7th Intelligence Squadron

7th Intelligence Squadron
7th Intelligence Squadron
Active	1942–1945; 1948–1949; 2009-present
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Role	Intelligence
Part of	Air Combat Command
Garrison/HQ	Fort George G. Meade, Maryland
Engagements	Southwest Pacific Theater
Decorations	Air Force Outstanding Unit Award ; Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation
Insignia
7th Intelligence Sq emblem

Last updated May 31, 2023

The United States Air Force's 7th Intelligence Squadron is an intelligence unit located at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland. The squadron, as the 7th Radio Squadron, Mobile, provided intelligence for American forces in New Guinea and the Philippines during World War II. As the 302d Radio Squadron, Mobile, it was active in the organized Reserve from 1948 to 1949.

History

World War II

The squadron was first established in the Signal Corps at Davis-Monthan Field in July 1942 as the 957th Signal Radio Intelligence Company. In January the unit moved to California and trained there. In February 1944, it was converted to an Air Corps unit as the 7th Radio Squadron, Mobile, specializing in intercepting radio transmissions in Japanese.^[1]

In November 1944, the squadron shipped to New Guinea, arriving the following month. Until V-J Day, it conducted operations from New Guinea and the Philippines, remaining in theater through December 1945, when it returned to the United States and was inactivated.^[1]

Organized Reserve

The squadron was redesignated the 302d Radio Squadron, Mobile and allotted to the Organized Reserve. It was activated at San Antonio, Texas in 1948. However, President Truman's reduced 1949 defense budget required reductions in the number of units in the Air Force,^[2] and the 302d was inactivated in June 1949.^[1]

Reactivation

The squadron was reconstituted as the 7th Intelligence Squadron and reactivated in 2009 at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland.^[1]

Lineage

Constituted as the 957th Signal Radio Intelligence Company, Aviation on 23 July 1942
Activated on 15 October 1942
Redesignated 7 Radio Squadron, Mobile (J)^{[note 1]} on 19 February 1944
Inactivated on 25 December 1945
Redesignated 7th Radio Squadron, Mobile on 14 November 1946
Redesignated 302d Radio Squadron, Mobile and allotted to the Organized Reserve on 29 March 1948
Activated on 12 April 1948
Inactivated on 22 June 1949
Redesignated 7 Radio Squadron, Mobile, on 2 November 1949
Disbanded on 15 June 1983
Reconstituted and redesignated 7 Intelligence Squadron on 20 March 2009
Activated on 15 April 2009^[1]

Assignments

Second Air Force, 15 October 1942
Fourth Air Force, 21 January 1943
Thirteenth Air Force, 1 December 1944 – 25 December 1945
Fourth Army, 29 March 1948 – 22 June 1949
70th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing, 15 April 2009 – present^[1]

Stations

Davis-Monthan Field, Arizona, 15 October 1942
Reno Army Air Base, Nevada, 17 November 1942
Camp Pinedale, California, 21 January 1943
Camp Stoneman, California, 5 October–11 November 1944
Hollandia Airfield Complex, New Guinea, 1 December 1944
Morotai, Luzon, Philippines, 16 January 1945
Leyte, Philippines, 12 May–4 December 1945
Camp Stoneman, California, 22–25 December 1945
San Antonio, Texas, 29 March 1948 – 22 June 1949
Fort George G. Meade, Maryland, 15 April 2009 – present^[1]

Decorations

Service Streamers: None.
Campaign Streamers: World War II: Leyte; New Guinea; Southern Philippines.
Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers: None.
Decorations: Philippine Presidential Unit Citation (WWII).

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References

Notes

↑ The J designation indicates the unit was qualified on Japanese language intercepts.

Citations

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Robertson, Patsy (21 April 2009). "Factsheet 7 Intelligence Sq (AFISRA)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
↑ Knaack, p. 25

Bibliography

Knaack, Marcelle Size (1978). Encyclopedia of US Air Force Aircraft and Missile Systems (PDF). Vol. 2, Post-World War II Bombers 1945-1973. Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-912799-59-5 . Retrieved 17 December 2016.

External links

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[3] The J designation indicates the unit was qualified on Japanese language intercepts.

[7ISfacts-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Robertson, Patsy (21 April 2009). "Factsheet 7 Intelligence Sq (AFISRA)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 5 March 2017.

[2] Knaack, p. 25

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