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RQ-4 12th RS Jet Black Super Wide Canvas Print

RQ-4 12th RS Jet Black Super Wide Canvas Print with Floating Black Gallery Frame.

The 12th Reconnaissance Squadron (12th RS) is a United States Air Force squadron, assigned to the 69th Reconnaissance Group at Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota, and operates from Beale Air Force Base, California. The 12th RS originated in World War 1 as the 12th Aero Squadron and earned accolades from General Bill Mitchell as “the war’s best American Air Service observation squadron.”  The WWI Aero Squadron helped artillery commanders zero-in on targets, aided friendly infantry units, surveilled and photographed enemy positions, and dropped propaganda leaflets. The squadron earned seven campaign streamers including Aisne-Marne, Champagne-Marne, Mesuse-Argonne, and St. Mihiel, the four campaigns represented as black iron crosses on the 9th Reconnaissance Wing emblem.

The 12th RS has since proved itself in every major conflict since that time including the recent wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Aircrews of the 12th have flown over 40 different aircraft since its beginnings in 1917, fought in more than 25 major campaigns, operated from over 60 stations, and received more than 20 unit citations. Today, it continues its history of reconnaissance, now equipped with the RQ-4 Global Hawk Unmanned Reconnaissance Vehicle.

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