GLOBAL HAWK SQUADRONS

12th RS ,  13th RS  & 18th RS   BEALE AFB

/ USN / TEST UNITS, PROGRAMMES / OEF / OIF / GWOT

 

12th RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON

The 12th was form on June 2nd 1917 as the 12th Aero Squadron and throughout it service career as mostly operated in the reconnaissance role. Later flying RB-26, RB-66 and the RF-4 and now continuing with the RQ-4A Global Hawk with which it has already seen operational service over both Afghanistan and Iraq 

The 12th Reconnaissance  Squadron was reactivated on 8th November 2001 for the RQ-4A Global Hawk( UAV)  at Beale AFB and assumed the 12th original emblem of an eagle carrying a bomb. The first Global Hawk being delivered in October 2004

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12th 

RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON

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12th 

RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON

12th 

RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON

12th

RECONNAISSANCE    SQUADRON

12th

EXPEDITIONARY RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON

RQ-4A GLOBAL HAWK

DEACTIVATED 01/11/2008

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1st GLOBAL HAWK

Arrival at BEALE AFB 0ct 04

 

       
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13th RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON

Unit Designation: 13th Reconnaissance Squadron, Beale Air Force Base, California.

Mission: Associate unit that provides theatre commanders with near-real-time intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and target acquisition data. Operates and maintains deployable, long-endurance RQ-4A Global Hawk aircraft and ground control elements to fulfil training and operational requirements generated by the Joint Chiefs of Staff in support of unified commanders and the Secretary of Defence. Trains all RQ-4A pilots and sensor operators

  Wing Re-designation & Change of Command Ceremony
The re-designation of the 940th Air Refueling Wing to the 940th Command and Control Wing and change of command ceremony is scheduled for 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008 in Dock 6, Beale AFB
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18th RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON

In a ceremony at Dock 6, Monday 3rd April 2006 at 9 a.m., following the official in-activation of the 9th Operations Group Detachment 2. Under the authority of Col. Gregory Kern, 9th OG Commander, Lt. Col. Christopher Jella, former Det. 2 commander and 12th Reconnaissance Squadron Director of Operations, was appointed as commander of the new 18th RS.

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The 18th RS will take the lineage of the 18th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron  which saw service in the European theatre in WWII.  It was involved in Normandy and Air Offensive in Europe receiving Citation in the Order of the Day of the Belgian Army twice. Deployed to France and later to RAF Upper Heyford  with the RF-101 as part of the 66th TRW and later during the Vietnam war flying the RF-4C out of Thailand with the 363rd TRW.

The 18th RS was inactivated on the 24th August 2007               .03/04/2006 -- 24/07/2007

 

OTHER GLOBAL HAWK PATCHES
OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM / OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM - COMBAT HOURS
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GLOBAL HAWK 

500 COMBAT HOURS

O E F

GLOBAL HAWK

 1000 COMBAT HOURS

O E F

   

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GLOBAL HAWK 

500 COMBAT HOURS

O I F

GLOBAL HAWK

 1000 COMBAT HOURS

O I F

GLOBAL HAWK

1500 COMBAT HOURS

O I F

GLOBAL HAWK

2000 COMBAT HOURS

O I F

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GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM / COMBAT HOURS

 

GLOBAL HAWK

2000 COMBAT HOURS

GWOT

GLOBAL HAWK

3000  COMBAT HOURS

GWOT

GLOBAL HAWK

4000 COMBAT HOURS

GWOT

GLOBAL HAWK

5000 COMBAT HOURS

GWOT

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NORTHROP GRUMMAN CERTIFICATE

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GLOBAL HAWK

10000 COMBAT HOURS

GWOT

GLOBAL HAWK

15000 COMBAT HOURS

GWOT

GLOBAL HAWK

20000 COMBAT HOURS

GWOT

GLOBAL HAWK

25000 COMBAT HOURS

GWOT

 

 

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HOURS OF FLIGHT    /     FLIGHT HOURS

 

 

 

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GLOBAL HAWK

1000 HOURS OF FLIGHT

GLOBAL HAWK

2000 HOURS OF FLIGHT

RQ-4A GLOBAL HAWK

3000 HOURS OF FLIGHT

GLOBAL HAWK

4000 HOURS OF FLIGHT

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GLOBAL HAWK

5000 FLIGHT HOURS

  GLOBAL HAWK

7500  FLIGHT HOURS

USAF    ASG/GHSG

NORTHROP GRUMMAN

GLOBAL HAWK

10,000  FLIGHT HOURS

FALL 2006

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  GLOBAL HAWK

20,000 FLIGHT HOURS

 

GLOBAL HAWK HALE UAV SYSTEM

25,000 FLIGHT HOURS

USAF

NORTHROP GRUMMAN USN

26/11/2008

7 YEARS IN SERVICE

27, 000 FLIGHT HOURS

 

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GLOBAL HAWK

100th FLIGHT AV3

GLOBAL HAWK

1000th FLIGHT AV4

 

   
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    GLOBAL HAWK

1st PRODUCTION ROLLOUT

HQ USAF

PLANS & PROGRAMS,  INFORMATION SUPERIORITY PANEL

GLOBAL HAWK NIGHT HUNTER II TECH DEMO

"NOS AMO UT VIGILO ORBIS"

DSTO

RAAF / USAF

 

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U.S. NAVY

 

 
GLOBAL HAWK

MARITIME DEMONSTRATOR 1000 FLIGHTS HOURS

  GLOBAL HAWK MARITIME DEMONSTRATOR BROAD AREA MARITIME SURVEILLANCE  USN

BAMS

 

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GLOBAL HAWK

CONSTANT VIGILANCE

GWOT 2004

GLOBAL HAWK

CONSTANT VIGILANCE

 

GLOBAL VIGILANCE - COMBINED TEST FORCE

"VIGILANTNIA PRETIUM LIBERTATS"

 

 

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WORLD RECORD BREAKING

UAV JET POWERED ENDURANCE FLIGHT

14-15 APR 00    31.5 Hr

  GLOBAL HAWK

CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED DEMONSTRATOR

PACAF

GLOBAL HAWK

CAPABILITIES FORUM

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  GLOBAL HAWK TEST TEAM   U.S.A.F. GLOBAL HAWK INDUSTRY TEAM

ENDURING FREEDOM

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GLOBAL HAWK

U.S.A.F.--EADS DEMONSTRATOR

GLOBAL HAWK 

USA-AUSTRALIA ENDURANCE FLIGHT

GLOBAL HAWK UAV-6 FIRST FLIGHT
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