55th to Host ISR Forum:

Feb. 7, 2007

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The 55th Wing at Offutt AFB, Neb., home to many USAF intelligence-surveillance-reconnaissance assets, plans to hold an inaugural ISR symposium May 22-24 under the theme “Leading the Fight—Airborne ISR in 2025.” The wing already has lined up Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England and Air Force Secretary Michael Wynne as featured speakers.

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