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2622 Sqn RAuxAF Regt, is a Royal Auxiliary Air Force RAF Regiment reserve squadron based at RAF Lossiemouth. It is the northernmost RAuxAF Unit in the United Kingdom and was formed in 1979 to assist with the ground defence of that airfield
The badge of 2622 (Highland) Squadron, approved in 1985, depicts the Burghead Bull, derived from stone carvings found within the Pictish Fort of Burghead, seven miles west of Lossiemouth. The badge carries the Gaelic Motto “Seasaidh Sinn Ar Tir” which is translated as “We stand our ground”. Auxiliary officers of the Squadron are entitled to wear the Grey Douglas tartan kilt as part of their mess uniform, a privilege granted to all Scottish RAuxAF officers by King Edward VIII.
Initial recruiting was fairly rapid and the Squadron soon established a solid training regime. In addition to the Squadron’s RAF personnel providing trade expertise and support, a small cadre of auxiliary NCOs worked full-time to ensure that the recruiting and training efforts were delivered successfully. Throughout the 1980s the Squadron trained specifically for its role in the defence of RAF Lossiemouth.
In the 1990s the Squadron provided its first volunteers for operational duties with the RAF Regiment in Bosnia, Cyprus and Kuwait. The number of volunteers grew steadily until 2000, when a total of 13 personnel completed operational tours in Kuwait during the year. In 1996 the Squadron moved from its Portakabin headquarters and a hangar shared with the Station Car Club into the hangar and offices vacated by 48 Squadron RAF Regiment on their departure from Lossiemouth. Within 4 years the establishment of 51 Squadron RAF Regiment at RAF Lossiemouth resulted in another move for the Squadron Headquarters and the establishment of joint Armoury, MT and Supply facilities.
January 2003 saw the first large-scale compulsory mobilisation for Operation TELIC. The Squadron provided trained manpower to augment the regular RAF Regiment Field Squadrons Since the end of the war-fighting phase of Operation TELIC further members of the Squadron have served with regular RAF Regiment Squadrons at Basrah Air Station, Bosnia, Afghanistan and the Falkland Islands.
The 2622 Sqn RAuxAF Regt standard is presented to an officer on 30 September 2006
In 2007 saw the first deployment from the Squadron to Afghanistan where eighteen members deployed on operations alongside its sister 51 Squadron RAF Regiment.
2622 (Highland) Squadron RAuxAF Regiment is the only squadron in the entire Royal Air Force with its own Pipe band.