The group provides flight line maintenance, shop maintenance and quality assurance in support of U-2 high altitude reconnaissance aircraft, T-38 companion trainers and Global Hawk Unmanned Air Vehicles.

: The 55th Maintenance Operations Squadron provides centralized direction of all maintenance staff functions providing support to world-wide aircraft reconnaissance missions.

During its third development firing, MdCN met all its test requirements perfectly including the validation of the terminal autonomously guided phase with IR target scenario reconnaissance, which provides the weapon with its exceptionally high precision.

Under ACC, Eighth Air Force provides command and control, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance ( C2ISR ); long-range attack ; and information operations forces to Air Force components and warfighting commands.

However, they have a major advantage over their foes in the government-their relationship with the space station provides them with superior navigational abilities ; following the fall of scientific society, the United States Air Force ( USAF ) no longer enjoys access to satellite reconnaissance.

It maintains a subunit, the Chief, Aerial Reconnaissance Coordination, All Hurricanes ( CARCAH ), at the NHC as a point-of-contact and provides the staff and equipment to coordinate weather reconnaissance missions between the 53d, the Department of Commerce's Hurricane Hunters, and the NHC.

The 147th Reconnaissance Wing, headquartered in Houston on the Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base, provides a worldwide deployable reconnaissance capability in the battlefield tactical reconnaissance mission.

It augments the Joint CBRN Regiment and provides CBRN reconnaissance capability to the British Army's formation reconnaissance regiments ( the Household Cavalry, Light Dragoons, Queen's Royal Lancers, 9th / 12th Royal Lancers and Queen's Dragoon Guards ).

On mobilisation, it provides squadrons to reinforce the regular formation reconnaissance regiments.

Sniper ATP provides high-resolution imagery highly sought after for the non-traditional intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance mission.

It currently serves in the armoured Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition, Reconnaissance ( ISTAR ) role ; the regiment provides two armoured reconnaissance squadrons assigned to each of the army's two mechanized brigades, while an STA artillery unit, an electronic warfare unit, Human Intelligence ( HUMINT ) unit and imagery intelligence unit all formed into a single battalion attached to the Combat Support Brigade.

This Squadron provides the command, logistics and reconnaissance support for the Regiment or Battle group, both in barracks and when deployed.

Along with the Networked Imagery Exploitation System ( NIES ), the system provides high resolution tactical reconnaissance imagery, has been used in Operation Telic and currently provides reconnaissance capability to British forces in Afghanistan.

The C4I / C2W Department N6 provides graduate-level command, control, communication, battle management, and electronic reconnaissance training to E-2 Hawkeye and EP-3 Aries aircrew, joint and combined personnel.

Stuart was a cavalry commander known for his mastery of reconnaissance and the use of cavalry in support of offensive operations.

However, when Gen. Robert E. Lee became commander of the Army of Northern Virginia, he requested that Stuart perform reconnaissance to determine whether the right flank of the Union army was vulnerable.

Gen. Maxwell Taylor ( future commander of the 101st ), being sent on a personal reconnaissance mission to Rome to assess the prospects of success.

When the MQ-1 is not actively pursuing its primary mission, it acts as the Joint Forces Air Component Commander-owned theater asset for reconnaissance, surveillance and target acquisition in support of the Joint Forces commander.

The commander organizes the reconnaissance platoon based on: 1 ) mission, 2 ) enemy, 3 ) terrain, 4 ) troops and support available, ( 5 ) time available, ( 6 ) and civil considerations.

This methodology focuses mainly prior to moving forces into or near a specified area ; the military commander may utilize his reconnaissance assets to conduct an area reconnaissance to avoid being surprised by unsuitable terrain conditions, or most importantly, unexpected enemy forces.

Within an Area of operation ( AO ), area reconnaissance can focus the reconnaissance on the specific area that is critical to the commander.

The commander analyzes the mission to determine whether the platoon will conduct these types of reconnaissance separately or in conjunction with each other.

In many cases, the commander may act upon a force-oriented route reconnaissance by which the enemy could influence movement along that route.

Terrain-oriented route reconnaissance allows the commander to obtain information and capabilities about the adjacent terrain for maneuvering his forces, to include, any obstacles ( minefields, barriers, steep ravines, marshy areas, or chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear contamination ) that may obstruct vehicle movement — on routes to, and in, his assigned area of operations.

Colonel John Sadler, SOG's commander, replied in the affirmative, even though none of his cross-border reconnaissance teams had ever operated so deep in Laos.

In the early battles of the campaign, Sheridan's cavalry was relegated by army commander Maj. Gen. George G. Meade to its traditional role — screening, reconnaissance, and guarding trains and rear areas — much to Sheridan's frustration.

The commander seeks to penetrate the fog of war through significant use of reconnaissance assets and a comprehensive Joint Operational Picture.

The brigade's commander, Brigadier Dunphie, making forward reconnaissance, decided to intervene.

The former being reconnaissance and survey, guns, command posts, logistic and equipment support elements, the latter being the battery commander and observation teams that deploy with the supported arm.

At Contreras, he conducted a nighttime reconnaissance with engineer Captain Robert E. Lee, his future commander.

