Its mission is to organize, train and equip the Air Force's fleet of U-2R Dragonlady, RQ-4 Global Hawk, and MC-12 Liberty aircraft for peacetime intelligence gathering, contingency operations, conventional war fighting and Emergency War Order support. It is also assigned T-38 Talons for U-2 pilots to maintain flight hours due to the expensive U-2 fuel. Its 9th Operations Group is a descendant organization of the 9th Group (Observation), one of the 13 original combat air groups formed by the Army before World War II.
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| - Its mission is to organize, train and equip the Air Force's fleet of U-2R Dragonlady, RQ-4 Global Hawk, and MC-12 Liberty aircraft for peacetime intelligence gathering, contingency operations, conventional war fighting and Emergency War Order support. It is also assigned T-38 Talons for U-2 pilots to maintain flight hours due to the expensive U-2 fuel. Its 9th Operations Group is a descendant organization of the 9th Group (Observation), one of the 13 original combat air groups formed by the Army before World War II.
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| - Emblem of the 9th Reconnaissance Wing
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Dates
| - 1949(xsd:integer)
- 1950(xsd:integer)
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Battles
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- 1944(xsd:integer)
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- --03-09
- Asiatic-Pacific Campaign
- Mining campaign, DUC May 1945
- World War IIAmerican Campaign
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- 75(xsd:integer)
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| - "Semper Paratus"
- Always Ready
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| - Its mission is to organize, train and equip the Air Force's fleet of U-2R Dragonlady, RQ-4 Global Hawk, and MC-12 Liberty aircraft for peacetime intelligence gathering, contingency operations, conventional war fighting and Emergency War Order support. It is also assigned T-38 Talons for U-2 pilots to maintain flight hours due to the expensive U-2 fuel. Its 9th Operations Group is a descendant organization of the 9th Group (Observation), one of the 13 original combat air groups formed by the Army before World War II. During World War II, the 9th Bombardment Group (Very Heavy) was an air combat unit of the United States Army Air Forces. Active for over 60 years, the 9 RW was a component wing of Strategic Air Command's deterrent force throughout the Cold War, performing strategic reconnaissance on a worldwide basis. The 9 RW is commanded by Colonel Phillip A. Stewart. It's Command Chief Master Sergeant is Chief Master Sergeant Robert White.
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