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20 Squadron (other)
20 Squadron or 20th Squadron may refer to: * No. 20 Squadron RAAF, a unit of the Australian Royal Air Force * No. 20 Squadron RAF, a unit of the United Kingdom Royal Air Force * 20th Fighter Squadron, a unit of the United States Air Force * 20th Bomb Squadron, a unit of the United States Air Force * 20th Intelligence Squadron, a unit of the United States Air Force * 20th Reconnaissance Squadron (other), units of the United States Air Force * 20th Special Operations Squadron, a unit of the United States Air Force * 20th Space Control Squadron The 20th Space Surveillance Squadron (20 SPSS) is a Space Delta 2 unit located at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida with the mission to execute multiplatform, tactical space warfighting domain characterization, recognition, and responsiveness to ..., a unit of the United States Air Force * 20th Operational Weather Squadron, a unit of the United States Air Force {{mil-unit-dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
20th Fighter Squadron
The 20th Fighter Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force (USAF) squadron. It was most recently part of the 49th Fighter Wing at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, where it operated the McDonnell F-4 Phantom II aircraft, conducting training and air superiority missions. It was inactivated on 20 December 2004. History World War II The 20th was one of the original squadrons of the 35th Pursuit Group and trained in California with the group, flying Curtiss P-36 Hawks. At the end of 1940, the squadron departed for the Philippines and assignment to the Philippine Department's flying element there, the 4th Composite GroupMaurer, ''Combat Squadrons'', p. 106 and was equipped with obsolescent Boeing P-26 Peashooters. In October 1941, The Philippine Department Air Force was renamed Far East Air Force and organized its pursuit squadrons into the 24th Pursuit Group, which consisted of the 20th Pursuit Squadron plus the 3d and 17th Pursuit Squadrons, along with two rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
20th Bomb Squadron
The 20th Bomb Squadron is a unit of the 2d Operations Group of the United States Air Force located at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. The 20th is equipped with the Boeing B-52H Stratofortress. Formed in May 1917 as the 20th Aero Squadron, the squadron saw combat in France on the World War I Western Front. It took part in the St. Mihiel offensive and Meuse-Argonne offensive. After the war, it served with the Army Air Service and Army Air Corps as the 20th Bombardment Squadron During the 1920s and 1930s, the squadron was involved in field service testing of new bomber aircraft, notably the Y1B-17 Flying Fortress. During World War II the squadron fought in the North African and Italian Campaigns. It was awarded a Distinguished Unit Citation for its actions during a raid on Steyr, Austria. It was a part of Strategic Air Command during the Cold War. As a medium bomber squadron it deployed to stand alert at forward bases in "Reflex" operations. After equipping with Boeing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
20th Intelligence Squadron
The 20th Intelligence Squadron is a United States Air Force unit, assigned to the 363d Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Group at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. It has served at Offutt since June 1992, when it was activated as the 20th Air Intelligence Squadron. The squadron was first activated as the 20th Photographic Mapping Squadron in July 1942. In September 1943, it moved to the Southwest Pacific Theater, engaging in combat mapping missions until V-J Day, moving forward with Allied forces through New Guinea, the Philippine Islands and the Ryuku Islands, earning a Distinguished Unit Citation and a Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation. It briefly served with the occupation forces before inactivating in June 1946. As the 20th Reconnaissance Squadron (later 20th Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron), it served in the reserve from 1947 until it was mobilized for the Korean War in 1951. It was inactivated shortly after being called to active duty a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
20th Reconnaissance Squadron (other)
20th Reconnaissance Squadron may refer to: * The 410th Bombardment Squadron, constituted as the 20th Reconnaissance Squadron (Heavy) in January 1942, but redesignated as a bombardment unit before activation * The 20th Special Operations Squadron, designated the 20th Reconnaissance Squadron (Fighter) from April 1943 to August 1943 * The 20th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, designated the 20th Reconnaissance Squadron, Long Range (Photographic-RCM) from May 1945 to June 1946 and the 20th Reconnaissance Squadron (Night Photographic) from July 1947 to June 1949 * The 20th Attack Squadron, designated the 20th Reconnaissance Squadron from January 2011 to May 2016 See also * The 20th Strategic Reconnaissance Squadronx * The 20th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, active from August 1943 to November 1945 * The 20th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, active from March 1954 to November 1967 * 20 Squadron (other) 20 Squadron or 20th Squadron may refer to: * No. 20 Squadron RAAF, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
20th Special Operations Squadron
The 20th Special Operations Squadron is part of the 27th Special Operations Wing at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico. It operates Bell Boeing CV-22 Ospreys on special operations missions. It traces its history back to the activation of the 20th Observation Squadron (Light) at Savannah, Georgia, in March 1942. The squadron conducts day or night low-level penetration into hostile enemy territory, to accomplish clandestine infiltration and exfiltration, aerial gunnery support and resupply of special operations forces throughout the world. History World War II The 20th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron trained for aerial reconnaissance from March 1942 to December 1943, then went on to fly combat missions in the China-Burma-India Theater from 31 January 1944 to 5 May 1945. Light transportation The 20th Helicopter Squadron was activated in 1956 to perform traditional helicopter missions with Piasecki H-21 Workhorses for the Tactical Air Command. It was inactivated in 1960. Vietnam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
20th Space Control Squadron
The 20th Space Surveillance Squadron (20 SPSS) is a Space Delta 2 unit located at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida with the mission to execute multiplatform, tactical space warfighting domain characterization, recognition, and responsiveness to achieve 21st Space Wing and United States Space Command intent. The unit, formerly designated the 20th Space Control Squadron (20 SPCS), was renamed on 25 March 2022. History Eglin AFB Site C-6's squadron of the 9th Aerospace Defense Division activated in September 1968. and was turned over to Air Force Systems Command on 20 September 1968, and became operational in December 1968. Eglin Site C-6 was assigned to Aerospace Defense Command on 20 December 1968. In 1972 20% of the site's "surveillance capability…became dedicated to search for SLBMs" and was subsequently renamed the 20th Missile Warning Squadron (the USAF SLBM Phased Array Radar System was initiated in November 1972 by the JCS while the Army's MSR and PAR phased arrays f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
