00462724 2-8189-4 UNCLASSIFIED 2437574 10-01-1961 2437665 12-31-1961

WING/7117/TACTICAL

HISTORY K-WG-7117-HI 10991 P0259 588 807 37 2448346 03-30-1991 117 TACTICAL RECONNAISSANCE WING (117 TRW) WAS CALLED TO ACTIVE DUTY DURING PERIOD FROM OCT THROUGH DEC 61. (117 TRW WAS FORMERLY ASSIGNED TO ALABAMA AIR NATIONAL GUARD AT BIRMINGHAM AL MUNICIPAL AIRPORT.) 117 TFW WAS REDESIGNATED AS 7117 TACTICAL WING (7117 TW) AND DEPLOYED FROM CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES TO DREUX AIR BASE, FRANCE AS OF 24 OCT 61. (7117 TW WAS ASSIGNED TO UNITED STATES AIR FORCES IN EUROPE.) LT COL JAMES E. HARDWICK WAS ASSIGNED AS 7117 TW COMMANDER. MISSION OF 7117 TW WAS: TO PREPARE FOR AND CONDUCT VISUAL, PHOTOGRAPHIC, AND ARMED RECONNAISSANCE OPERATIONS AS DIRECTED; TO PROVIDE ADMINISTRATIVE AND LOGISTICAL SUPPORT SERVICES FOR ASSIGNED, ATTACHED, AND TENANT UNITS; AND TO OPERATE AND MAINTAIN DREUX AIR BASE (AND SUCH OTHER STATIONS AND FACILITIES) AS DIRECTED BY HIGHER HEADQUARTERS. NONE SQUADRON/0117/OPERATIONS SQUADRON/0117/ARMAMENT AND ELECTRONICS MAINTENANCE SQUADRON/0117/CIVIL ENGINEERING SQUADRON/0117/RECONNAISSANCE TECHNICAL SQUADRON/0117/SUPPLY SQUADRON/0117/TRANSPORTATION SQUADRON/0117/AIR POLICE SQUADRON/0106/TACTICAL RECONNAISSANCE WING/0117/TACTICAL RECONNAISSANCE INCLUDES SUBORDINATE UNIT AND STAFF AGENCY HISTORICAL DATA RECORDS. ALSO INCLUDES PHOTOGRAPH OF WING COMMANDER (LT COL JAMES E. HARDWICK), AS WELL AS ORGANIZATION CHARTS AND SPECIAL ORDERS.