12th Reconnaissance Squadron

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The 12th Reconnaissance Squadron is a United States Air Force unit that conducts high-altitude intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance missions, historically associated with aircraft like the U-2.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Air Force squadron
military unit
aircraftOperated Lockheed U-2 NERFINISHED
Lockheed U-2S NERFINISHED
TU-2S NERFINISHED
allegiance United States of America
surface form: United States
associatedWithAircraftFamily Lockheed U-2 family NERFINISHED
branch United States Air Force
commandStructure Air Combat Command NERFINISHED
conflictParticipation Cold War reconnaissance operations
post–Cold War contingency operations
country United States of America
dataProvidedTo United States combatant commands NERFINISHED
United States intelligence community NERFINISHED
national decision makers
equipment high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft
garrison Beale Air Force Base NERFINISHED
garrisonCountry United States of America NERFINISHED
garrisonState California NERFINISHED
missionType imagery intelligence collection
signals intelligence collection
strategic reconnaissance
nickname 12 RS NERFINISHED
notableFor high-altitude U-2 reconnaissance operations
operatesIn global theaters
operationalDomain air
partOf 9th Reconnaissance Wing NERFINISHED
primaryCapability long-range intelligence collection
persistent high-altitude surveillance
role high-altitude reconnaissance
intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance
service active duty
supportRole battlefield awareness
national-level intelligence requirements
strategic warning
surveillanceAltitude high altitude
tasking global intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions
type reconnaissance squadron
usesSensorType electro-optical sensors
radar sensors
signals intelligence sensors

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Beale Air Force Base hostsUnit 12th Reconnaissance Squadron