|
13 Squadron (other)
13 Squadron or 13th Squadron may refer to: Aviation squadrons * No. 13 Squadron RAAF, a unit of the Australian Royal Air Force * 13th Light Bomber Squadron a World War II unit of the Hellenic Air Force * No. 13 Squadron RAF, a unit of the United Kingdom Royal Air Force * 13th Bomb Squadron, a unit of the United States Air Force * 13th Fighter Squadron, a unit of the United States Air Force * 13th Reconnaissance Squadron, a unit of the United States Air Force * 13th Space Warning Squadron, a unit of the United States Air Force * Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 13, a unit of the United States Marine Corps Ground combat squadrons * 13th Field Squadron, a unit of the Australian Army See also * 13th Army (other) * 13th Division (other) * 13th Brigade (other) * 13th Regiment (other) * 13th Group (other) 13th Group may refer to: * 13th Carrier Air Group, a unit of the United Kingdom Royal Navy * 13th Air Expeditionary Group, a unit o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
13th Light Bomber Squadron
The 13th Light Bomber Squadron ( el, 13 Μοίρα Ελαφρού Βομβαρδισμού, 13 ΜΕΒ), was one of the three World War II aircraft squadrons in service with the Royal Hellenic Air Force, exiled in the Middle East, that fought under the auspices of the British Royal Air Force. It was the first Greek military unit founded after the German invasion and conquest of Greece in April–May 1941. Background After the failed Italian attack against Greece (October 28 – November 13, 1940), the Greek forces counterattacked and penetrated deep into Italian held Albanian territory. However, with the German intervention in April 1941, Greece capitulated. By April 15, 1941, the Royal Hellenic Air Force was virtually eliminated by the numerically and technically superior German ''Luftwaffe''. Part of the Greek air force personnel managed to escape to Egypt together with five Avro Anson aircraft. These aircraft formed the 13th Light Bomber Squadron during the summer of 1941, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
13th Bomb Squadron
The 13th Bomb Squadron is a squadron of the United States Air Force. It is assigned to the 509th Operations Group, Air Force Global Strike Command, stationed at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. The squadron is equipped with the Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber. The 13th is one of the oldest units in the United States Air Force, first being organized as the 13th Aero Squadron' on 14 June 1917 at Camp Kelly (later Kelly Field), Texas. The squadron deployed to France and fought on the Western Front during World War I as a pursuit squadron. The unit was demobilized after the war in 1919.Gorrell, Series E, Volume 2, On 16 October 1936, the squadron was consolidated with the 104th Aero Squadron, another AEF combat squadron on the Western Front, which was organized on 25 August 1917.Gorrell, Series E, Volume 17, Reorganized in 1921 as part of the permanent United States Army Air Service, the squadron became part of Fifth Air Force in the Pacific Theater of Opera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
13th Fighter Squadron
The 13th Fighter Squadron is a fighter squadron of the United States Air Force. The squadron flies the General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon and is part of the 35th Fighter Wing at Misawa Air Base, Japan. The squadron traces its heritage back to the 1942 activation of the 313th Bombardment Squadron. The squadron served in the continental United States as a training unit until its 1943 disbanding. The squadron was reactivated in 1966 as the 13th Tactical Fighter Squadron, fighting in the Vietnam War. The squadron flew Wild Weasel anti- SAM missions with the Republic F-105 Thunderchief and McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II, operating out of Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base. The squadron moved to Udorn Royal Thai Air Force Base in October 1967, flying F-4s in combat air patrols against North Vietnamese MiGs and ground strike missions. The squadron was inactivated with the end of the war in 1975. The squadron was reactivated in 1976 a training squadron at MacDill Air Force Base, F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
13th Reconnaissance Squadron
The 13th Reconnaissance Squadron is part of the 926th Wing at Beale Air Force Base, California. It operates RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft conducting reconnaissance and surveillance missions. Mission The squadron provides theater commanders with near-real-time intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and target acquisition data. History World War II The 13th flew combat in the European Theater of Operations from 28 March 1943 – 26 April 1945. Airlift In 1952, it converted to a troop carrier mission and provided intra-theater airlift for high-ranking USAFE military and civilian officials and small mission-essential equipment from, 1987–1993. In 1987, it was renamed the 13th Military Airlift Squadron. The squadron moved without personnel and equipment to McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, on 1 October 1993 and absorbed personnel and equipment of the 30th Airlift Squadron and was renamed the 13th Airlift Squadron. Equipped with C-141, the squadron took on a new wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
13th Space Warning Squadron
The 13th Space Warning Squadron (13SWS) is a missile warning unit assigned to the United States Space Force and located at Clear Space Force Station 5 miles (8 km) south of Anderson, Alaska Mission The primary mission of the 13th SWS is to provide early warning of intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) and submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs) launches to the Missile Warning Center at North American Aerospace Defense Command. The secondary mission of the 13SWS is to provide space surveillance data on orbiting objects to the Space Control Center also located in the Cheyenne Mountain Complex. History The 13th SWS is controlled by the Missile Warning Center, part of the NORAD, and by the Space Control Center, part of United States Strategic Command. Both agencies are located at the Cheyenne Mountain Operations Center in Colorado. Clear accomplishes these missions using the Solid State Phased Array Radar System (SSPARS) radar. Clear's radar was originally located a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 13
Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 13 (MALS-13) is an aviation logistics support unit of the United States Marine Corps. Known as the "Black Widows", it is currently based at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, as part of Marine Aircraft Group 13 and the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing. Mission statement Provide aviation ordnance, maintenance and logistics support, guidance and direction to Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) squadrons; as well as logistics support for navy funded equipment in the supporting Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS), Marine Air Control Squadron and Marine Aircraft Wing/mobile calibration complex. Squadron organization * Aviation logistics Information Maintenance Support Department (ALIMSD) * Headquarters * Aviation Supply department * Aircraft Maintenance department * Avionics division * Aviation Ordnance Department History Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 13 was activated on 1 March 1942 at San Diego, California as Headquarters and Service Squadron 13. The squadron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
13th Engineer Regiment (Australia)
13th Engineer Regiment (13ER) is a Army Reserve unit of the Royal Australian Engineers of the Australian Army. The regiment provides the combat engineering capability of the Western Australia based reserve 13th Brigade. The regiment often supports the Royal Western Australia Regiment. History The regiment was formed on 1 July 2022 from the 13th Field Squadron. 13th Field Squadron tracing its origins to the 7th Field Company formed in 1907. In 1909 it was renamed the 4th Field Company and changed again to the 6th Field Company in 1910, and finally the 13th Field Company on 1 July 1912. The unit's first major operation was constructing a suspension bridge over the Helena River at Guildford in Western Australia. The Company was not deployed during the First World War, although 100 of its personnel were attached to the First Australian Imperial Force and served at Gallipoli with the 2nd Field Company and in Palestine and France with the 6th Field Company. In the Second World War t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
13th Army (other) , Soviet Union
{{mil-unit-dis ...
