▁Squadron ▁in ▁October ▁to ▁reflect ▁its ▁mix ▁of ▁aircraft ▁whose ▁mission ▁was ▁all ▁forms ▁of ▁close ▁air ▁support ▁for ▁army ▁ground ▁forces . ▁ ▁Miss ions ▁were ▁flow n ▁for ▁units ▁at ▁Fort ▁B rag g , ▁and ▁at ▁Camp ▁R ucker , ▁Alabama ▁and ▁Camp ▁Van ▁D orn , ▁Mississippi . ▁ ▁Event ually , ▁the ▁squad ron ▁would ▁operate ▁more ▁than ▁a ▁dozen ▁different ▁types ▁of ▁aircraft . ▁ ▁It ▁continued ▁its ▁mission ▁throughout ▁the ▁war , ▁until ▁it ▁was ▁in activ ated ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁ ▁The ▁squad ron ▁was ▁formally ▁dis band ed ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 8 . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁the ▁unit ▁was ▁re cons it uted ▁to ▁permit ▁its ▁cons olid ation ▁with ▁the ▁ 3 0 3 rd ▁T act ical ▁Re con na issance ▁Squadron . ▁ ▁Cold ▁War ▁tact ical ▁reconna issance ▁ ▁The ▁ 3 0 3 d ▁T act ical ▁Re con na issance ▁Squadron ▁was ▁activ ated ▁on ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ 6 6 th ▁T act ical ▁Re con na issance ▁Group ▁at ▁Shaw ▁Air ▁Force ▁Base , ▁South ▁Carolina . ▁ ▁It ▁assumed ▁the ▁personnel ▁and ▁second - line ▁North ▁American ▁R F - 5 1 D ▁Must angs ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 5 th ▁T act ical ▁Re con na issance ▁Squadron , ▁an ▁Oklahoma ▁Air ▁National ▁Guard ▁unit ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁mobil ized