Round shaped, brass colored coin 1-1/2 inches in diameter. Click to enlarge
Unit/Organization Information
  • 2nd Bonb Wing
  • 2nd Civil engineer Squadron
Location
Coin Location: 9I7
Homebase: Barksdale AFB, Louisiana
Additional Information
Date Acquired: Prior to 21 March 2008
Donated by: Unknown
Copies: 1 of 1

C000241

Location: 9I7 Height: 1.5

Coin: Unit

U.S. Air Force » Engineer - Civil

Narrative

Round shaped, brass colored coin 1-1/2 inches in diameter.

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The 2nd Civil Engineer Squadron is part of the 2nd Mission Support Group, 2nd Bomb Wing. The 2nd Bomb Wing is the oldest bomb wing in the U.S. Air Force.

On Jan. 16-17, 1991, the 2nd Bomb Wing fired the opening shots of Operation DESERT STORM. Seven B-52Gs and crews executed what was then the longest combat mission in aviation history from Barksdale AFB to the Persian Gulf and launched conventional air-launched cruise missiles against strategic targets in Baghdad. Throughout the late 1990s, the wing participated in Operations DESERT STRIKE, DESERT FOX and ALLIED FORCE. Since Sep. 11, 2001, the men and women of the 2nd Bomb Wing have continually served with distinction in the Global War on Terrorism. Operating from locations around the world, the wing played a pivotal role in defeating the repressive regimes of Afghanistan and Iraq during Operations ENDURING FREEDOM and IRAQI FREEDOM respectively while also deterring aggressors in the Pacific with its stabilizing presence at Andersen AFB, Guam.