 | This article's lead section may be too short to adequately summarize the key points. (November 2017) |
| 319th Reconnaissance Wing | |
|---|---|
 The first RQ-4 Global Hawk arrives at Grand Forks AFB, 2011. | |
| Active | 1949; 1949–1951; 1955–1957; 1963–present |
| Country | United States |
| Branch |  United States Air Force |
| Role | Reconnaissance |
| Size | 2,600 |
| Part of | Air Combat Command |
| Garrison/HQ | Grand Forks Air Force Base |
| Nickname(s) | Warriors of the North |
| Motto(s) | Defensores Libertatis Latin Defenders of Freedom |
| Decorations | Distinguished Unit Citation Air Force Outstanding Unit Award French Croix de Guerre with Palm |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Colonel Timothy A. Monroe |
| Notable commanders | Joseph R. Holzapple |
| Insignia | |
| 319th Air Base Wing Emblem Approved 6 January 1964[1] |  |
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 AFB.[2]
- ^ Ravenstein, Combat Wings, pp. 169–170
- ^ "SIXTEENTH AIR FORCE AIR FORCES CYBER". Retrieved 26 March 2020.