The 2nd Special Operations Squadron is an

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unit, assigned to the 919th Operations Group. Stationed at

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, Florida, the unit operates

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remotely piloted vehicles. The unit is one of the oldest units in the United States Air Force, being formed on 25 September 1917 at

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, Nebraska. During

World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

, the unit was part of the Balloon Section,

American Expeditionary Forces The American Expeditionary Forces (A. E. F.) was a formation of the United States Army on the Western Front of World War I. The A. E. F. was established on July 5, 1917, in France under the command of General John J. Pershing. It fought alon ...

, becoming the first American balloon company to reach the Western Front in France and enter combat. The 2nd thus holds the distinction among all USAF units of being "the first complete American air unit in history to operate against an enemy on foreign soil."Schiver, p. 49 It was part of the Army Balloon School after the war, being a balloon training unit until the beginning of

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. It was later part of the

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during the

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History

World War I

The unit was initially formed at

, Nebraska as Company B, 2nd Balloon Squadron on 25 September 1917 at the Fort Omaha Balloon School. Its mission was to provide forward observations for the artillery. The unit trained in the fall of 1917, one of the last, as training was rather difficult at Fort Omaha: the weather was bad much of the time, and it was impossible to keep balloons in the air for long periods. The Army decided they needed Balloon Schools in warmer, more stable, environments and selected

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in San Antonio, Texas and

Camp Ross Camp Ross was a World War II base serving as a staging area (embarkation camp) under the command of the Army's Los Angeles Port of Embarkation. The camp was located in San Pedro, California and Wilmington, California. The United States Department ...

, Arcadia, California.DesChenes, On 30 November, orders were received for the unit to proceed to the

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, Garden City, Long Island, for preparation to serve overseas.Gorrell, Series F, Vol. 1, pp. 126-127 On 7 December, the

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, now designated the 2nd Balloon Company, boarded a train and proceeded to

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, Newfoundland where it boarded the for the crossing of the Atlantic. It left on 12 December and arrived at

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, England on Christmas Day. From there, the company traveled by train to

Southampton Southampton () is a port city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire in southern England. It is located approximately south-west of London and west of Portsmouth. The city forms part of the South Hampshire built-up area, which also covers Po ...

on the English Channel coast and boarded the steamer Archangel for

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, France, arriving on 28 December. It reported to the American Expeditionary Force Balloon School at Camp de Coetquidan,

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, France, on 3 January 1918.Gorrell, Series F, Vol. 1, pp. 128-130 World War I Observation Balloon HD-SN-99-02269

At the school, the company received French Caquot (U.S. Type R)

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s. It was trained on the equipment by members of the French Army, and, on 23 January, the first trial ascents with an observer in the basket were made. The company sent members to the front lines and operated under French control, making artillery adjustments for the 101st, 102, 149th and 150th French Artillery Regiments. Finally, on 29 February, training was ended and the 2nd Balloon Company was ordered to report to the First Army at

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, arriving on 1 March, joining the French encampment of the 90th French Balloon Company at Camp L'Emitage, near Menil-la-Tour. It was the first American balloon company to reach the Western Front and enter combat. The first observer of the company to be decorated was 1st Lieutenant Sidney Howell, when on 16 March, he was forced to jump from a burning balloon set on fire by enemy aircraft. He received a

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with palm. During the Chateu-Thierry operations, the company took a very active part, following the advance of Allied troops moving frequently as the front moved up. Frequently the balloons were attacked and set on fire by enemy aircraft, observers jumping and landing safely. The company took part in the St. Mihiel and Muse-Argonne offensives during 1918, making a total of 180 ascensions with 13 observers. The missions being hazardous with 9 balloons being shot down, however no squadron members were killed or wounded in action. With the Armistice on 11 November 1918, the company was reassigned to the Third Army and ordered to report to

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, Germany, in the Rhineland and performed

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duty along the Rhine River. It remained with Third Army until 20 May until being relieved and ordered to return to the United States. After processing at the 1st Air Depot,

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, France, the unit reported first to a staging area, then to a port for the return home.Gorell, Series O, Volume 29, The 2nd Balloon Company arrived at the Port of New York on 22 June 1919 on the USS Patria and transferred to

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, New York, c. 23 June 1919, where the men were demobilized and returned to civilian life.

