List of USAF Reconnaissance wings assigned to Strategic Air Command This is a list of United States Air Force Reconnaissance and Strategic Reconnaissance Wings assigned to Strategic Air Command ( SAC ) . SAC operated from 1946 to 1992 . 5th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing . See 5th Bomb Wing 6th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing . See 6th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing 26th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing “ Knowledge is Power ” . See 26th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing Activated in May 1952 , but unmanned until Jan . 1953 . Maintained proficiency in strategic reconnaissance , Jan . 1953 - Apr . 1958 , and in aerial refueling , May 1952 - Apr . 1955 and Aug . 1956 - Apr . 1958 . Not operational 15 April . - 1 July . 1958 . 28th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing . See 28th Bomb Wing Performed global strategic reconnaissance , 1954 – 1955 , with bombardment as a secondary mission , 1954 – 1955 . Trained primarily as a bombardment wing from 1955 , but retained a reconnaissance capability to Sept . 1956 . 55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing . Provided precise Shoran and Hiran mapping and photographic reconnaissance , 1948 - 1949 . Performed strategic reconnaissance , charting photography , precise electronic geodetic mapping , and electronic reconnaissance , 1950 - 1954 . When mapping and charting functions transferred on I May 1954 , wing assumed mission of global strategic reconnaissance , including electronic reconnaissance , weather reconnaissance ( to Jun . 1963 ) , and photographic reconnaissance ( to May 1964 ) . Deployed at Ben Guerir Air Base , French Morocco , May - Aug . 1955 . Responsible for an Atlas missile complex , Aug . 1964 - Mar . 1965 . Became responsible for SAC ' s airborne command post and post - attack command and control operations , Aug . 1966 . In addition , flew SAC logistic support missions after Sept . 1971 . Conducted K / E / RC - 135 pilot training as required . Became responsible for the National Emergency Airborne Command Post E - 4 aircraft fleet in 1975 . Began Airborne Launch Control operations in 1978 using EC - 135Cs as flying launch / control platforms for Minuteman , and later , Peacekeeper strategic missile systems . Awarded the P . T . Cullen award five times since 1971 for its contributions to photo and signal intelligence collection . Operated from bases in the U . S . , Mediterranean , Europe , and the Pacific . Provided reconnaissance for contingencies in Grenada , 1983 ; Libya , 1986 ; and Southwest Asia , 1990 - 1991 . Ended nearly twenty - five years of continuous Airborne Command Post operations in 1990 , assumed a modified alert posture , and continued worldwide reconnaissance . 68th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing . Received initial cadre of 16 people from 44th Bombardment Wing in Oct . 1951 . Began operational training as a reconnaissance wing using borrowed B - 29s in Oct . 1951 . 70th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing . Deployed at Lockbourne AFB , Ohio , 24 January - 19 October . 1955 , while permanent base underwent construction . Few wing components manned until move to Little Rock AFB , AR . Flew strategic reconnaissance to meet SAC ' s global commitments , Oct . 1955 - 1962 , but on a reduced scale after Feb . 1958 . Assumed an air refueling mission in 1955 . Deployed at Sidi Slimane AB , Morocco , 26 October . - 17 December . 1956 . From Jun . 1958 to Sept . 1961 , provided B / RB - 47 combat crew training for other SAC units , while continuing RB - 47 and KC - 97 operations . The refueling squadron transferred in Aug . 1961 and the final RB - 47 class graduated in Oct . 1961 . 71st Strategic Reconnaissance Wing , Fighter . Activated in Jan . 1955 to perform strategic reconnaissance and test a technique for launching small RBF - 84 aircraft from GRB - 36 bombers , to extend the range of photographic reconnaissance and fighter escort . Tests ended in 1956 , but wing continued strategic reconnaissance until inactivated in 1957 . Activated on paper on 16 June . 1952 , but not operational until it absorbed the residual resources of the 55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing in Oct . 1952 . Conducted global strategic reconnaissance , Mar . 1953 - 1955 , gradually shifting to a bombardment - training mission beginning in 1954 . Added refueling to its global mission in 1958 . Inactivated on 30 June . 1971 . 91st Strategic Reconnaissance Wing . Performed global strategic reconnaissance , 1948 – 1957 , with emphasis on aerial photography and mapping , 1948 – 1950 ; added aerial refueling mission , 1950 - 1957 . Wing headquarters integrated with headquarters of 301st Bombardment Wing , 1 April 1950 – 9 February 1951 , although each wing continued tactical operations independently . Tactical components occasionally detached for periods up to three months for duty with other USAF establishments . More frequently , wing maintained operational detachments of aircraft and crews drawn from several n components to provide reconnaissance support in overseas areas . Such detachments were maintained in England , 19 January 1951 – 20 March 1952 , 18 March 1952 – 11 May 1952 , 21 October 1952 – 12 December 1952 and 8 April 1954 – 9 May 1954 ; in Japan , 23 March 1951 – 30 November 1953 ; in north Africa , 3 August - 4 November 1956 ; in Newfoundland , 3 August - 2 November 1956 ; and in Greenland , 1 October - 8 November 1957 . Won the SAC reconnaissance , photographic , and navigation competition and the P . T . Cullen Award in 1955 and 1956 . From Aug to Nov 1956 most of the wing deployed overseas in detachments not under operational control of the small establishment remaining in the United States . Inactivated in Nov 1957 . 99th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing “ Sight with Might ” . See 99th Air Base Wing 111th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing ( Pennsylvania Air National Guard ) . See 111th Fighter Wing 311th Reconnaissance Wing . See 311th Air Division