[citation needed] The black of the shield symbolizes night, with the two stars indicative of the 2nd Weather Squadron.

[citation needed] The Second Weather Squadron was constituted on 24 June 1937 and assigned to the Office of the Chief of the Air Corps on 1 July 1937 at Langley Field, Va.

It was assigned to the 1st Weather Group in April 1952 and moved to Westover Air Force Base, Mass., in June 1955 and inactivated there on 8 October 1956.

The 2nd WS's Detachment 11 became the 45th Weather Squadron, at Patrick Air Force Base, Florida in November, 1991.

Service Streamer, American Theater, World War II, 7 Dec 1941 – 7 September 1944[citation needed] Air Force Outstanding Unit Award, 1 July 1980 – 30 June 1982[citation needed]