2nd Bombardment Squadron
| 2nd Bombardment Squadron | |
|---|---|
Air National Guard KC-135E deployed to RAF Mildenhall in 1989 | |
| Active | 1940–1963; 1963–1982; 1989–1992 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Air Force |
| Role | Control of deployed strategic units |
| Part of | Strategic Air Command |
| Motto(s) | Above and Beyond (1989–1992) |
| Engagements | Southwest Pacific Theater Korean War |
| Decorations | Distinguished Unit Citation Air Force Outstanding Unit Award Philippine Presidential Unit Citation Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation |
| Insignia | |
| 2d Strategic Squadron emblem (approved 1989) | |
| 2d Bombardment Squadron emblem (approved 15 April 1952) | |
| 2d Bombardment Squadron emblem (World War II) | |
The 2bd Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment as a Boeing B-52 Stratofortress squadron was with the Strategic Air Command 22nd Bombardment Wing stationed at March Air Force Base, California. It was inactivated on 1 October 1982. The unit was redesignated as the 2nd Strategic Squadron as a Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker rotational squadron with the 306th Strategic Wing and was last active at RAF Mildenhall, England in 1992.