Description
Computer made/mounted on velcro 4.0 inch/100mm
2nd OPERATIONS SUPPORT SQUADRON (ACC)
Lineage. Constituted 2d Airdrome Squadron on 7 Nov 1942. Activated on 20 Nov 1942. Inactivated on 20 Aug 1948. Disbanded on 8 Oct 1948. Reconstituted, and consolidated (29 Aug 1991) with the 2d Operations Squadron, which was constituted on 15 Jun 1959. Activated on 1 Aug 1959. Discontinued, and inactivated, on 1 Jan 1962. Redesignated 2d Operations Support Squadron on 29 Aug 1991. Activated on 1 Sep 1991.
Assignments. Air Service Command, 20 Nov 1942; Second Air Force, 28 Dec 1942; Fifth Air Force, May 1943; V Air Force Service Command, c. Jun 1943; IV Air Service Area Command, c. Jan 1944; V Air Force Service Command, 15 Jun 1944; 308th Bombardment Wing, c. Feb 1946; V Fighter Command, 5 Apr 1946; 315th Composite Wing, 31 May 1946; 314th Composite Wing, 25 Sep 1947-20 Aug 1948. 2d Combat Support Group, 1 Aug 1959-1 Jan 1962. 2d Operations Group, 1 Sep 1991-.
Stations. Syracuse AAB, NY, 20 Nov 1942; Alamorgordo, NM, 1 Feb-30 Apr 1943; Camp Warwick, Australia, 21 May 1943; Kiriwina Island, 12 Aug 1943; Lae, New Guinea, 9 Jan 1944; Dulag, Leyte, 19 Nov 1944; Guiuan Afld, Samar, 27 Dec 1944; Porac, Luzon, 30 Apr 1945; Okinawa, 16 Aug 1945; Kimpo, Korea, 17 Sep 1945; Kanoya, Japan, 7 Apr 1946; Nagoya, Japan, 15 May 1947; Johnson AB, Japan, 25 Sep 1947; Misawa, Japan, 1 Jan 1948; Chitose, Japan, 31 Mar-20 Aug 1948. Hunter AFB, GA, 1 Aug 1959-1 Jan 1962. Barksdale AFB, LA, 1 Sep 1991-.
Operations. Supports the 2nd Bomb Wing in all aspects of flying operations to effectively and efficiently train and conduct combat operations which oversees airfield management, weather support, intelligence analysis, combat crew communications, B-52 simulator training, aircrew flight equipment, aircrew flight records, combat survival training, and weapons and tactics training.
Service Streamers. None.
Campaign Streamers. World War II Asiatic-Pacific Theater: New Guinea 1943-1944; Leyte 1944-1945; Luzon 1944-1945.
Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers. None.
Decorations. Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards: 1 Oct 1993-31 May 1995; 1 Jun 1995-31 May 1996; 1 Jun 1996-31 May 1997. Philippine Presidential Unit Citation (WWII).
Emblem. Approved on 15 Dec 1993.