GLOBAL HAWK SQUADRONS

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

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

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

RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON

KNOW YOUR ENEMY

RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON

RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON

RECONNAISSANCE    SQUADRON

EXPEDITIONARY RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON

RQ-4A GLOBAL HAWK

DEACTIVATED 01/11/2008

Arrival at BEALE AFB 0ct 04

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

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.

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.

500 COMBAT HOURS

O E F

 1000 COMBAT HOURS

O E F

I HAVE IT

I HAVE IT

500 COMBAT HOURS

O I F

 1000 COMBAT HOURS

O I F

1500 COMBAT HOURS

O I F

2000 COMBAT HOURS

O I F

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GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM / COMBAT HOURS

2000 COMBAT HOURS

GWOT

3000  COMBAT HOURS

GWOT

4000 COMBAT HOURS

GWOT

5000 COMBAT HOURS

GWOT

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NORTHROP GRUMMAN CERTIFICATE

10000 COMBAT HOURS

GWOT

15000 COMBAT HOURS

GWOT

20000 COMBAT HOURS

GWOT

25000 COMBAT HOURS

GWOT

D LEE  WANTED

D LEE   WANTED

HOURS OF FLIGHT    /     FLIGHT HOURS

PATCH  ISSUED ?

1000 HOURS OF FLIGHT

2000 HOURS OF FLIGHT

3000 HOURS OF FLIGHT

4000 HOURS OF FLIGHT

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5000 FLIGHT HOURS

7500  FLIGHT HOURS

USAF    ASG/GHSG

NORTHROP GRUMMAN

10,000  FLIGHT HOURS

FALL 2006

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PATCH  ISSUED ?

20,000 FLIGHT HOURS

25,000 FLIGHT HOURS

USAF

NORTHROP GRUMMAN USN

26/11/2008

7 YEARS IN SERVICE

27, 000 FLIGHT HOURS

100th FLIGHT AV3

1000th FLIGHT AV4

1st PRODUCTION ROLLOUT

PLANS & PROGRAMS,  INFORMATION SUPERIORITY PANEL

"NOS AMO UT VIGILO ORBIS"

RAAF / USAF

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D LEE  WANTED

U.S. NAVY

MARITIME DEMONSTRATOR 1000 FLIGHTS HOURS

BAMS

D LEE

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CONSTANT VIGILANCE

GWOT 2004

CONSTANT VIGILANCE

"VIGILANTNIA PRETIUM LIBERTATS"

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UAV JET POWERED ENDURANCE FLIGHT

14-15 APR 00    31.5 Hr

CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED DEMONSTRATOR

GLOBAL HAWK

CAPABILITIES FORUM

D LEE

D LEE

ENDURING FREEDOM

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

USA-AUSTRALIA ENDURANCE FLIGHT