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Military unit
The 17th Attack Squadron is a squadron of the United States Air Force . It is assigned to the 432d Wing , and stationed at Creech Air Force Base in Indian Springs, Nevada . The 17th is equipped with the MQ-9 Reaper .
Overview [ edit ]
The 17th conducts intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance operating the flies MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft.
History [ edit ]
World War II [ edit ]
Constituted as 17 Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron on 14 Jul 1942. Activated on 23 Jul 1942 with Lightning P-38/F-5 reconnaissance aircraft at Colorado Springs AAB, CO. Redesignated as: 17 Photographic Squadron (Light) on 6 Feb 1943; 17 Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron on 13 Nov 1943. Deployed to the South Pacific Area, assigned to Thirteenth Air Force . Flew hazardous unarmed reconnaissance missions over enemy-held territory in Guadalcanal ; New Guinea; Northern Solomon Islands ; Bismarck Archipelago ; Western Pacific; Leyte ; Luzon ; Southern Philippines; Central Burma and southeast China. Inactivated in the Philippines, 19 April 1946.[1]
Redesignated as 17 Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, Photo-Jet on 1 Apr 1951. Activated on 2 Apr 1951 at Shaw AFB , South Carolina . Redesignated as 17 Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron on 1 Oct 1966. Inactivated 1 January 1979. Redesignated as 17 Reconnaissance Squadron on 4 Mar 2002. Activated on 8 March 2002 at Indian Springs AFAF (later, Creech AFB ), NV [1]
Cold War reconnaissance [ edit ]
McDonnell RF-101F-56-MC Voodoo 56-0217 at Laon Air Base France, 1959
Aactivated at Shaw Air Force Base , South Carolina in 1951 as a photo-reconnaissance training squadron. Equipped with several reconnaissance aircraft during the 1950s, deploying to NATO in 1959 with the McDonnell RF-101C Voodoo . Operated from France until 1966, moving to RAF Upper Heyford , England. Remained in England until 1970, moved to Zweibrucken AB, West Germany and re-equipped with McDonnell RF-4C Phantom II aircraft. Remained at Zweibrücken Air Base until 1 January 1979.[1]
Unmanned vehicle operations [ edit ]
MQ-1 Predator UAV
The squadron was activated at what was then known as Indian Springs Air Force Auxiliary Field (now Creech Air Force Base ) on 8 March 2002, flying the MQ-1 Predator . Added the larger and more heavily-armed MQ-9 Reaper in 2006.[2]
According to the 2014 documentary film Drone armed missions in Pakistan .[3]
Lineage [ edit ]
Constituted as the 17th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron on 14 July 1942
Activated on 23 July 1942
Redesignated 17th Photographic Squadron (Light) on 6 February 1943
Redesignated 17th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron on 13 November 1943
Inactivated on 19 April 1946
Redesignated 17th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron , Photo-Jet on 1 April 1951
Activated on 2 April 1951
Redesignated 17th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron on 1 October 1966
Inactivated 1 January 1979
Redesignated 17th Reconnaissance Squadron on 4 March 2002
Activated on 8 March 2002
Redesignated 17th Attack Squadron on 15 May 2016[1]
Assignments [ edit ]
4th Photographic Group (later 4th Photographic Reconnaissance and Mapping Group, 4th Photographic Group 4th Reconnaissance Group), 23 July 1942
Thirteenth Air Force , 5 December 1945
XIII Fighter Command , 10 December 1945
85th Fighter Wing ; 1 February 1946
Pacific Air Command, U. S. Army , 1–19 April 1946
363d Tactical Reconnaissance Group , 2 April 1951
432d Tactical Reconnaissance Wing , 8 February 1958
66th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing , 10 May 1959
86th Tactical Fighter Wing , 12 January 1970
26th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing , 31 January 1973 – 1 January 1979
57th Operations Group , 8 March 2002 – 1 May 2007
432d Operations Group , 1 May 2007
732d Operations Group , 10 September 2012 – present[1]
Stations [ edit ]
Detachment operated from: Munda Airfield , New Georgia , Solomon Islands, c. 13 October 1943 – 31 January 1944, 9 March – 1 April 1944
Detachment operated from: Buka Airfield , Bougainville , Solomon Islands, c. 11 December 1943 – February 1945
Detachment operated from: Kornasoren (Yebrurro) Airfield , Noemfoor , Schouten Islands , 8–23 October 1944
Detachment operated from: Sansapor Airfield , Netherlands East Indies, 13 October – 4 November 1944
Detachment operated from: Dulag Airfield , Leyte , Philippines, 9 February–October 1945
Puerto Princesa Airfield , Palawan , Philippines, 11 May 1945 – 19 April 1946
Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, 2 April 1951 – 10 May 1959
Laon-Couvron Air Base , France, 10 May 1959
RAF Upper Heyford, England, September 1966
Zweibrücken Air Base, Germany, 12 January 1970 – 1 January 1979
Indian Springs Air Force Auxiliary Field (later Creech Air Force Base), Nevada, 8 March 2002 – present[1]
Aircraft [ edit ]
McDonnell RF-101C Voodoo, 1957–1969
McDonnell RF-4C Phantom II, 1969-1978
MQ-1 Predator, 2002–2018
MQ-9 Reaper , 2006–present[1]
References [ edit ]
^ Chris Woods (14 April 2014). "CIA's Pakistan drone strikes carried out by regular US air force personnel" . The Guardian . Retrieved 14 April 2014 .
Bibliography [ edit ]
public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1983) [1961]. Air Force Combat Units of World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-912799-02-1 LCCN 61060979 . Retrieved 17 December 2016 .
Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) [1969]. Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-405-12194-6 LCCN 70605402 . OCLC 72556 . Retrieved 17 December 2016 .
Ravenstein, Charles A. (1984). Air Force Combat Wings, Lineage & Honors Histories 1947-1977 ISBN 0-912799-12-9 . Retrieved 17 December 2016 .
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