22nd EXPEDITIONARY AIR REFUELING SQUADRON – DESERT

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22nd EXPEDITIONARY AIR REFUELING SQUADRON

Lineage. Constituted as 22d Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), and activated, on 20 Oct 1939. Redesignated 22d Bombardment Squadron (Medium) c. 15 Sep 1942. Inactivated on 2 Nov 1945. Consolidated 19 Sep 1985 with the 22d Air Refueling Squadron, Medium, which was constituted on 5 May 1950. Activated on 15 Jun 1950. Discontinued, and inactivated on 1 July 1962. Redesignated 22d Air Refueling Squadron (Heavy) and activated on 21 Feb 1963. Inctivated on 1 Dec 1989. Redesignated 22d Air Refueling Squadron on 29 Sep 1992; Inactivated on 30 Aug 2002. Redesignated 22d Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron and converted to provisional status on 22 Jan 2003.

Assignments. 7th Bombardment Group, 20 Oct 1939; 341st Bombardment Group, 15 Sep 1942-2 Nov 1945; 22d Bombardment Group, 16 Jun 1950; 22d Bombardment Wing, 16 Jun 1952; 92d Bombardment (later, 92d Strategic Aerospace) Wing, 15 Jun 1960-1 Jul 1962; Strategic Air Command, 21 Feb 1963; 22d Bombardment (later, 22d Air Refueling) Wing, 1 July 1963-1 Dec 1989; 366th Wing, 1 Oct 1992-30 Aug 2002; Air Mobility Command to activate or inactivate at any time after 22 Jan 2003. (attached to 17th Bombardment Group, 26 Apr-28 May 1942; 22d Bombardment Wing, 10 Feb 1951-15 Jun 1952; 376th Expeditionary Operations Group 22 Jan 2003-)

Stations. Hamilton Field, CA, 20 Oct 1939; Fort Douglas, UT, 7 Sep 1940; Salt Lake City Apt., UT, c. 21 Jun-13 Nov 1941; Archerfield Airport (Brisbane), Australia, 22 Dec 1941; (Air Echelons: Muroc AAF, CA, 8-c. 12 Dec 1941; Hickam Field, HI, 18 Dec 1941-5 Jan 1942; Singosari, Java, 13-19 Jan 1942); Jogjakarta, Java, 19 Jan 1942; (detachments operated from: Nandi Airport, Fiji Islands, 14-c. 18 Feb 1942; RAAF Base Townsville, Australia, c. 20 Feb- c. 14 Mar 1942) Essendon Airport, Australia, c. 4 Mar- 6 Apr 1942; Columbia AAB, SC, 26 Apr-28 May 1942; Karachi, India, 23 Jul 1942; Chakulia, India, 3 Dec 1942; Yangkai, China, 8 Jan 1944-c. Sep 1945; (detachments operated from: Yunnani, 29 Apr-6 May 1944; c. 5 Nov 1944-c. 20 Jan 1945; Peishiyi, Feb-25 Mar 1945; Chihkiang, 29 Mar-c. 1 April 1945); Camp Kilmer, NJ, 1-2 Nov 1945; March AFB, CA, 16 Jun 1950; (Deployed: RAF Mildenhall, England, 7 Dec 1953-5 Mar 1954; Ernest Harmon AFB, Newfoundland, 3 Mar- 19 April 1955; Elmendorf AFB, AK, 3 Jan- 2 May 1956); McChord AFB, WA, 15 Jun 1960-1 Jul 1962; March AFB, CA, 1 Jul 1963-1 Dec 1989; (deployed to: Andersen AFB, Guam, 1 Jul 1963-15 Aug 1973); Mountain Home AFB, ID, 1 Oct 1992-30 Aug 2002; Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan, 22 Jan 2003-.

Aircraft. In addition to B-18, included A-17 during period 1939–1940; B-17, 1940-1942; B-25, 1942-1945;  A-26, 1945; KC-97, 1952-1960; KC-135, 1960-1962; 1963-1967; 1967-1989; 1992-2002, 2003-; EC-135, 1963-1970.

Operations. Antisubmarine patrols off California coast, 8 Dec-c. 10 Dec 1941. Combat in Southwest Pacific, c. 13 Jan-c. 1 Mar 1942. Detachment under control of USN in combat from the Fiji Islands and Australia, 14 Feb- c. 14 Mar 1942. Combat in the CBI, 14 Dec 1942-25 Jul 1945. Global air refueling, 5 May 1950-1 Jul 1962; 21 Feb 1963-1 Dec 1989; 29 Sep 1992-30 Aug 2002. Provisional status on 22 Jan 2003, deployed to combat areas as part of the Global War on Terrorism.

Service Streamers. None.

Campaigns. Philippine Islands; East Indies; India-Burma; China Defensive; New Guinea; Central Burma; China Offensive; Air Combat, Asiatic-Pacific Theater.

Decorations. Distinguished Unit Citation: Netherlands Indies, 14 Jan-1 Mar 1942; French Indo China, 11 Dec 1944-12 Mar 1945.