6091st Reconnaissance Squadron

The 6091st participated in overt and covert reconnaissance throughout East Asia during the Cold War.

The squadron was formed from elements of the Strategic Air Command 91st Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron which remained in Far East Air Force (FEAF) after the unit was reassigned after the 1953 Korean War Armistice.

The activities of this unit during the 1950s and 1960s are still classified, however it is suspected that the unit was the Pacific Air Forces counterpart of the USAFE 7406th Support Squadron which participated in overt and covert reconnaissance throughout Europe during the Cold War.

The squadron's present-day successor unit is the 556th Test and Evaluation Squadron, which performs operational testing for unmanned surveillance aircraft (UAS) at Creech AFB, Nevada.

This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

Martin General Dynamics WB-57F 63-13503. Photo taken when aircraft assigned to 6091st Reconnaissance Squadron, Yokota AB, Japan. Aircraft later transferred to NASA, Still in service as NASA 926.