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The early lineage of the 22nd Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron reveals varied series of roles beginning on Oct. 20, 1939, when it activated under the 7th Bombardment Group at Hamilton Field, Calif. By the end of December 1942, the unit moved deeper into the Chinese, Burma, and India theaters to fly B-25 Mitchell bombers for the 10th Air Force in India. Late in 1942 the 22nd Bombardment Squadron (M) came together as part of the 341st Bombardment Group (M) at Chakulia, India. Although the 22nd inactivated in 1989 until after Desert Storm, it stood up again at Mountain Home Air Force Base as part of the first test of the Composite Wing as a complete air expeditionary force. Shortly after, it participated in Operation Provide Comfort and deployed aircraft and personnel to Bahrain in 1997. In 2001, the Global War on Terror afforded a robust mission and a series of assignments leading up its present status of an Air Combat Command unit and the formal designation of the 22nd Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron in 2003. (U.S. Air Force File Photo)
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