178th Reconnaissance Squadron
Description
The 178th Reconnaissance Squadron (178 RS) is a unit of the North Dakota Air National Guard 119th Wing located at Fargo Air National Guard Base, North Dakota. The 178th is equipped with the MQ-1A Predator. Its role is for UAV Reconnaissance, nicknamed "Happy Hooligans" and has been active since February 1947. Its mission is interdiction and conducting armed reconnaissance aginst critical perishable targets. During World War II it supported the invasion of Normandy by maintaining low aerial cover over the invasion troops.
