42d Attack Squadron

42d Attack Squadron

42d Attack Squadron flys MQ-9 Reaper UAV's and is currently based out of Creech Air Force Base in Indian Springs, Nevada. The 42d will oversee the training and combat deployment of pilots and sensor operators assigned to the new MQ-9 Reaper. According to squadron commander Lt. Colonel Jon Greene, by 2009, the 42d Attack Squadron should have 18 Reapers assigned for training and deployment purposes. All aircraft will employ the AN/DAS-52 Multi-Spectral Targeting System developed by Raytheon.Fact|date=May 2007

History

The unit traces its history back to 1917 when it operated in Texas as a biplane training unit. The squadron saw action in World War II as bomber unit.

Reactivated on November 9, 2006, at Creech Air Force Base.

The unit received its first MQ-9 on March 13, 2007. [Las Vegas Review-Journal, March 14, 2007, Page 3B]

Sources

*Dumboski, Andrew, A1C, USAF. " [http://www.nellis.af.mil/news/story.asp?storyID=123032283 First attack squadron stands up at Creech AFB] ", Nellis AFB Public Affairs, November 17, 2006. Retrieved on January 27, 2007.

*Defense Update. " [http://www.defense-update.com/newscast/0307/news/160307_mq9.htm MQ-9 Reaper Joins First Unmanned Attack Squadron] ", Defense Update, 2007. Retrieved on May 06, 2007.

References

External links

* [http://afhra.maxwell.af.mil/rso/squadrons_flights_pages/0042atks.asp 42 Attack Squadron] , Air Force Historical Research Agency


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