319th Reconnaissance Wing
| 319th Reconnaissance Wing | |
|---|---|
An RQ-4 Global Hawk being towed across the flight line on Grand Forks Air Force Base in 2020 | |
| Active |
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| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Air Force |
| Type | Operational wing |
| Role | Intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance |
| Size | 2,200 personnel |
| Part of | Air Combat Command (Sixteenth Air Force) |
| Headquarters | Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota |
| Nicknames |
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| Motto | Defensores libertatis (Latin for 'Defenders of freedom') |
| Decorations | |
| Website | Official website |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Colonel Alfred J. Rosales |
| Insignia | |
| 319th Reconnaissance Wing emblem | |
| Tail code | GF |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Electronic warfare | E-11A Battlefield Airborne Communications Node |
| Reconnaissance | RQ-4 Global Hawk |
The 319th Reconnaissance Wing is a United States Air Force unit assigned to the Air Combat Command. It is stationed at Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota. The wing is the host unit at Grand Forks.
The wing operates the E-11A Battlefield Airborne Communications Node and the E/RQ-4B Global Hawk remotely piloted aircraft, delivering surveillance and reconnaissance to combatant commands. The wing comprises two groups and nine squadrons operating globally. Additionally, the 319th supports the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) Office of Air and Marine–North Dakota Air Branch and its National Air Security Operations Center that operate MQ-9 Reapers out of Grand Forks.