page_title: 322d Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron
hierarchical_section_title: 322d Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron
caption_attribution_description: A U.S. Air Force Boeing B-52D-60-BO Stratofortress (s/n 55-0097) is refueled by a Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker (s/n 60-0347) on its way from Vietnam to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, during the Vietnam War. The B-52D 55-0097 sustained crash damage at U-Tapao Air Base, Thailand on 15 October 1972 and was scrapped in February 1973.
context_page_description: The 322d Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron is a provisional unit of the United States Air Force, assigned to Air Combat Command to activate or inactivate as needed.
  The squadron was first activated in 1942 as the 322d Bombardment Squadron. After training in the United States, the squadron entered combat in the European Theater of Operations, where it was awarded two Distinguished Unit Citations for its actions. Following V-E Day, the squadron returned to the United States, where it was inactivated.
  The squadron was redesignated the 322d Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron and activated at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana in 1950. Squadron elements deployed and again saw combat during the Korean War. It was inactivated at Lockbourne Air Force Base, Ohio in 1957. In 1963, it returned to the bombardment role at Glasgow Air Force Base, Montana. It deployed crews and aircraft to Andersen Air Force Base, which participated in the Vietnam War. The squadron was inactivated on 25 June 1968 as Glasgow closed and older models of the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress were withdrawn from service.
context_section_description: The 322d Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron is a provisional unit of the United States Air Force, assigned to Air Combat Command to activate or inactivate as needed.
  The squadron was first activated in 1942 as the 322d Bombardment Squadron.  After training in the United States, the squadron entered combat in the European Theater of Operations, where it was awarded two Distinguished Unit Citations for its actions.  Following V-E Day, the squadron returned to the United States, where it was inactivated.
  The squadron was redesignated the 322d Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron and activated at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana in 1950.  Squadron elements deployed and again saw combat during the Korean War.  It was inactivated at Lockbourne Air Force Base, Ohio in 1957.  In 1963, it returned to the bombardment role at Glasgow Air Force Base, Montana.  It deployed crews and aircraft to Andersen Air Force Base, which participated in the Vietnam War. The squadron was inactivated on 25 June 1968 as Glasgow closed and older models of the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress were withdrawn from service.
caption: KC-135A refuels B-52D during Vietnam War
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