellis AFB	"Bushmasters"		Reserve Unit
82d Reconnaissance Squadron		Kadena AB	"Hog Heaven"	RC-135
95th Reconnaissance Squadron		RAF Mildenhall	"Kickin' Ass"	RC-135 OC-135 E-4
99th Reconnaissance Squadron		Beale AFB		U-2
111th Reconnaissance Squadron		Ellington Field	"Ace in the Hole"	MQ-1	Texas ANG
343d Reconnaissance Squadron		Offutt AFB
361st Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron		Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan		MC-12W	Inactivated on September 1, 2014.[1]
362d Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron		Joint Base Balad, Iraq		MC-12W	Inactivated.[1]
489th Reconnaissance Squadron		Beale AFB, CA		MC-12W

See also

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• 904th Air Refueling Squadron
• List of United States Air Force squadrons

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