The squadron was formed (as No. 15 Light Anti-Aircraft (LAA) Squadron) from No. 2700 LAA Squadron in June 1946 at RAF Nethertown and was renamed as No. 15 Squadron RAF Regiment a year later in June 1947. In 1957, the squadron was called upon for security and defence duties in Northern Ireland with personnel serving at
RAF Aldergrove and
RAF Ballykelly. From 1959 the squadron served in the Far East, helping to quell a
Coup D'Etat in Brunei in 1962, and was deployed to
RAF Seletar (Singapore) between 1964 and 1969. In the 1970s it was active in the Middle East, Hong Kong, Northern Ireland, Malta and Cyprus. From 1982 until 1990, No. 15 became a light armour squadron, equipped with
CVR(T) vehicles, then took an air defence role using the
Rapier missile. The squadron was disbanded during July 1990 when it was at Hullavington. In 2003 the squadron deployed as a field squadron to Ali Al Salem airbase, Kuwait, in support of OP TELIC. On return they continued with Rapier commitments and deployed to the Falklands in 2004/2005. From 2006 the squadron had a ground defence role and served in Afghanistan and Iraq. with the last of the squadron returning to the United Kingdom in November 2014. In March 2020, the squadron was awarded the right to emblazon a
battle honour on its squadron
standard, recognising its role in the
War in Afghanistan between 2001 and 2014. ==References==