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The 82d Expeditionary Air Support Operations Squadron is a provisional United States Air Force unit located at Camp Buehring, Kuwait. The squadron was first organized in 1969 as the 82d Tactical Control Flight, an element of the Tactical Air Control System. It was inactivated in 1988, but was converted to provisional status in 2009 and has since served in the Global War on Terror.
82d Expeditionary Air Support Operations Squadron
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 A controller with the 82d Expeditionary Air Support Operatrions Squadron calls in an air strike during an exercise | |
| Active | 1969–1988; by 2014–unknown |
| Country |  United States |
| Branch | United States Air Force |
| Role | Air Support Operations |
| Size | Squadron |
| Part of | 368th Expeditionary Air Support Operations Group |
| Garrison/HQ | Camp Buehring |
| Motto(s) | Anywhere Anytime[1] |
| Engagements | War in Afghanistan (2001-2021)[citation needed] War in Iraq |
| Decorations | Air Force Meritorious Unit Award Air Force Outstanding Unit Award[1] |
| Insignia | |
| 82d Expeditionary Air Support Operations Squadron emblem (approved a5 September 1977, revised 3 November 2010)[1] |  |
Mission edit
The 82d Expeditionary Air Support Operations Squadron is a combat support unit. The squadron provides tactical command and control of airpower assets for the Joint Forces Air Component Commander in support of the Joint Forces Commander in combat operations.
History edit
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Lineage edit
- Constituted as the 82d Tactical Control Flight on 24 June 1969
- Activated on 25 June 1969
- Inactivated on 31 March 1988
- Redesignated 82d Expeditionary Air Support Operations Squadron and converted to provisional status on 12 Feb 2009.[1]
- Activated by July 2010[2]
Assignments edit
- 4468th Tactical Control Squadron, 25 June 1969
- 609th Tactical Control Squadron, 15 October 1969
- 727th Tactical Control Squadron, 1 June 1976
- 602d Tactical Air Control Wing, 1 March 1977 – 31 March 1988
- Air Combat Command to activate or inactivate at any time on or after 12 February 2009[1]
- 368th Expeditionary Air Support Operations Group, by July 2010
- 386th Air Expeditionary Wing, c. 18 December 2011[3]
Stations edit
- McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, 25 June 1969
- Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, 15 January 1973 – 31 Mar 1988[1]
- Camp Victory, Iraq, by July 2010[2]
- Camp Buehring, Kuwait, by May 2014[4]
References edit
- Notes
- ^ a b c d e f Haulman, Daniel (21 July 2017). "Factsheet 82 Expeditionary Air Support Operations Squadron (ACC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
- ^ a b Smith, Maj Trevor (20 July 2010). "Army air support relies on 368th Airmen" (PDF). Vol. V, no. 20. Victory Times. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
- ^ Jackson, MSG Kerry (22 December 2011). "Air expeditionary units inactivate after last Airmen leave Iraq". 321st Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs. Archived from the original on 2 August 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2017.(inactivation of 368th Group)
- ^ A press release for an April 2016 Change of Command ceremony gives this as the location.
External links edit
- Nelson, 1 Lt Holli; Day, SMS Allison (4 June 2014). "82nd EASOS Airmen provide key support to mission". 386th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - "82nd Expeditionary Air Support Operations Squadron exercise". 386th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs. 10 May 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
- Day, SMS Allison (9 May 2014). "82nd EASOS gets new commander". 386th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
- "82nd EASOS change of command". 2nd ABCT Flickr Page. April 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
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