9th RECONNAISSANCE WING

BEALE A.F.B.
First equipped with the SR-71 Blackbird in 1966 and then in July 1976 U-2's were amalgamated into the 9th SRW from the 100th SRW which was deactivated. Following de-activation of the SR-71 and SAC in the early 1990's the 9th SRW was re-designated the 9th Wing for a brief period before the taking the present title of the 9th Reconnaissance Wing operating the only the U-2.

At present the 1st Reconnaissance Squadron (Training) under takes the training of new pilots with the 99th Reconnaissance Squadron being actual tasked with the operational missions along with the 5th RS and the 1st ERS .

The 5th RS is based at Osan AB Korea and the RQ-4A Global Hawk( UAV) is now also operational at Beale A.F.B.

 The 4 Black Maltese Crosses commemorate four combat operations during WW1 in France.
9th

RECONNAISSANCE WING
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     1st 

RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON

 99th

RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON
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9th OSS 9th  OPERATION GROUP

 GAGGLE PATCH

 12th

RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON

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1st ERS

R.A.F.  AKORTIRI CYPRUS

   5th

RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON

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1st RECON SQ

 

        1st 

RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON

      1st 

RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON
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 RQ-4 FTU

1st RS

 HAWK TAMER- INSTRUCTOR 

FRIDAY PATCH

  U-2  FTU

1st RS

DRAGON TAMER - INSTRUCTOR

FRIDAY PATCH

Same shape patch as the 1st RS RQ-4, But with plan view of U-2

 1st RS    TU-2S

6.9Hrs

 T-38 SPOUSE TEAM

WINGMAN FOR LIFE

1st RS

 

 

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99th RECON SQDN 99th STRAT RECON SQ 99th Squadron 

 

 99th RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON
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99th ERS

DESERT DRAGONS

 99th ERS

DESERT DRAGONS

 99th RS

DRAGON LADY

  
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99th ERS

DESERT DRAGONS

GLOBAL HAWK / U-2

 

 99th ERS

DESERT DRAGONS

GLOBAL HAWK / U-2

Different style Hawk/ colours

    
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DET FOUR DET FOUR  DET  4

SERPIENTES DEL SOL

 

 U-2    DET 4

CODAK

COATIMUNDI

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Air

 Combat Command

9th WING 4029th SRTS

DRAGON TAMERS

 12th RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON
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99th RS 

TOWARDS  THE  UNKNOWN 

OLIVE HARVEST- CYPRUS

OL-OH   

DRAGON LADY PILOT TR-1/U-2
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SR-71

9th RW  DET 2  EDWARDS AFB

      
 

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DRAGON LADY
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