Inter-war period

On 11 August 1919, the

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was transferred to Ross Field, Arcadia, California without personnel or equipment. The unit was reorganized on 1 October 1921 and redesignated as the Air Service Balloon School Detachment. However, the Air Service decided to close Ross Field due to the

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s, which blew in from the desert. These winds created much havoc with the aerial observation, ground training, and balloon handling. The detachment was disbanded and the remaining equipment left over from the war and some men were sent to Brooks Field, Texas. The unit was demobilized on 21 May 1922.Clay, A new 2nd Balloon Company was constituted in the Regular Army on 18 October 1927, as part of the 26th Balloon Group at

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, Texas. The company was assigned to the Army's

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, however it was not activated. The designation was transferred to the

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on 1 September 1928, before being organized at

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, North Carolina on 29 May 1930. The unit was equipped with type C-3 observation balloons as well as type A-6 and A-7 spherical balloons. It was consolidated with its World War I predecessor unit on 6 August 1930. At Fort Bragg, the unit was redesignated the 2nd Balloon Squadron on 1 October 1933, and equipped with C-6 observation balloons in 1938. It supported activities of the Coast Artillery Barrage Balloon Training Center at

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, North Carolina, 1940-41. Aircraft reconnaissance technology was making the manned observation balloon obsolete by 1940; the unit was last assigned on 1 September 1941 to

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, before being disbanded on 3 February 1942 shortly after the

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Strategic Air Command

In its early years, along with its own fighter wings for escorting its bombers,

(SAC) formed a limited air transport capability to supplement that of the

Military Air Transport Service The Military Air Transport Service (MATS) is an inactive Department of Defense Unified Command. Activated on 1 June 1948, MATS was a consolidation of the United States Navy's Naval Air Transport Service (NATS) and the United States Air Force's ...

, which provided SAC with the majority of its airlift support. The 2nd Strategic Support Squadron was organized and activated on 14 January 1949 at

Biggs Air Force Base Biggs Army Airfield (formerly Biggs Air Force Base) is a United States Army military airbase located on the Fort Bliss military base in El Paso, Texas. History Biggs Field/Biggs Army Airfield (1916–47) On 15 June 1919, following an attack b ...

, Texas, where it drew its

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from the

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, which had moved to Biggs the previous month. (partial unpaginated copy, undated, but probably c. 1957) The squadron was assigned directly to SAC's

Eighth Air Force The Eighth Air Force (Air Forces Strategic) is a numbered air force (NAF) of the United States Air Force's Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC). It is headquartered at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. The command serves as Air Force ...

, but was attached to the host wing at Biggs, the 97th Bombardment Wing. Initially flying

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s, the squadron carried much classified equipment and personnel to various locations around the world. During the 1950s the squadron operated from several SAC bases in various locations and was upgraded to the

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intercontinental airlifter in 1950. The squadron was inactivated on 15 June 1961 when SAC divested itself of its organic transport aircraft and transferred the mission back to MATS. In September 1985, the two squadrons were consolidated as the 2nd Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron, but the consolidated squadron remained inactive.

Unmanned vehicle operations

The squadron was reactivated in the

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as the 2nd Special Operations Squadron in 2009. With its history of being a combat reconnaissance unit, the squadron was assigned modern

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s (UAVs). The 2nd became the first Air Force reserve squadron to assume command of a UAV combat air patrol - a 24/7 orbit over a critical area of a combat zone. The 2nd was originally established as a classic associate squadron with a bit of a twist. It was initially located at

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, Nevada, geographically separated from both its parent unit, the

919th Special Operations Wing The 919th Special Operations Wing (919 SOW) is an Air Reserve Component (ARC) unit of the United States Air Force. The 919 SOW is assigned to the Tenth Air Force of the Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) and is stationed at Duke Field (Eglin Air ...

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, Florida, and its host associate unit, the Regular Air Force's

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, New Mexico. It is also geographically separated from the aircraft it operates, as all of the aircraft the squadron operates are owned by the active-duty unit, and all are deployed in combat areas. In 2014, the squadron relocated to its current home of

, Florida, concurrent with its transition to the

. Like many other UAV squadrons, the 2nd is composed of people with a wide range of aircraft experience in addition to the MQ-1 and MQ-9: AC-130 gunships, MC-130 Combat Talons, A-10s, Marine Corps AV-8 Harriers, Navy F-14s, F-15s, F-16s, Navy and Marine Corps F/A-18s, F-22s and bombers, tankers, airlifters, and even helicopters.

