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-.
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; latest rendering, 15 May 2019.
Date Prepared. 14 Apr 1999.
Supersedes statement prepared on 12 Sep 1991.
Prepared by Helen Weaver.
Approved by Judy G. Endicott..