Established in 2003, the 66th Weapons Squadron teaches graduate-level instructor courses that provide training in weapons and tactics employment to officers of the combat air forces and mobility air forces. The 66th WPS focuses on the A-10 Thunderbolt II, and JTAC employment with the climax of the course being the mission employment phase, a two-week staged battle over the Nevada Test and Training Range.

Upon graduation, the new weapons officers return to the field to serve as unit weapons and tactics officers, providing advanced instruction and technical advice to their commanders, operations officers, and personnel.

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Flying the F-15E Strike Eagle, the squadron accomplishes its mission by providing graduate-level instructor academic and flying courses to USAF Combat Air Forces (CAF). The squadron conducts extensive technical off-station training and liaises with CAF units. The 17th emblem, modified from the one adopted in 1917, consists of a Great White Snowy Owl in front of a black triangle with a blue background. Because of its distinctive Owl Patch, the squadron's nickname is the Hooters.

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The 30th Reconnaissance Squadron is part of the 432nd Air Expeditionary Wing at Creech AFB, NV (a small base NW of Las Vegas, NV). It flies the RQ-170 Sentinel, remotely piloted aircraft.

The squadron was originally formed on May 1, 1943 and flew the P-38E Lightning Reconnaissance Aircraft in Europe during WWII. It provided the low-level, detailed imagery used to plan the D-Day invasion and took photographs during the invasion. The squadron also photographed sites in other countries around Europe, including France, Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands.

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