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13th Reconnaissance Squadron to be deactivated at Beale

BEALE AIR FORCE BASE — When the Air Force Reserve Command announced the deactivation of the 13th Reconnaissance Squadron, Jan. 25, no one at the reserve unit on Beale Air Force Base, Calif., was shocked, but they were surprised. The future of the RQ-4 Global Hawk Block 30 has been a topic of congressional debate since the Presidential Budget, released last February, first proposed cutting the program as early as Oct. 1, 2012. The 13 RS flies and maintains the RQ-4 Block 30 alongside its active duty counterpart, the 9th Reconnaissance Wing, at Beale. The reserve squadron augments the 24/7 …

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