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First Aero Squadron

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The First Aero Squadron, the U.S. Army's first tactical air unit, was stationed here from 1913 to 1915 during U.S. border troubles caused by revolution in Mexico. Its 7 planes, 5 officers, and 21 enlisted men were not in combat, but they made aerial maps and achieved a long distance flight record.
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