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18th Squadron (Observation)
18 Squadron or 18th Squadron may refer to: * No. 18 (Netherlands East Indies) Squadron RAAF, a unit of the Royal Australian Air Force * No. 18 Squadron IAF, a unit of the Indian Air Force * No. 18 Squadron RAF, a unit of the United Kingdom Royal Air Force * 18th Squadron (Observation), a unit of the United States Army Air Service * 18th Aggressor Squadron, a unit of the United States Air Force * 18th Combat Mapping Squadron, a unit of the United States Army Air Force * 18th Intelligence Squadron, a unit of the United States Air Force * 18th Flight Test Squadron, a unit of the United States Air Force * 18th Reconnaissance Squadron, a unit of the United States Air Force * 18th Space Defense Squadron, a unit of the United States Space Force * 18th Squadron (Belgium), a unit of the Belgian Air Force * Marine Wing Communications Squadron 18, a unit of the United States Marine Corps * Marine Tactical Air Command Squadron 18, a unit of the United States Marine Corps See also * XVIII ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
18th Squadron (Observation)
18 Squadron or 18th Squadron may refer to: * No. 18 (Netherlands East Indies) Squadron RAAF, a unit of the Royal Australian Air Force * No. 18 Squadron IAF, a unit of the Indian Air Force * No. 18 Squadron RAF, a unit of the United Kingdom Royal Air Force * 18th Squadron (Observation), a unit of the United States Army Air Service * 18th Aggressor Squadron, a unit of the United States Air Force * 18th Combat Mapping Squadron, a unit of the United States Army Air Force * 18th Intelligence Squadron, a unit of the United States Air Force * 18th Flight Test Squadron, a unit of the United States Air Force * 18th Reconnaissance Squadron, a unit of the United States Air Force * 18th Space Defense Squadron, a unit of the United States Space Force * 18th Squadron (Belgium), a unit of the Belgian Air Force * Marine Wing Communications Squadron 18, a unit of the United States Marine Corps * Marine Tactical Air Command Squadron 18, a unit of the United States Marine Corps See also * XVIII ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
18th Aggressor Squadron
The 18th Aggressor Squadron (18 AGRS) is a subordinate unit of the 354th Fighter Wing based at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska, and flies the Block 30 General Dynamics F-16C/D aircraft. Mission The 18th Aggressor Squadron prepares combat Air Force, joint and allied aircrews through challenging, realistic threat replication, training, test support, academics and feedback. History Activated in 1940 as a Southwest Air District pursuit squadron, equipped with a variety of 1930s-era pursuit aircraft. Re-equipped with P-38 Lightning fighters and deployed to Alaska, engaged in combat during the Aleutian Campaign, 1942–1943. Remained in Alaska as part of the air defense forces until inactivated in August 1946. Air Defense Command Reactivated in 1952 as part of Air Defense Command as an air defense squadron, initially equipped with F-86A Sabre day fighters, initially being assigned to Minneapolis Airport, Minnesota with a mission for the air defense of the Upper Great Lakes re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
18th Combat Mapping Squadron
The 918th Air Refueling Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 11th Bombardment Wing at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma. The 918th's predecessor, the 18th Combat Mapping Squadron, was active during World War II. Although most of the squadron (aviation), squadron remained in the United States during the war, part of its air echelon deployed to the Pacific where it performed photographic mapping missions until the unit was inactivated in 1944. The squadron was allotted to the Air Force Reserve as the 18th Reconnaissance Squadron and assigned to the 66th Strategic Reconnaissance Group at Newark Army Air Base, New Jersey in 1947. It does not appear to have been fully equipped or manned before it was inactivated in 1949 as the reserves reorganized and eliminated units in the wake of President Harry S Truman, Truman's 1949 defense budget cuts. The 918th Air Refueling Squadron was organized at Altus in October 1960 along with the 921st Air R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
18th Intelligence Squadron
The 18th Intelligence Squadron is an intelligence organization of the United States Air Force, located at Buckley Space Force Base, Colorado. The squadron delivers decision advantage through strong mission partnerships to the air component, the joint force, and the United States by growing tactically brilliant Airmen, developing information warfare capabilities, and driving innovation. History World War II The squadron was originally activated as the 5th Photographic Laboratory Section on 20 October 1943 at Will Rogers Field, Oklahoma. While training at Esler Field, Louisiana, it was redesignated as the 5th Photographic Technical Unit on 30 November 1944 and as the 18th Photographic Technical Unit on 29 January 1945. The 18th moved overseas in the spring of 1945, arriving in Nancy/Azelot Airfield, France, little more than a month before V-E Day, on 22 March 1945. It was inactivated on 27 December 1945 at Bad Kissingen Airfield, Germany. In these early years, the unit served ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
18th Flight Test Squadron
The 18th Special Operations Test and Evaluation Squadron is a squadron of the United States Air Force based at Hurlburt Field, Florida, which performs field tests of aircraft for Air Force Special Operations Command. The squadron evaluates aircraft, equipment and tactics in realistic battlespace environments to provide decision-makers with accurate, timely, and complete assessments of mission capability. From concept development to system fielding, the unit's mission improves the survivability and combat capability of special operations forces worldwide. The first predecessor of the squadron is the U.S. Army Air Forces 18th Bombardment Squadron, which was activated in January 1941 as the United States expanded its military in preparation for World War II. Following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the squadron moved to the Pacific Northwest, conducting antisubmarine warfare patrols. In the summer of 1942, it became a Replacement Training Unit for heavy bomber crew ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
18th Reconnaissance Squadron
