763d Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron

763d Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Role	Reconnaissance
Size	Squadron
Part of	379th Expeditionary Operations Group
Garrison/HQ	Al Udeid Air Base
Aircraft flown
Reconnaissance	Boeing RC-135V/W

A Boeing RC-135W of the 763rd ERS at Naval Support Activity Souda Bay

The 763d Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron is a reconnaissance squadron of the United States Air Force currently assigned to 379th Expeditionary Operations Group, a United States Air Forces Central Command unit. ^[1]

On August 9, 1990, the first RC-135 Rivet Joint mission of the 55th Wing flew over the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. ^[1] That mission officially began the 4077th Reconnaissance Squadron. In 1998 the name changed to the 763rd Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron.

See also

• List of United States Air Force reconnaissance squadrons

References

1. CENTAF 2017.

• CENTAF (28 December 2017). "763rd ERS spends 10,000th day in CENTCOM area of responsibility". U.S. Air Forces Central. U.S. Air Force. Retrieved 15 November 2018.