The
28th Intelligence Squadron, an Air Force Special Operations Command Reserve
unit at Hurlburt Field, Fla., recently reached initial operational capability,
according to an April 30
release.
The milestone comes some two months ahead of schedule, said Maj. Elisabeth
Applegate, the squadron’s assistant director of operations. “I’m proud of the
job they’ve done so far and will continue to do in this critical mission,” said
Lt. Col. Joseph Marcinek, the 28th IS commander, of his airmen. Within the
first year, the squadron increased its manning from zero to 120 percent of
authorized officers and 83 percent of enlisted reaching 89 percent of its total
manning, states the release. At the same time, the squadron also focused on
integrating with is Active Duty associate unit, the 25th Intelligence Squadron.
The squadron is tasked with providing specialized analysis to AFSOC forces and
is host to the “only aircraft maintenance flight within its group, the 655th
Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Group” at Wright-Patterson AFB,
Ohio, states the release. (See also
Air
Force Reserve Outlines Force Structure Changes.)