The 18th Attack Squadron is a squadron of the United States Air Force. It is assigned to the 432d Operations Group, and has been stationed at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada since 2009. The squadron conducts strike, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions, operating the General Atomics MQ-1 Predator unmanned aerial vehicle. The squadron was first activated as a fighter unit, the 381st Fighter Squadron, in 1943. After deploying to the European Theater of Operations and engaging in combat for six months, the squadron was converted, along with the other squadrons of the 363d Fighter Group, to an reconnaissance unit as the 161st Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron. It continued in combat until V-E Day, earning a Belgian Fourragère after being twice cited in the Order of the Day of the Belgian Army. The squadron returned to the United States in the fall of 1945 and was inactivated. The squadron was reactivated in 1946 and performed both reconnaissance and training, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
18th Space Defense Squadron
The 18th Space Defense Squadron (18 SDS) is a United States Space Force Space Domain Awareness unit located at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. The 18th SDS is tasked with executing command and control of the space surveillance network (SSN), maintaining the resident space object (RSO) database and managing United States Space Command's space situational awareness (SSA) sharing program to United States, foreign government, commercial, and academic entities. The squadron also conducts advanced analysis, sensor optimization, conjunction assessment, human spaceflight support, reentry/break-up assessment, and launch analysis. Mission The mission of the 18th SDS is to provide and advance a continuous, comprehensive, and combat-relevant understanding of the space situation. The squadron processes SSN data to monitor all activity to, in, and from space, and maintains custody of all resident space objects. Primary mission functions include launch detection and tracking, con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
18th Squadron (Belgium)
The 18th Squadron (french: 18e escadrille, nl, 18ste Smaldeel) is a helicopter squadron in the Air Component of the Belgian Armed Forces The Belgian Defense Forces ( nl, Defensie; french: La Défense) is the national military of Belgium. The King of the Belgians is the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces. The Belgian Armed Forces was established after Belgium became independ ... which operates the NHIndustries NH90 TTH. References {{Reflist Helicopter Squadron, 018 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marine Wing Communications Squadron 18
Marine Wing Communications Squadron 18 (MWCS-18) is a United States Marine Corps communications squadron. The squadron provides expeditionary communications for the aviation combat element of the III Marine Expeditionary Force. They are based at MCB Camp Foster and fall under the command of Marine Air Control Group 18 and the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing. Although a subordinate squadron of MACG-18, MWCS-18 is considered a 1st MAW asset and therefore serves to augment the entire 1st Marine Air Wing with communications support. Mission Provide expeditionary communications for the deployed Aviation Combat Element (ACE) and Command Element (CE) of the Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) and its supporting Marine Air Command and Control System (MACCS) including the phased deployment of task-organized elements thereof. Components ~Alpha Company *Wire – Telephone Switching and Cabling *Terrestrial- Ground Communications i.e. AN/TRC-170/MRC-142 *Cyber- Cyber Network Operations *Transmissi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marine Tactical Air Command Squadron 18
Marine Tactical Air Command Squadron 18 (MTACS-18) was a United States Marine Corps aviation command and control unit based at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma. The squadron provided the 1st Marine Aircraft Wings (1st MAW) tactical headquarters and command post while deployed. MTACS-18 fell under the command of Marine Air Control Group 18 (MACG-18) and 1st MAW. The squadron was decommissioned on 9 June 2021 as part of the service's Force Design 2030. Responsibility for establishing 1st MAW's TACC now resides with the MACG-18 headquarters. Mission Provide equipment, maintenance, and operations for the Tactical Air Command Center (TACC) of the Aviation Combat Element (ACE), as a component of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF). Equip, man, operate, and maintain the Current Operations section of the TACC. Provide and maintain a facility for the TACC Future Operations Section; and install and maintain associated automated systems. History Headquarters and Headquarters Squadro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
XVIII Corps (other)
18 Corps, 18th Corps, Eighteenth Corps, or XVIII Corps may refer to: * 18th Army Corps (France) * XVIII Army Corps (Wehrmacht), a unit of the German Army * XVIII Corps (German Empire) * XVIII Reserve Corps (German Empire) * XVIII Corps (Ottoman Empire) * XVIII Corps (United Kingdom) * XVIII Airborne Corps, United States * XVIII Corps (Union Army), a unit in the American Civil War See also * List of military corps by number * 18th Division (other) * 18th Brigade (other) * 18th Regiment (other) 18th Regiment or 18th Infantry Regiment may refer to: * 18th Infantry Regiment (Imperial Japanese Army) * 18th Alpini Regiment, a unit of the Italian Army * 18 (UKSF) Signal Regiment, a unit of the British Army * 18th Royal Hussars, a unit of th ... * 18th Battalion (other) * 18 Squadron (other) {{mil-unit-dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
18th Division (other)
18th Division or 18th Infantry Division may refer to: Infantry divisions * 18th Infantry Division (France) * 18th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht), Germany * 18th Division (German Empire) * 18th Reserve Division (German Empire) * 18th Infantry Division (Greece) * 18th Division (Imperial Japanese Army) * 18th Indian Division, a British Indian Army unit during World War I * 18th Division (North Korea) * 18th Infantry Division (Poland) * 18th Division (South Vietnam) * 18th Guards Motor Rifle Division, Russia * 18th Rifle Division (Soviet Union) * 18th (Eastern) Division, a United Kingdom division in World War I * 18th Infantry Division (United Kingdom), a World War II division * 39th Infantry Division (United States), briefly designated the 18th Division during 1917 * 18th Infantry Division Messina, an Italian unit in World War II Cavalry divisions * 18th Cavalry Division (Soviet Union) Armoured divisions * 18th Panzer Division (Wehrmacht), Germany * 18th Tank Division (Soviet Union ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
