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.

When squadrons are deployed on operations overseas their names are temporarily changed to include the word "expeditionary", although when they return the names revert. However, there are some units which include the word "Expeditionary" all the time; these squadrons are provisional and may activate and inactivate at any time.

Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadrons (ERS)

SquadronShieldLocationUnitAircraftNote
4th Expeditionary Reconnaissance SquadronBagram AirfieldMC-12WInactivated on
1 October 2014.[1]
46th Expeditionary Reconnaissance SquadronS.W. Asia387th Air Expeditionary GroupMQ-1Previously at
Joint Base Balad
60th Expeditionary Reconnaissance SquadronCamp LemonnierMQ-1B, MQ-9AInactivated on
7 October 2015.[2]
62d Expeditionary Reconnaissance SquadronInactivated.
361st Expeditionary Reconnaissance SquadronKandahar AirfieldMC-12WInactivated on
1 September 2014.[1]
362d Expeditionary Reconnaissance SquadronJoint Base BaladMC-12WInactivated.[1]
363d Expeditionary Reconnaissance SquadronInactivated. Previously at
Prince Sultan Air Base.

Reconnaissance Squadrons (RS)

SquadronShieldLocationNicknameAircraftNote
1st Reconnaissance SquadronBeale AFBU-2
5th Reconnaissance SquadronOsan ABU-2
6th Reconnaissance SquadronHolloman AFBRQ-1[3]
11th Attack SquadronCreech AFBRQ-1, MQ-1
12th Reconnaissance SquadronBeale AFBRQ-4
13th Reconnaissance SquadronBeale AFBRQ-4Reserve Unit
15th Attack SquadronCreech AFB"Cotton Pickers"RQ-1, MQ-1
17th Reconnaissance SquadronCreech AFBRQ-1, MQ-1
18th Reconnaissance SquadronCreech AFB
30th Reconnaissance SquadronCreech AFBRQ-170
38th Reconnaissance SquadronOffutt AFB"Fighting Hellcats"RC-135
45th Reconnaissance SquadronOffutt AFB"Sylvester"OC/RC/TC/EC/WC-135
78th Reconnaissance SquadronNellis AFB"Bushmasters"Reserve Unit
82d Reconnaissance SquadronKadena AB"Hog Heaven"RC-135
95th Reconnaissance SquadronRAF Mildenhall"Kickin' Ass"RC-135
OC-135
E-4
99th Reconnaissance SquadronBeale AFBU-2
111th Reconnaissance SquadronEllington Field"Ace in the Hole"MQ-1Texas ANG
343d Reconnaissance SquadronOffutt AFB
489th Attack SquadronBeale AFB, CAMQ-1
MQ-9

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