Locating and identifying foreign military land, naval and airborne ... are assigned to the 55th Wing at Offutt AFB, Neb. The RC-135U aircraft are manned by Air Combat Command crews from the ...

The current RC-135S aircraft trace their lineage to C-135 aircraft originally modified in 1961 and operated in 24-hour alert status out of Shemya AFB, Alaska. In 1994, all RC-135S aircraft and ...

The RC-800 reconnaissance aircraft can reach ... In addition to manned reconnaissance aircraft, the military employs unmanned ...