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Offutt AFB RC-135 343D RS

Offutt AFB RC-135 343D RS poster art.

The 343d Reconnaissance Squadron is part of the 55th Wing at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. The 343d flew combat missions in the European Theater of Operations from, 15 October 1943-21 April 1945. It conducted aerial photography from 1947–1949 and global strategic reconnaissance from 1950-1979. Since 1979 the squadron has provided worldwide strategic reconnaissance support, including operations in Grenada in 1983, Libya in 1986, and Southwest Asia from 1990-1991. The RC-135 is a large reconnaissance aircraft used by the U.S. Air Force to support theater and national level intelligence consumers with near real-time on-scene collection, analysis and dissemination capabilities.