The 1722d Combat Control Squadron was constituted and activated on 1 July 1984 at
McChord Air Force Base, assigned to the
Twenty-Second Air Force. It fought in
Operation Just Cause, the United States invasion of Panama, in December 1989 and January 1990. From 17 January to 11 April 1991, the 1722d fought in
Operation Desert Storm, the liberation of Kuwait during the
Gulf War. On 1 March it became part of the
1725th Combat Control Group. The squadron became part of the
62d Operations Group on 1 June 1992 and was redesignated the 62d Combat Control Squadron. On 23 January 2013, Combat Controller Staff Sergeant Adam Krueger was awarded the Silver Star for calling in airstrikes on insurgents in Afghanistan while under fire. In June 2014, Lieutenant Colonel Michael Evancic took command of the squadron, replacing Colonel Thad Allen. Between 14 and 15 July it participated in exercises with the
160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment. Combat Controller Technical Sergeant Matthew McKenna was awarded the
Silver Star on 18 August for coordinating airstrikes on insurgents in Afghanistan while under fire. On 17 December
pararescueman Master Sergeant Ivan Ruiz was awarded the
Air Force Cross for saving the lives of two wounded
Army Special Forces teammates on 10 December 2013 while deployed to
Kandahar Province in Afghanistan with the 22nd STS. In 2015 the squadron was involved in airfield assessment missions in Africa. On 16 November 2016, Combat Controller Staff Sergeant Keaton Thiem was awarded the Silver Star for coordinating airstrikes under enemy fire on 22 February of that year in
Parwan Province. As of August 2017 it was commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Magruder. == Lineage ==