<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[TwelfthRecon.com]]></title><description><![CDATA[100 years and still serving. Learn more about the history of one of the oldest active duty squadrons in the U.S. Air Force]]></description><link>https://www.twelfthrecon.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 08:35:28 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.twelfthrecon.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Lt. Harwell, a photo and a new friend...]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the great joys of the TwelfthRecon Project is all the great people we get to meet and work with. They come from all over the...]]></description><link>https://www.twelfthrecon.com/post/lt-harwell-a-photo-and-a-new-friend</link><guid isPermaLink="false">601cae8b3befc20018b0abf5</guid><category><![CDATA[World War One Aviation]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 06 Feb 2021 03:53:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/af693b_9e0583d2a7c64139a971ff029e706367~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Daniel Pool</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Content Update]]></title><description><![CDATA[It has been some time since I've been able to develop website content. For this I apologize. Let's just say, like so many others, 2020 was a]]></description><link>https://www.twelfthrecon.com/post/content-update</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5ffd16c4db8393001734648b</guid><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2021 03:52:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/af693b_1cf1579b324b44349c129b0c0e5aca10~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Daniel Pool</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quick Update: New Content!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello all. We've just added the Corporal Irving J. Graham Collection to the website! Mr. James Gunnis contacted us after reading my...]]></description><link>https://www.twelfthrecon.com/post/quick-update-new-content</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e2d4b45df5ebf00178601e3</guid><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jan 2020 08:29:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/af693b_6b532bd7a4bc44b48fa8d1c319d56175~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_969,h_610,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Daniel Pool</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Veteran's Day]]></title><description><![CDATA[On this very day, Germany signed the armistice ending World War One. Hardly two weeks prior, Lt. Robert L. Davidson, reconnaissance pilot..]]></description><link>https://www.twelfthrecon.com/post/veterans-day</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5dc87b5e71dd450017985d6c</guid><category><![CDATA[World War One Aviation]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 11 Nov 2019 13:30:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/af693b_fba047659d404af29eafda0b2e21a4af~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_269,h_270,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Daniel Pool</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Members Area Update!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here we go. You've heard us talk about how there's lots going on behind the scenes. Most we've been public about but there is one item...]]></description><link>https://www.twelfthrecon.com/post/members-area-update</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5d805c1bd3996b0018861471</guid><pubDate>Tue, 17 Sep 2019 04:17:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/af693b_e24d33aadd6b49a38b7436500e6a947f~mv2_d_2438_1652_s_2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Daniel Pool</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Not so typical combat mission, or how "Goosey" got his name.]]></title><description><![CDATA[They had just been cleared to turn inbound by "Big Brother" and were climbing to start their bomb/camera run and immediately started picking]]></description><link>https://www.twelfthrecon.com/post/not-so-typical-combat-mission-or-how-goosey-got-his-name</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5d3dae6c1289a9001632a50a</guid><pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2019 04:36:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/af693b_362e82a8ecf7474facce3f89afbda480~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_750,h_506,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Daniel Pool</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Over Vladivostok]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the "Nose" Navigator/Bombardier on a RB-26 Combat Crew, flying combat missions over North Korea, our 1PM daily briefing was always intere]]></description><link>https://www.twelfthrecon.com/post/over-vladivostok</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5d3daa53531354001661c620</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Aug 2019 02:37:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/af693b_734d6c61bf024a99b8eed60f55147370~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Daniel Pool</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[We Were Bait]]></title><description><![CDATA[Our mission was to "loiter" just south of the assigned target areas and as soon as the last B-29 had made his releases, wait for bomb impact]]></description><link>https://www.twelfthrecon.com/post/we-were-bait</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5d3d57a4777f87028cf82069</guid><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jul 2019 08:27:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/af693b_5be2a312fd2149c78f437a0e2ace4f8c~mv2_d_1760_1216_s_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Daniel Pool</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[News: Looking ahead]]></title><description><![CDATA[Things may appear quiet at TwelfthRecon.com but rest easy knowing there's quite a lot more going on behind the scenes. During the last sever]]></description><link>https://www.twelfthrecon.com/post/news-looking-ahead</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5d352e64898231010c7b334e</guid><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jul 2019 05:12:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/af693b_fba047659d404af29eafda0b2e21a4af~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_269,h_270,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Double Jeopardy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shrapnel from well-placed enemy flak rounds ripped through Nicklas’ Mustang. He prepared to bail out now for the second time in five days.]]></description><link>https://www.twelfthrecon.com/post/double-jeopardy</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5ce20d4a2566b101f8ebcb01</guid><category><![CDATA[World War II]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2019 04:11:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/af693b_9cc2c522bf8c4a20807a01219c13116d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_823,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Daniel Pool</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[“You want cigarette?”]]></title><description><![CDATA[by Scott Wickham Editor's Note: Mr. Scott Wickham is the son of Capt Harold R. Wickham, WWII and Korean War Veteran. Capt Wickham served...]]></description><link>https://www.twelfthrecon.com/post/you-want-cigarette</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c74a9f42838ee001c8f9c78</guid><pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2019 23:14:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/af693b_036d03cbaf2c4a67926a0631d3b69b16~mv2_d_2000_1413_s_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Daniel Pool</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Content Galore!]]></title><description><![CDATA[New World War I Content The new World War I exhibit is now public (see screenshots below)! 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This year we’ve completed the first draft transcribing the Kennedy Letters from...]]></description><link>https://www.twelfthrecon.com/post/what-a-year</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c1fcb9342de80001a7aa03b</guid><pubDate>Sun, 23 Dec 2018 18:03:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/af693b_3f87f489fd594bd1a9c18d94a421094e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_704,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Daniel Pool</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sometimes you get lucky.]]></title><description><![CDATA[This Veterans Day we were lucky enough to get some snow. 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Details are scarce but four members were...]]></description><link>https://www.twelfthrecon.com/post/this-week-in-1918-armistice</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5bcd36c232394e00ee56e6b1</guid><category><![CDATA[World War One Aviation]]></category><category><![CDATA[USAS 12th Aero Squadron]]></category><category><![CDATA[Centennial Series]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 11 Nov 2018 07:21:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/af693b_89959b6345174371a3ef7584ff6e9a62~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_886,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Daniel Pool</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Week in 1918... | Fokkers]]></title><description><![CDATA[30 October 1918 On Wednesday morning the 12th Aero Squadron assembled five aircraft to fly a photo mission. 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Because...]]></description><link>https://www.twelfthrecon.com/post/this-week-in-1918-twisted-fate</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5be2947ad14973001a9092ad</guid><category><![CDATA[World War One Aviation]]></category><category><![CDATA[USAS 12th Aero Squadron]]></category><category><![CDATA[Centennial Series]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2018 08:32:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/af693b_8077051477fa46c7a1e7ecfba435381d~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_672,h_493,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Daniel Pool</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Week in 1918...| Tangle with the Circus]]></title><description><![CDATA[Monday, 28 October 1918 Lieutenants Arthur and Fleeson, returned Sunday after spending four days resting and relaxing in Paris. 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