62nd Expeditionary Attack Squadron
The 62d Expeditionary Attack Squadron is a provisional United States Air Force unit. It is a provisional squadron of Air Combat Command, attached to the 432d Air Expeditionary Operations Group, stationed at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada. The primary mission of the 62d EATKS is to launch and recover all the Air Force Remotely Piloted Aircraft in Afghanistan.
| 62d Expeditionary Attack Squadron | |
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Britain's Prince Edward, right, talks with two Royal Air Force pilots attached to the 62nd Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron at Kandahar Airfield | |
| Active | 1943–1946, 1946-1951, 1971-1989, 2003-present |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Air Force |
| Role | Reconnaissance and Attack |
| Part of | Air Combat Command |
| Garrison/HQ | Kandahar Airfield |
| Engagements | European Theatre of Operations Korean War War on Terror War in Afghanistan |
| Decorations | Distinguished Unit Citation Air Force Outstanding Unit Award Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation |
| Insignia | |
| 62d Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron emblem (approved 24 February 1949) | |
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