page_title: 22nd Special Tactics Squadron
hierarchical_section_title: 22nd Special Tactics Squadron
caption_attribution_description: English: Airmen assigned to the 22nd Special Tactics Squadron, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., look on as an A-10 Thunderbolt II departs from the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, Calif., July 16, 2015. An austere field landing allows for the A-10 pilots to push in, refuel, and provide support in a heavily-contested environment. Unit: 99th Air Base Wing Public Affairs
context_page_description: The 22nd Special Tactics Squadron is a Special Tactics unit of the United States Air Force Special Operations Command, based at Joint Base Lewis–McChord.
  Constituted and activated in 1984 as the 1722nd Combat Control Squadron at McChord Air Force Base, it participated in Operation Just Cause and the Gulf War. The squadron was redesignated the 62nd Combat Control Squadron in 1992 and the 22nd Special Tactics Squadron in 1996, when it became part of the 720th Special Tactics Group in 1996. The 22nd STS has fought in the ongoing War in Afghanistan and the Iraq War.
context_section_description: The 22nd Special Tactics Squadron is a Special Tactics unit of the United States Air Force Special Operations Command, based at Joint Base Lewis–McChord.
  Constituted and activated in 1984 as the 1722nd Combat Control Squadron at McChord Air Force Base (later Joint Base Lewis–McChord), it participated in Operation Just Cause and the Gulf War. The squadron was redesignated the 62nd Combat Control Squadron in 1992 and the 22nd Special Tactics Squadron in 1996, when it became part of the 720th Special Tactics Group in 1996. The 22nd STS has fought in the ongoing War in Afghanistan and the Iraq War.
caption: 22nd STS personnel watch an A-10 Thunderbolt II depart from the National Training Center
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