- 13th Intelligence Squadron
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unit_name= 13th Intelligence Squadron
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480th Intelligence Wing
548th Intelligence Group
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battle_honours=The 13th Intelligence Squadron (13 IS) is part of the 548th Intelligence Group at
Beale Air Force Base . It is the primary exploitation unit for theLockheed U2 (operated out of Beale AFB),MQ-1 Predator andMQ-9 Reaper (operated out of Nellis, NV) andRQ-4 Global Hawk (operated by the12th Reconnaissance Squadron , also at Beale AFB) unmanned aircraft conductingreconnaissance andsurveillance missions.Mission
The 13 IS provides theater commanders with near-real-time intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance. [http://www.beale.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=3980] ]
History
Since ???? the 13th has exploited intelligence from the deployable, long-endurance
RQ-4 Global Hawk (which is operated by the 12th Reconnaissance Squadron to fulfill training and operational requirements generated by theJoint Chiefs of Staff in support of unified commanders and theSecretary of Defense ). The 1st Reconnaissance Squadron (Beale AFB, CA) currently trains all RQ-4A pilots and sensor operators.
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World War II
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*548th Intelligence Group [http://www.beale.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=3980]
*12th Reconnaissance Squadron [http://www.beale.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=3973]
*9th Operations Group [http://www.beale.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=3969]Bibliography
* [http://www.beale.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=3980]
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