28th Intelligence Squadron

The United States Air Force Reserve's 28th Intelligence Squadron (28th IS) is an intelligence unit located at Hurlburt Field, Fla.. The 28th Intelligence Squadron is a classic associate unit supporting the 25th Intelligence Squadron conducting airborne ISR to provide threat warning and precision geo-location to AFSOC and Joint Special Operations Command.

Bell-Atlanta B-29B, tail number 42-63674, in flight over Northwest Field, Guam, 1945. Records indicate this particular bomber was assigned to the 315th Bomb Wing, 501st Bomb Group

History

The 28th Photographic Laboratory Squadron was deployed to Pacific Theater of Operations (PTO) in April 1945, assigned to the 501st Bombardment Group, Very Heavy, XXI Bomber Command, 315th Bombardment Wing, in the Northern Mariana Islands; being stationed at Northwest Field, Guam. Received a Distinguished Unit Citation for attacks on the Maruzen oil refinery at Shimotsu, the Utsubo oil refinery at Yokkaichi, and the petroleum center at Kawasaki.

The 28th Reconnaissance Technical Squadron was established on 3 Mar 1950, assigned to the 28th Bombardment Group under the 28th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing. The 28th RTS took part in the Atmospheric Nuclear Weapons tests Operation Tumbler–Snapper from 1 Apr 1952 to 5 Jun 1952 by providing aerial and ground technical and training photography to the Defense Nuclear Agency.

Previous designations/Assignments

28th Photographic Laboratory Squadron

• 501st Bombardment Group (25 May 1944 - 8 Oct 1948)
  • Second Air Force, 1 June 1944

Attached to 17th Bombardment Operational Training Wing (Very Heavy), 23 August 1944 – 7 March 1945

• • • XXI Bomber Command, 14 April 1945 - 16 Jul 1945
• 315th Bombardment Wing, 19 June 1945 - 22 Feb 1946
  • Twentieth Air Force, 15 May - 22 Feb 1946
    • United States Strategic Air Forces in the Pacific, 16 July 1945 - 6 December 1945
    • Pacific Air Command, United States Army, 6 Dec 1945 - 22 Feb 1946

28th Reconnaissance Technical Squadron

• 28th Bombardment Group (1 May 1950 - 15 Apr 1955)
  • 28th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing (1 May 1950 - 15 Apr 1955)
    • Eighth Air Force (1 May 1950 - 15 Apr 1955)
      • Strategic Air Command (1 May 1950 - 15 Apr 1955)

28th Intelligence Squadron

• 655th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group (17 Apr 2014 – present)
  • Tenth Air Force (17 Apr 2014 – present)
    • Air Force Reserve Command (17 Apr 2014 – present)

Bases stationed

• Dalhart AAF, Texas, 1 June 1944 – 22 August 1944
• Harvard AAF, Nebraska, 22 August 1944 – 10 March 1945
• Fort Lawton, Washington, 10 – 17 March 1945
• Hickam AAF, Territory of Hawaii, 25 – 30 March 1945
• Northwest Field, Guam, Mariana Islands, 14 April 1945 – 10 June 1946
• Rapid City AFB, SD (1 May 1950 – 15 Apr 1955)
• Hurlburt Field, Fla. (17 Apr 2014 – present)

Unit Decorations and Honors

Honors

Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Streamer (Air Offensive, Japan)

Decorations

Distinguished Unit Citation Japan 6 – 13 July 1945

References

• Report, Operation TUMBLER-SNAPPER . Defense Nuclear Agency. Retrieved 14 June 1982.

External links

• Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency