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Who We Are By-Laws | At Work Photos | At Play Photos | Scenic Japan Photos After distinguished combat service in the Korean
War, the 67* Tactical Reconnaissance Wing moved to Yokota in July 1957
and was inactivated December 1960. The Recce Tech Squadron absorbed the
cartographic personnel and functions of the deactivated 548th RTS at
Showa AS and remained active to monitor the Korean DMZ and peripheral
reconnaissance of Communist Asia as well as other intelligence imagery
tasks. hi December 1960, war in Southeast Asia launched the 67th towards
greatness. As the only functioning Recce Tech west of California,
tasking and incoming imagery multiplied and so did innovation to help
the steadily declining manning accomplish the growing workload on a
timely basis. The importance of the 67th was shown by an operating
budget of $3 million and assets worth over $4.5 million/ including
several "one of a kind" machines in the Photo Lab. It was also one of
the first Air Force intelligence units to experiment with data
automation, developing: an Integrated Data Base that became the Pacific
standard; a man/machine readable PI reporting format that was used
Worldwide; a Route Search system to aid PIs to wade through increasing
volumes of information; and a system to allow PIs on-line access to
intelligence and reporting tools. On one occasion, with three
back-to-back high priority missions, the Photo Lab processed 4,200 feet
of Original Negative and distributed 83,500 feet of Duplicate Positive
in 17 hours. Using that imagery, 24 PIs had an Initial Report out in
three hours, satisfying national requirements, and eventually wrote 34
reports from ONE mission with 7,000 targets researched, completely
updating data on a denied nation. SmogCount, regular CNAF missions,
Sharpcut, Tired Girl and Tassel Girl, Church Door, Giant Dragon, Bumpy
Action, Commando Clinch, Look and Clasp, Food Fair and Wild Rice, Black
Shield and Giant Scale, we handled them all, and, for a decade, were the
ONLY RTS trusted with initial work on some of these missions. With three
Outstanding Unit Awards, the 67th was consistently cited for
"outstanding achievement excelling in the production of photographic,
intelligence and computer products materially contributing to the
support of combat operations in SEA and the satisfaction of national and
theater intelligence requirements."With such fantastic reputation
for success, innovation and timely response to every challenge, it is
clear why the 67* of those years was widely recognized in Washington,
D.C, Southeast Asia, Hawaii and Korea, and in many of our memories, as
the BEST OF ITS KIND! COMMANDERS: |
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