99th Reconnaissance Squadron, US Air Force
99TH RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON, US AIR FORCE
History: Organized as 99 Aero Squadron on 21 Aug 1917. Demobilized on 9 Jun 1919. Reconstituted as 99 Corps Observation Squadron [and organized] on 2 Jul 1919. Redesignated as: 99 Squadron (Observation) on 14 Mar 1921; 99 Observation Squadron on 25 Jan 1923. Inactivated on 31 Jul 1927. Activated on 9 Nov 1928. Redesignated as: 99 Bombardment Squadron on 1 Mar 1935; 99 Bombardment Squadron (Medium) on 6 Dec 1939; 99 Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) on 20 Nov 1940; 99 Bombardment Squadron, Very Heavy, on 28 Mar 1944. Inactivated on 20 Oct 1948. Redesignated as 99 Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron, Photographic, and activated, on 1 May 1949. Redesignated as: 99 Bombardment Squadron, Heavy, on 1 Apr 1950; 99 Bombardment Squadron, Medium, on 2 Oct 1950; 99 Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron on 25 Jun 1966. Inactivated on 1 Apr 1971. Activated on 1 Nov 1972. Redesignated as 99 Reconnaissance Squadron on 1 Sep 1991.
Combat as corps observation unit with French Eighth Army and American V Army Corps, 22–23 Jun, Sep–Nov 1918; school squadron with V Army Corps Infantry Liaison School, Jul–Sep 1918, during which time one flight of unit, operating in Vosges region of Alsace and Lorraine, participated in combat with French XXXIII Corps and American 5 Division, Jul–Aug 1918. Antisubmarine patrols and reconnaissance of Vichy French fleet at Martinique, Dec 1941–Oct 1942. Trained cadres for bombardment units, Feb 1943–Feb 1944. Combat in Western Pacific, Jan–Aug 1945. Unmanned, Apr 1947–Oct 1948. Global strategic reconnaissance, 1967–1971 and 1972–present, including Southeast Asia, Nov 1972–Jun 1973; Grenada, 1983; Panama, 1989; and Southwest Asia, 1990–1991. Supported global war on terrorism; flew reconnaissance, humanitarian, search and rescue, and environmental missions, 2001-.
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The Emblem was approved on 4 March 1924 from World War I emblem.
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