97th Intelligence Squadron
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The United States Air Force
's 97th Intelligence Squadron (97 IS) is an intelligence unit located at Offutt AFB, Nebraska
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United States Air Force
The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...
's 97th Intelligence Squadron (97 IS) is an intelligence unit located at Offutt AFB, Nebraska
Nebraska
Nebraska is a state on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States. The state's capital is Lincoln and its largest city is Omaha, on the Missouri River....
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Previous designations
- 97th Aero Squadron
- Organized as 97th Aero Squadron on 20 Aug 1917.
- Demobilized on 3 Feb 1919.
- Reconstituted, and consolidated (1936) with the 97th Observation Squadron
- Redesignated 97th Observation Squadron (Medium) on 13 Jan 1942
- Redesignated 97th Observation Squadron on 4 Jul 1942
- Redesignated 97th Reconnaissance Squadron (Fighter) on 2 Apr 1943
- Redesignated 97th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron on 11 Aug 1943
- Reconstituted, and consolidated (1936) with the 97th Observation Squadron
- Disbanded on 15 Apr 1944.
- Reconstituted, and consolidated (1 Oct 1993) with the 6949th Security Squadron and redesignated 97th Intelligence Squadron on 1 Oct 1993.
- 97th Observation Squadron
- Constituted, and activated, on 1 Mar 1935.
- 6949th Security Squadron
- Designated, and activated, on 1 Mar 1979
- Redesignated 6949th Electronic Security Squadron on 1 Aug 1979
- Redesignated 6949th Electronic Security Group on 1 Jan 1980
- Redesignated 6949th Electronic Security Squadron on 1 Aug 1981
Major Command/Field Operating Agency
- Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency (8 Jun 2007–Present)
- Air Intelligence Agency (1 Oct 1993-8 Jun 2007)
- Air Force Intelligence Command (1 Oct 1991-1 Oct 1993)
- Electronic Security Command (1 Aug 1979-1 Oct 1991)
- Air Force Security Service (20 Oct 1948-1 Aug 1979)