74th Reconnaissance Squadron
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The 74th Reconnaissance Squadron is an active United States Air Force unit, part of the 9th Reconnaissance Wing at Beale Air Force Base, California. The squadron was first active during World War II as the 74th Aero Squadron. In 1933 it was consolidated with the 74th Pursuit Squadron, which had been organized as a reserve training organization in 1927, activating in the Panama Canal Zone, where it served during World War II as the 74th Bombardment Squadron.
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74th Reconnaissance Squadron | |
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Active | 1919–1919; 1933–1946; 1951–1952; 2019–present |
Country | United States |
Branch | United States Air Force |
Role | Reconnaissance |
Part of | Air Combat Command |
Motto(s) | Conceditur Accessum Latin Access is Granted |
Engagements | Antisubmarine Campaign, American Theater of World War II |
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74th Reconnaissance Squadron emblem | |
74th Bombardment Squadron emblem[note 1][1] |
During the Korean War, the squadron was redesignated the 135th Bombardment Squadron and assigned to the 106th Bombardment Wing, a federalized Air National Guard unit, at March Air Force Base, California. It was inactivated on 1 December 1952 when the 106th Wing was returned to the National Guard and replaced by the regular 320th Bombardment Wing. The squadron was reactivated as a reconnaissance unit in December 2019.