343rd Reconnaissance Squadron, US Air Force

History: Constituted as 343 Fighter Squadron (Twin Engine), on 21 Jan 1943. Activated on 1 Feb 1943. Redesignated as:343 Fighter Squadron, Twin Engine, on 20 Aug 1943; 343 Fighter Squadron, Single Engine, on 5 Sep 1944. Inactivated on 20 Aug 1946. Redesignated as 343 Reconnaissance Squadron, Very Long Range, Mapping, on 5 Feb 1947. Activated on 24 Feb 1947. Redesignated as 343 Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron, Photo-Mapping, on 29 Jun 1948. Inactivated on 14 Oct 1949. Redesignated as 343 Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron, Medium, Electronics, on 27 Oct 1950. Activated on 1 Nov 1950. Redesignated as:343 Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron, Medium, on 15 Jul 1954; 343 Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron on 16 Aug 1966; 343 Reconnaissance Squadron on 1 Sep 1991.

	343RD RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON, US AIR FORCE Country: United States

Official blazon
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Origin/meaning

The emblem was approved 25 July 1952; latest rendering, 3 June 2003.

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