28th Bomb Squadron

28th Bomb Squadron
28th Bomb Squadron – Rockwell B-1B Lancer
Active	1917-19 1922–83 1987–present
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Type	Squadron
Role	Bombardment, formerly pursuit
Part of	Global Strike Command
Garrison/HQ	Dyess Air Force Base, Texas
Tail Code	"DY"
Engagements	World War I World War II - Asia-Pacific Theater Korean War Vietnam War - Operation Arc Light
Decorations	Distinguished Unit Citation (9x) Air Force Outstanding Unit Award (6x) Philippine Presidential Unit Citation Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Insignia
28th Bomb Squadron emblem
Aircraft flown
Bomber	B-1B Lancer

The 28th Bomb Squadron (28 BS) is a squadron of the United States Air Force. It is assigned to the 7th Operations Group, Global Strike Command, stationed at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. The squadron is equipped with the Rockwell B-1B Lancer.

The 28 BS is one of the oldest and most decorated units in the United States Air Force, being organized as the 28th Aero Squadron on 22 June 1917 at Kelly Field, Texas. The squadron deployed to France and fought on the Western Front during World War I as a pursuit squadron. The unit was demobilized after the war in 1919.

Re-organized in 1921 becoming part of the permanent United States Army Air Service, the squadron served in the Philippines during the Inter-War period, engaging in combat during the 1941-42 Battle of the Philippines at the beginning of World War II. Withdrawn to Australia, it fought in the Dutch East Indies campaign before returning to the United States and being re-equipped with B-29 Superfortress bombers. It returned to the Pacific Theater of Operations (PTO) in early 1945 to carry out strategic bombing missions over the Japanese Home Islands.

During the Cold War it carried out B-29 bombardment missions over North Korea during the Korean War; later being a B-47 Stratojet and B-52 Stratofortress squadron as part of Strategic Air Command.