| 6th Intelligence Squadron | |
|---|---|
 A member of the 6th Intelligence Squadron at the Osan AB learning center | |
| Active | 1942–1945; 2008–present |
| Country |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Air Force |
| Role | Intelligence |
| Part of | 694th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group |
| Garrison/HQ | Osan Air Base, Korea |
| Motto(s) | The Tiger Never Sleeps |
| Engagements | China-Burma-India Theater |
| Decorations | Air Force Outstanding Unit Award |
| Insignia | |
| 6th Intelligence Sq emblem(approved 1 June 2012)[1] |  |
TheUnited States Air Force's 6th Intelligence Squadron is an intelligence unit located atOsan Air Base, Korea. DuringWorld War II, as the6th Radio Squadron, Mobile, it gathered intelligence for10th Air Force from listening posts in India.
The mission of the6th Intelligence Squadron is to execute 24/7 imagery and analytical operations, as part of the Distributed Ground System-Three (DGS-3), to supportSeventh Air Force during armistice and war.[citation needed]
The squadron was first established in theSignal Corps atHamilton Field shortly after theattack on Pearl Harbor as the140th Signal Radio Intelligence Company. The unit trained in California and was converted to anAir Corps unit in the summer of 1944 as the6th Radio Squadron, Mobile, specializing in intercepting radio transmissions in Japanese.[1]
In September 1944, the squadron shipped to India, arriving the following month. UntilV-J Day, it conducted operations fromBarrackpore, India, remaining in theater through November 1945, when it returned to the United States and was inactivated. It remained inactive until it was disbanded in 1983.[1]
The squadron was reconstituted as the6th Intelligence Squadron and reactivated in 2009 atOsan Air Base, Korea.[1]
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