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The 82d Aerial Targets Squadron (82 ATRS) is a United States Air Force (USAF) unit. It is assigned to the 53d Weapons Evaluation Group and stationed at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida. ==Overview== The 82d Aerial Targets Squadron (82 ATRS) is the last USAF unit which flies the F-4 Phantom II, flying the QF-4E,-G, and QRF-4C versions in the role of an aerial target. The 82 ATRS also has a Detachment at Holloman AFB to fly QF-4s in support of DoD testing in the White Sands Missile Range (WSMR) Complex. A secondary mission is the use of man-rated QF-4s in support of the USAF Heritage Flight program at military air shows and other specific commemorative events as authorized by Air Combat Command.〔http://www.airforceheritageflight.org/〕 The squadron also maintains three 120-foot drone recovery vessels and two smaller vessels to recover aerial targets and support range safety, patrol, and salvage operations. Squadron members also operate the Air Force’s only two E-9A Widgets, a military version of the de Havilland Canada DHC-8. In 2013, the squadron commenced acquisition of the first batch of QF-16 aircraft.〔http://www.boeing.com/boeing/Features/2013/09/bds_qf16_09_23_13.page〕 The QF-16 will eventually replace the QF-4 in the Full Scale Aerial Target (FSAT) role. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「82d Aerial Targets Squadron」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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