547th Intelligence Squadron

547th Intelligence Squadron
Active	1944–1946, 1969-1975; 1991 – present
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Type	Squadron
Role	Intelligence
Part of	Air Combat Command
Garrison/HQ	Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada
Motto(s)	Hit my Smoke (1969-1975)
Engagements	World War II Asiatic-Pacific Theatre[1]
Decorations	Air Force Outstanding Unit Award (6x) Philippines Presidential Unit Citation[1]
Insignia
547th Intelligence Squadron emblem[2]
547th Intelligence Squadron emblem (approved 14 July 1972)[1]
547th Night Fighter Squadron emblem[3]

The 547th Intelligence Squadron is an active United States Air Force (USAF) unit. It is assigned to the 365th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group, stationed at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. The squadron serves as the USAFs center for adversary tactics analysis; develops intelligence threat training programs; defines potential threats to the US, provides intelligence support to Air Combat Command's test and evaluation programs and live-fly exercises.

The unit was originally formed as the 547th Night Fighter Squadron in 1944. After training, it was deployed to Fifth Air Force and ordered to New Guinea to provide air defense interceptor protection against Japanese night air raids on Army Air Forces airfields. It later served in the Philippines Campaign where in addition to night interceptor missions it also flew day and night interdiction missions against enemy troop movements, bridges and other targets of opportunity. It later served in Okinawa and Occupied Japan and where it was inactivated in 1946.

The squadron was reactivated during the Vietnam War as a training unit of the 1st Special Operations Wing, providing training in unconventional warfare, counter-insurgency, psychological warfare, and civic actions. It began its current mission in 1991 assuming the activities of the 4513th Adversary Threat Training Group.