2nd Air Refueling Squadron, US Air Force
2ND AIR REFUELING SQUADRON, US AIR FORCE
History: Organized as 1 Company, 2 Aero Squadron, on 1 Dec 1915. Redesignated as: 2 Aero Squadron on 20 Jul 1917; Squadron A, Kelly Field, TX, on 23 Jul 1918. Demobilized on 18 Nov 1918. Reconstituted, and consolidated (8 Apr 1924) with 2 Observation Squadron, which was organized as 2 Aero Squadron (Observation) on 5 Jun 1919. Redesignated as: 2 Squadron on 14 Mar 1921; 2 Observation Squadron on 25 Jan 1923; 2 Observation Squadron (Medium) on 26 Feb 1942. Inactivated on 2 Apr 1946. Consolidated (19 Sep 1985) with 2 Air Refueling Squadron, Medium, which was constituted on 27 Oct 1948. Activated on 1 Jan 1949. Discontinued, and inactivated, on 1 Apr 1963. Redesignated as 2 Air Refueling Squadron, Heavy, on 19 Sep 1985. Activated on 3 Jan 1989. Redesignated as 2 Air Refueling Squadron on 1 Sep 1991.
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Emblem approved on 13 Apr 1995; latest rendering, 17 Sep 2018.
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