Kress von Kressenstein, commander of the Ottoman First Expeditionary Force, was aware of the British concentration from aerial reconnaissance by the 300th Flight Detachment in the second half of March.

Because it was a reconnaissance vehicle, built for speed, and not direct combat, its hull and turret were designed for only two crewmen ; leaving the tankette commander to load and fire the main gun.

* Submarine Seahawk 1958 — US Action-Drama directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet depicting US submarine commander with reconnaissance mission to locate fleet of Imperial Japanese Navy fighting ships ; AKA Submarine X-2

Lieutenant Bickerdike and a signaller and Sergeant Ian McKay and a number of other men in No. 4 Platoon were attempting to perform reconnaissance on the Marine positions ; in doing so, the platoon commander and signaller were wounded.

* November 2 – After aerial reconnaissance reveals the destruction of the Egyptian Air Force, the British invasion force commander, General Sir Charles Keightley, orders British and French aircraft to begin a wide-ranging interdiction campaign against Egypts military bases, infrastructure, and economy.

Re-formed at Brooklands on 1 April 1915 under the command of Major Hugh Dowding ( later commander of RAF Fighter Command during the Battle of Britain ) as a reconnaissance squadron, No. 9 returned to France in December 1915, flying Royal Aircraft Factory B. E. 2s.

Research and development expenditures connected with the reconnaissance satellite SAMOS and the future development of ballistic missile defense systems such as Nike-Zeus are expected to increase substantially.

There are three squadrons operating the A-1, one of them equipped with the RA-1 variant having a reconnaissance function as its primary role, but retaining all attack capabilities of the A-1.

The RA-1s are equipped with RAFAEL's RecceLite reconnaissance system.

Early German successes enjoyed air superiority with unencumbered movement of ground forces, close air support, and aerial reconnaissance.

The first KH-11 KENNAN reconnaissance satellite equipped with charge-coupled device array ( pixels ) technology for imaging was launched in December 1976.

These include scouting, skirmishing with enemy reconnaissance elements to deny them knowledge of own disposition of troops, forward security, offensive reconnaissance by combat, defensive screening of friendly forces during retrograde movement, retreat, restoration of command and control, deception, battle handover and passage of lines, relief in place, linkup, breakout operations, and raiding.

The modern Irish Defence Force ( IDF ) includes a " Cavalry Corps " equipped with Panhard armoured cars and Scorpion tracked combat reconnaissance vehicles.

At the end of September, Navy reconnaissance aircraft photographed the Soviet ship Kasimov with large crates on its deck the size and shape of Il-28 light bombers.

Almagro's own reconnaissance of the land and the bad news of Gómez de Alvarado's encounter with the fierce Mapuches, along with the bitter cold winter that settled ferociously upon them, only served to confirm that everything had failed.

These Light Dragoons were trained in reconnaissance, skirmishing and other work requiring endurance in accordance with contemporary standards of light cavalry performance.

Egypt is one of the few countries in the Middle East, and the only Arab state, with a reconnaissance satellite and has launched another one in 2007.

The small directorate of Naval Intelligence ( while the headquarters and personnel, facilities, and directions were coordinated by West ) had vital role in directing special and reconnaissance missions, and intelligence gathering, also was charged with taking reasonable actions to slow down the Indian threat.

" Throughout the conflict, fighters performed their conventional role in establishing air superiority through combat with other fighters and through bomber interception, and many fighters were also pressed into service in additional roles such as tactical air support and reconnaissance.

Italian XX Corps was to follow the Afrika Korps and deal with the Qattara box while the Italian Littorio Armoured Division and German reconnaissance units would protect the right flank.

On, a Greek Farman MF. 7, piloted by Lt. Moutousis and with Ensign Moraitinis as an observer, carried out an aerial reconnaissance of the Ottoman fleet in its anchorage at Nagara, and launched four bombs on the anchored ships.

The army's organisation consists of two armoured brigades, four infantry brigades, one engineer brigade, one armoured reconnaissance battalion ( 76th ), three artillery battalions, three engineer battalions, one independent air cavalry battalion with 35 armed helicopters ( Embakasi ), five infantry battalions, one parachute battalion and one ranger battalion for low-intensity warfare.

On August 16, 1849 the US Army began an expedition into the heart of Navajo country on an organized reconnaissance to impress the Navajo with the might of the U. S. military.

Finally in 1911, trials with aircraft began and in 1912 Tirpitz agreed to purchase the first dirigible for naval reconnaissance at a cost of 850, 000 GM.

Luxembourg's participation in various UN, EU and NATO missions is drawn from Compagnie D. As a rifle company, it mirrors Compagnie A in organisation, with a command element and three reconnaissance platoons.

* Dingo 2 PRV ( protected reconnaissance vehicle ): 45 armed with a. 50 M2 Browning machine gun in a Protector remote weapon system, and fitted with Thales observation system

The Army is 15, 000 strong, according to the IISS, with six military regions, two camel corps battalions, one battalion of T-54 / 55 battle tanks, one armoured reconnaissance squadron, eight garrison infantry battalions, seven motorised infantry battalions, one commando / para battalion, 3 artillery battalions, 4 air defence batteries, one engineer company, and one guard battalion.

The latter died in 1672, drowned with five other colonists during a reconnaissance expedition.