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MISSION UPDATE
214th Reconnaissance Group
Mission: Provide supe- rior, persistent armed intel- ligence, surveillance and re- connaissance, and incident awareness, and assessment capabilities to support, and defend national, regional and state interests.
Vision: Charting the
course today for tomorrow’s intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, and incident awareness and as- sessment.
Description: The 214th RG, also known as “The Black Sheep,” is composed of two squadrons: the 214th Reconnaissance Squadron and the 214th Operations Support Squadron. The unit employs 188 full- and part-time military personnel and 20 civilian person- nel. The unit currently operates one 24/7/365 RPA or- bit, with the capability to surge additional orbits when tasked.
Slogan: “Our eyes save lives.”
924th Maintenance Squadron
Mission: To maintain aircraft to facilitate the training, edu- cation and mentoring of the world’s finest attack pilots for the Combat Air Forces. To further develop the leaders, wingmen, and warriors at all ranks to meet the challenges of leading our service today, and into our future while continuing to support Total Force Integration.
Vision: Provide maintenance support to A-10 formal train-
ing units and host maintenance squadrons to produce A-10C student training sorties.
Description: Provides superior maintenance to the unit-equipped 28 A-10C air- craft supporting the 47th FS’s formal training unit that conducts training for pilot initial qualification, transition and instructor qualification in the A-10C as well as three test aircraft for the Air National Guard / Air Force Reserve Command Test and Training Center and Air Force Materiel Command’s 40th Flight Test Squadron Operating Location Alpha. The unit is both actively and classically associated with the 355th FW. The unit is authorized full- and part-time maintenance positions and also has 40 active-duty maintainers on the team. The average maintenance experi- ence for personnel assigned to the unit is 10 years. Full-time or air reserve technician maintainers have integrated into the squadrons of the 355th MXG and are currently working in more than 20 Air Force specialty codes. The 924th MXS provides highly qualified and trained maintenance personnel sharing resources (aircraft/tools/vehi- cles, etc.) with its host, the 355th FW.
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