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17th Attack Squadron | |
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| Active | 1942-1946; 1951-1979; 2002-present |
| Country |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Air Force |
| Role | Attack |
| Part of | Air Combat Command |
| Garrison/HQ | Creech Air Force Base |
| Nickname | Bulls |
| Colors | Blue, Red, Black |
| Engagements | Southwest Pacific Theater[1] |
| Decorations | Air Force Meritorious Unit Award Air Force Outstanding Unit Award Philippine Presidential Unit Citation[1] |
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| 17th Attack Squadron emblem(approved 4 January 2008)[1] |  |
The17th Attack Squadron is a squadron of theUnited States Air Force. It is assigned to the432d Wing, and stationed atCreech Air Force Base inIndian Springs, Nevada. The 17th is equipped with theMQ-9 Reaper.
The 17th conducts intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance operating theMQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft.
Constituted as 17 Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron on 14 Jul 1942. Activated on 23 Jul 1942 withLightning P-38/F-5 reconnaissance aircraft at Colorado Springs AAB, CO. Redesignated as: 17 Photographic Squadron (Light) on 6 Feb 1943; 17 Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron on 13 Nov 1943. Deployed to the South Pacific Area, assigned toThirteenth Air Force. Flew hazardous unarmed reconnaissance missions over enemy-held territory inGuadalcanal; New Guinea; NorthernSolomon Islands;Bismarck Archipelago; Western Pacific;Leyte;Luzon; Southern Philippines; Central Burma and southeast China. Inactivated in the Philippines, 19 April 1946.[1]
Redesignated as 17 Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, Photo-Jet on 1 Apr 1951. Activated on 2 Apr 1951 atShaw AFB,South Carolina. Redesignated as 17 Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron on 1 Oct 1966. Inactivated 1 January 1979. Redesignated as 17 Reconnaissance Squadron on 4 Mar 2002. Activated on 8 March 2002 at Indian Springs AFAF (later,Creech AFB),NV. Redesignated as 17 Attack Squadron on 15 May 2016.[1]
Aactivated atShaw Air Force Base, South Carolina in 1951 as a photo-reconnaissance training squadron. Equipped with several reconnaissance aircraft during the 1950s, deploying toNATO in 1959 with theMcDonnell RF-101C Voodoo. Operated from France until 1966, moving toRAF Upper Heyford, England. Remained in England until 1970, moved to Zweibrucken AB, West Germany and re-equipped withMcDonnell RF-4C Phantom II aircraft. Remained atZweibrücken Air Base until 1 January 1979.[1]
The squadron was activated at what was then known as Indian Springs Air Force Auxiliary Field (nowCreech Air Force Base) on 8 March 2002, flying theMQ-1 Predator. Added the larger and more heavily armedMQ-9 Reaper in 2006.[2]
According to the 2014 documentary filmDrone, since 2002 the squadron had been working for theCentral Intelligence Agency as "customer", carrying outarmed missions in Pakistan.[3]
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