Thirteenth Army or 13th Army may refer to: *Thirteenth Army (Japan) *Japanese Thirteenth Area Army *13th Army (Russian Empire), unit in World War I *13th Army (RSFSR), a unit in the Russian Civil War *13th Army (Soviet Union) *13th Air Army The 76th Air Army was a unit of the Soviet Air Forces from 1949–1980, and again from 1988–98. As the 13th Air Army, it was originally formed on 25 November 1942 and based on air units of the Leningrad Front. 13th Air Army's initial components ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
13th Division (other)
In military terms, 13th Division or 13th Infantry Division may refer to: Infantry divisions * 13th Division (People's Republic of China) * 13th Division (German Empire) * 13th Reserve Division (German Empire) * 13th Waffen Mountain Division of the SS Handschar (1st Croatian), a German unit in WWII * 13th Panzergrenadier Division (Bundeswehr), Germany * 13th Infantry Division (Greece) * 13th Infantry Division "Re", a unit of the Royal Italian Army * 13th Division (Imperial Japanese Army) * 13th Division (North Korea) * 13th Infantry Division (Poland) * 13th Guards Rifle Division, Soviet Union * 13th Rifle Division (Soviet Union), Soviet Union * 13th Division (Syrian rebel group) * 13th (Western) Division, United Kingdom * 13th Division (United States) * 13th Division (Syrian rebel group) Airborne divisions * 13th Guards Airborne Division, Soviet Union * 13th Airborne Division (United States) Armoured divisions *13th Armored Division (United States) *13th Tank Division (People's Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
13th Brigade (other)
13th Brigade or 13th Infantry Brigade may refer to: Infantry units * 13th Demi-Brigade of Foreign Legion, France * 13th Indian Infantry Brigade, a unit of the British Indian Army in WWII * 13th Infantry Brigade (Hungary) *13th Light Brigade (Netherlands) *XIII International Brigade, Spain * 13th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom) * 13th Infantry Brigade (United States) Cavalry units * 13th Cavalry Brigade (British Indian Army), a unit of the British Indian Army in WWI, distinct from the one below * 13th Indian Cavalry Brigade, a unit of the British Indian Army in WWI Other units * 13th Brigade (Australia) * 13th Brigade (Japan) * 13th Light Tank Brigade, Soviet Union * XIII Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery, United Kingdom * 13th Mounted Brigade The 4th Mounted Division was a short-lived Yeomanry Division of the British Army active during World War I. It was formed on 20 March 1916, converted to 2nd Cyclist Division in July 1916 and broken up on 16 November 1916. It remaine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
13th Regiment (other)
13th Regiment or 13th Infantry Regiment may refer to: * 13th Parachute Dragoon Regiment, a unit of the French Special Forces * Somerset Light Infantry (13th Regiment of Foot), a unit of the British Army * 13th Infantry Regiment (Greece) * 13th Infantry Regiment (Philippine Army), a unit of the Philippine Army * 13th Cavalry Regiment (United States), a unit of the United States Army * 13th Infantry Regiment (United States), a unit of the United States Army * 13th Infantry Regiment (Imperial Japanese Army), a unit of the Imperial Japanese Army ; American Revolutionary War regiments : * 13th Continental Regiment * 13th Massachusetts Regiment * 13th Pennsylvania Regiment * 13th Virginia Regiment ; American Civil War regiments : ;; Union (Northern) Army * 13th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment * 13th Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment * 13th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment * 13th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry * 13th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment * 13th R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
13th Group (other)
13th Group may refer to: * 13th Carrier Air Group, a unit of the United Kingdom Royal Navy * 13th Air Expeditionary Group, a unit of the United States Air Force * 13th Bombardment Group, a unit of the United States Air Force See also * 13th Army (other) * XIII Corps (other) * 13th Division (other) * 13th Brigade (other) * 13th Regiment (other) 13th Regiment or 13th Infantry Regiment may refer to: * 13th Parachute Dragoon Regiment, a unit of the French Special Forces * Somerset Light Infantry (13th Regiment of Foot), a unit of the British Army * 13th Infantry Regiment (Greece) * 13th Inf ... * 13th Battalion (other) * 13 Squadron (other) {{mil-unit-dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
