548th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group

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548th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group
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Active1967-1991, 1992-1994; 2003-present
CountryFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
BranchFlag of the United States Air Force.svg  United States Air Force
Role Intelligence
Part of Air Combat Command
Garrison/HQ Beale Air Force Base, California
Engagements Southwest Pacific Theater
Decorations Air Force Meritorious Unit Award
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
Insignia
548th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group emblem (Approved 11 December 1968) [1] 548th ISR Group.PNG

The United States Air Force's 548th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group is an intelligence unit located at Beale AFB, California.

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The group was first activated as the 6th Photographic Technical Squadron in November 1943. After training in the United States, it deployed to the Southwest Pacific Theater, serving in the Pacific until VJ Day. After the end of World War II the squadron remained in the Far East, serving in the occupation forces in Japan. It was still in Japan as the 548th Reconnaissance Technical Squadron, when the Korean War began in June 1950. It supported reconnaissance units in Japan until inactivated in 1960.

The squadron was activated to support Pacific Air Forces at Hickam Air Force Base in October 1965. As the Vietnam War increased the need for photographic interpretation, it expanded to become a group two years later. The 548th continued to serve in the Pacific until inactivating in 1992.

As the 548th Air Intelligence Group the unit was activated in August 1992, supporting Air Combat Command intelligence requirements until October 1994 when it was again inactivated. Its most recent activation at Beale Air Force Base took place in October 2003.

Mission

The mission of the 548 ISRG is to operate and maintain a $1B AN/GSQ-272 "Sentinel" weapon system (also known as Distributed Ground Station or DGS), and provide combatant commanders with processing, exploitation, and dissemination (PED) of actionable intelligence data collected by U-2, MQ-1, MQ-9 and RQ-4 aircraft and other platforms as required.

History

The group was first activated in November 1943 as the 6th Photographic Technical Squadron.

Lineage

Activated on 1 Dec 1943
Discontinued on 8 March 1960
Organized on 8 October 1965
Inactivated on 3 July 1991
Activated on 27 August 1992
Inactivated on 1 October 1994
Activated on 1 December 2003

Assignments

Components

Stations

Awards and campaigns

Award streamerAwardDatesNotes
AF MUA Streamer.JPG Air Force Meritorious Unit Award 1 June 2004-31 May 2006548th Intelligence Group [1]
AF MUA Streamer.JPG Air Force Meritorious Unit Award1 June 2006-31 May 2007548th Intelligence Group [1]
AFOUA Streamer.JPG Air Force Outstanding Unit Award 27 June 1950-10 April 1951548th Reconnaissance Technical Squadron [1]
AFOUA Streamer.JPG Air Force Outstanding Unit Award11 April 1951-26 November 1954548th Reconnaissance Technical Squadron [1]
AFOUA Streamer.JPG Air Force Outstanding Unit Award14 October 1954-30 June 1956548th Reconnaissance Technical Squadron [1]
AFOUA Streamer.JPG Air Force Outstanding Unit Award23 January 1968-25 March 1968548th Reconnaissance Technical Group [1]
AFOUA Streamer.JPG Air Force Outstanding Unit Award30 March 1972-15 August 1972548th Reconnaissance Technical Group [1]
AFOUA Streamer.JPG Air Force Outstanding Unit Award1 February 1974-31 May 1975548th Reconnaissance Technical Group [1]
AFOUA Streamer.JPG Air Force Outstanding Unit Award1 July 1978-30 June 1980548th Reconnaissance Technical Group [1]
AFOUA Streamer.JPG Air Force Outstanding Unit Award1 June 1986-31 May 1988548th Reconnaissance Technical Group [1]
AFOUA Streamer.JPG Air Force Outstanding Unit Award1 April 1989-31 March 1991548th Reconnaissance Technical Group [1]
AFOUA Streamer.JPG Air Force Outstanding Unit Award1 January 1993-30 September 1994548th Air Intelligence Group [1]
AFOUA Streamer.JPG Air Force Outstanding Unit Award1 June 2007-31 May 2009548th Intelligence Group [1]
Campaign StreamerCampaignDatesNotes
Streamer APC.PNG New Guinea13 May 1943 – 31 December 19446th Photographic Technical Squadron [1]
Streamer NOS E.JPG World War II Army of Occupation (Japan)17 May 1946 – 27 April 19526th Photographic Technical Squadron
(later 548th Reconnaissance Technical Squadron)
Streamer KS.PNG Korean Service Medal without inscription27 June 1950 – 27 July 1853548th Reconnaissance Technical Squadron [1]

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References

    Notes

    Citations

    1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Robertson, Patsy (20 April 2012). "Factsheet 548 Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group (AFISRA)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Archived from the original on 27 September 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2016.

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