82nd Reconnaissance Squadron, US Air Force
82ND RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON, US AIR FORCE
History: Constituted as 82 Observation Squadron, and activated, on 1 Jun 1937. Redesignated as: 82 Observation Squadron (Medium) on 13 Jan 1942; 82 Observation Squadron on 4 Jul 1942; 82 Reconnaissance Squadron (Fighter) on 2 Apr 1943; 82 Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron on 10 May 1944; 82 Reconnaissance Squadron, Photographic (Jet-Propelled) on 23 Jan 1947; 82 Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, Photo-Jet, on 10 Aug 1948. Inactivated on 1 Apr 1949. Redesignated as 82 Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron, Fighter, on 4 Nov 1954. Activated on 24 Jan 1955. Inactivated on 1 Jul 1957. Redesignated as 82 Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron, activated, and organized, on 25 Aug 1967. Inactivated on 30 Sep 1976. Redesignated as 82 Reconnaissance Squadron on 30 Sep 1991. Activated on 2 Oct 1991.
Antisubmarine patrols off California coast, 8 Dec 1941–16 Aug 1942; combat in Southwest Pacific and Western Pacific, 27 Nov 1943–15 Aug 1945. Strategic reconnaissance over Southeast Asia, Aug 1967–Mar 1973. Flew reconnaissance missions and served as support infrastructure from its base at Kadena AB, Japan, for deploying units from 55 Wing, 1991-.
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Origin/meaning
The Emblem was approved on 14 April 1938. Newest rendition approved on 18 April 2018.
Literature: Image from Wikimedia Commons. Information from https://www.afhra.af.mil/
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