(Korean): The 22d Fighter Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. They were last assigned to the 52d Operations Group and stationed at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. In April 2010, 20 F-16Cs were flown from Spangdahlem to the 148FW of the MN ANG, with one F-16 transferred to Edwards Air Force Base, CA. As a result of the drawdown of F-16s, the 22d and 23rd Fighter Squadrons were inactivated on 13 August 2010 and formed a single “new” squadron, the 480FS. At various times during its existence, the squadron has gone by colloquial names “Stingers”, “Adlers”, “Bees”, “Bumblebees” and “The BIG 22: Last of the Red Hot Fighter Squadrons. This patch is the 2005 ‘COPE THUNDER’ Exercise patch found in a Korean embroidery shop in very limited quantities and does not come with velcro attached.
