The United States Air Force's 2nd Air Support Operations Squadron (2 ASOS) is a combat support unit located in Vilseck, Germany. The squadron provides tactical command and control of airpower assets to the Joint Forces Air Component Commander and Joint Forces Land Component Commander for combat operations. Mission The 2nd Air Support Operations Squadron trains, equips, and maintains mission-ready air liaison, terminal attack control, and weather observation and forecasting elements to support the commanders of US Army units, such as the 2nd Cavalry Regiment. Lineage Constituted as the 2nd Communications Squadron, Air Support on 8 April 1942 Activated on 20 April 1942 Redesignated 2nd Air Support Communication Squadron on 11 January 1943 Redesignated 2nd Tactical Air Communications Squadron on 1 April 1944 Inactivated on 7 December 1945 Disbanded on 8 October 1948 Reconstituted and redesignated 2nd Air Support Operations Squadron on 1 September 1996 Activated on 30 September 1996 Assignments 47th Bombardment Group, 20 April 1942 II Ground Air Support Command, 1 May 1942 III Ground Air Support Command (later III Air Support Command), 31 May 1942 Twelfth Air Force, 26 December 1942; XII Air Support Command (later XII Tactical Air Command), 2 February 1943 64th Fighter Wing, 6 July–c. November 1945 4th Air Support Operations Group, 30 September 1996 – present Stations Will Rogers Field, Oklahoma, 20 April 1942 Camp Young, California, 18 May 1942 Mansfield, Louisiana, 21 July 1942 Will Rogers Field, Oklahoma, 23 September 1942 Camp Kilmer, New Jersey, 22 November 1942–11 December 1942 Mers El Kebir, Algeria, 26 December 1942 Sainte-Barbe du Tlelat Airfield, Algeria, 26 December 1942 Oran, Algeria, 2 January 1943 Oujda, French Morocco, 15 January 1943 Algiers, Algeria, 12 June 1943 Korba, Tunisia, 1 July 1943 Tunis, Tunisia, 18 July 1943 Gela Airfield, Sicily, Italy, July 1943 Palermo, Sicily, Italy 31 July 194 Milazzo Airfield, Sicily, Italy, 31 August 1943 St Antoine, Italy, 11 September 1943 Paestum Airfield, Italy, 14 September 1943 Pontecagnano Airport, Italy, 30 September 1943 Naples, Italy, 7 October 1943 Caserta, Italy, 24 October 1943 Presenzano, Italy, 28 January 1944 Sparanise, Italy, 27 March 1944 Sermoneta, Italy, 3 June 1944 Rome, Italy, 9 June 1944 Tuscania, Italy, 17 June 1944 Roccastrada, Italy, 2 July 1944 Naples, Italy, 16 July 1944 Saint-Tropez, France, 14 August 1944 Brignoles, France, 20 August 1944 Grenoble, France, 30 August 1944 Lons-le-Saunier, France, 7 September 1944 Vesoul, France, 19 September 1944 Epinal, France, 4 October 1944