Lineage

; 2nd Balloon Company * Organized as Company B, 2nd Balloon Squadron on 25 September 1917 : Redesignated 2nd Balloon Company on 19 June 1918 : Redesignated Balloon School Detachment on 30 August 1921 : Demobilized on 15 August 1922 : Reconstituted and consolidated with the 2nd Balloon Company (active) on 6 August 1930 ; 2nd Balloon Squadron * Constituted on 18 October 1927 : Activated on 20 May 1930 : Consolidated with the 2nd Balloon Company (disbanded 1922) on 6 August 1930 : Redesignated 2nd Balloon Squadron on 1 October 1933 : Disbanded on 3 February 1942 : Reconstituted and consolidated with the 2nd Strategic Support Squadron as the 2nd Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron on 19 September 1985 ; 2nd Special Operations Squadron * Constituted as the 2nd Strategic Support Squadron on 31 December 1948 : Activated on 14 January 1949 : Discontinued and inactivated on 15 June 1961 : Consolidated with the 2nd Balloon Squadron as the 2nd Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron on 19 September 1985 * Redesignated 2nd Special Operations Squadron on 11 February 2009 : Activated on 1 March 2009

Assignments

* Unknown, 25 September 1917-July 1918 * Balloon Wing, I Army Corps (later Balloon Group, I Army Corps), July 1918 * Balloon Group, IV Army Corps, 20 November 1918 * Balloon Group, VII Army Corps, 27 April-11 May 1919 * unknown, May–August 1919 * Balloon School (later Air Service Balloon Observers School), Ross Field, California, August 1919 – 15 August 1922 * Sixth Corps Area, 20 May 1930 * First Army, 30 December 1940 * I Air Support Command, 1 September 1941 – 3 February 1942 * Eighth Air Force, 14 January 1949 (attached to 97th Bombardment Wing until 18 April 1950, then to

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) *

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, 16 May 1951 *

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1 September 1956 * Eighth Air Force, 1 January 1959 *

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, 1 September 1959 – 15 June 1961 * 919th Operations Group, 1 March 2009 – present

Stations

* Fort Omaha, Nebraska, 25 September 1917 * Aviation Concentration Center, Garden City New York, 30 November–7 December 1917 * Camp de Coetquidan, Morbihan, France, 3 January 1918 * Camp de l'Ermitage (near Menil-la-Tour), France, 26 February 1918 *

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, Aisne, France, 30 June 1918 * La Goneterie Ferme (near

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), France, 22 July 1918 * Trugny (near Epieds), France, 25 July 1918 * Beuvardes, France, 28 July 1918 * Seringes-et-Nesles, France, 3 August 1918 * Chery-Chartreuve, France, 4 August 1918 * Courcelles-sur-Vesle, France, 12 August 1918 * La Queue de Theinard (near Domevre-en-Haye), France, 23 August 1918 * Bois de Remenauvaux (near

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C ...

), France, 29 August 1918 * Bois de la Lampe (near Mamey), France, 12 September 1918 * St Pierre Ferme (near

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), France, 15 September 1918 * Locheres, France, 22 September 1918 *

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, France, 28 September 1918 *

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, France, 2 October 1918 * Charpentry, France, 10 October 1918 * Apremont, France, 15 October 1918 * Chatel-Chehery, France, 25 October 1918 * Sommerance, France, 2 November 1918 *

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, France, 3 November 1918 * Buzancy, France, 4 November 1918 * Sommauthe, France, 6 November 1918 * Authe, France, 7 November 1918 * Les Petites-Armoises, France, 8 November 1918 * Auzeville-en-Argonne, France, 11 November 1918 *

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, France, 21 November 1918 * Euren, Germany, 8 December 1918 * Colombey-les-Belles Airdrome, France, c. 20 May 1919-unknown * Mitchel Field, New York, c. 23 June 1919 * Ross Field, California, August 1919 * Scott Field, Illinois, 3 July–15 August 1922 * Scott Field, Illinois, 20 May 1930 * Fort Bragg, North Carolina, 19 June 1930 * Pope Field, North Carolina, 1933-3 February 1942 * Biggs Air Force Base, Texas, 14 January 1949 *

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, New Mexico, 18 April 1950 *

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, California, 16 May 1951 *

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(later McCoy Air Force Base), Florida, 1 September 1956 – 15 June 1961 * Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, 1 Mar 2009 * Hurlburt Field, Florida, 3 Jul 2014 – present

Aerial vehicles

* Type R Observation Balloon, 1918-1919 * C-3 Observation Balloon, 1930-1939 * A-6 and A-7 Spherical Balloons, 1930-1942 * C-6 Observation Balloon, 1938-c. 1941 * Douglas C-54 Skymaster, 1949-1951 * C-124 Globemaster II, 1950-1961 * General Atomics MQ-1 Predator, 2009–2014 * General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper, 2014 – present

References

Notes

Bibliography

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