45th Reconnaissance Squadron, US Air Force
45TH RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON, US AIR FORCE
History: Constituted as 423 Night Fighter Squadron on 17 Aug 1943. Activated on 1 Oct 1943. Redesignated as: 155 Photo Reconnaissance Squadron on 22 Jun 1944; 45 Reconnaissance Squadron, Night Photographic, on 3 Dec 1945; 45 Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, Night Photographic, on 1 Jul 1948. Inactivated on 25 Mar 1949. Redesignated 45 Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron on 19 Sep 1950. Activated on 26 Sep 1950. Redesignated as: 45 Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, Photographic-Jet, on 1 Jan 1953; 45 Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron on 1 Jan 1967. Inactivated on 31 May 1971. Activated on 15 Oct 1971. Inactivated on 31 Oct 1975. Redesignated as 45 Tactical Reconnaissance Training Squadron on 8 Sep 1981. Activated on 1 Apr 1982. Inactivated on 30 Sep 1989. Redesignated as 45 Reconnaissance Squadron on 24 Jun 1994. Activated on 1 Jul 1994.
Combat in European Theater of Operations (ETO), 6 Jun 1944–8 Apr 1945. Photo–mapping of Europe, Jun 1945–Mar 1949. Combat in Korea, 29 Dec 1950–27 Jul 1953. Squadron detachments flew combat reconnaissance in SEA, Nov 1961–Jul 1966. Combat reconnaissance in Southeast Asia (SEA), Jul 1966–Nov 1970. Trained basic pilot and navigator graduates in RF-4 weapons systems for entire US Air Force, 1982-1989. Performed reconnaissance missions including verification of Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) and Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT), 1994-; also conducted air sampling missions, and world-wide reconnaissance and treaty missions supporting international treaty members, 1994-.
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The Emblem was approved on 29 December 1952; latest rendering; 1 September 2021.
Literature: Image from Wikimedia Commons. Information from https://www.afhra.af.mil/
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