2622 Highland Squadron, based at RAF Lossiemouth, is the northernmost Royal Auxiliary Air Force unit in the United Kingdom and was formed in 1979 to assist with the ground defence of that airfield. Initially, personnel were recruited solely from the local area but recruiting now extends as far south as Edinburgh and Glasgow and to the North, East and West Coasts of Scotland.

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. 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. Many of the recruits from the 1980s rose through the ranks and served on through the following decades, providing experience and continuity.

Throughout the 1980s the Squadron trained specifically for its role in the defence of RAF Lossiemouth. Although not equipped with the manoeuvrability, protection and firepower of the regular RAF Regiment squadrons, there was certainly an abundance of local knowledge, experience and dedication that could have been brought to bear. A number of personnel also participated in a trial to determine the viability of employing Auxiliaries on the Rapier surface-to-air missile system.

In the 1990s the Squadron provided its first volunteers for operational duties with the 34 squadron RAF Regiment in Bosnia, 48 squadron RAF Regiment in Cyprus and various RAF Regiment squadrons in Kuwait. The number of volunteers grew steadily until 2000, when a total of 13 personnel completed operational tours in Kuwait during the year.

Training during the 90s became aligned with the need for providing sustainment of the regular RAF Regtiment. The focus on collective training and exercise deployments at flight and squadron level was replaced with much greater emphasis on the maintenance of individual skills and currency. Overseas exercises were conducted in Germany and in the USA — the latter in 1999 as part of an exchange programme with the 421st Ground Combat Readiness Squadron of the USAF, at Fort Dix, New Jersey.

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, Afganistan and The Falkland Islands.

Since 2003, memebers of 2622 Highland squadron have deployed on a regular basis with RAF Regiment field squadrons in Iraq & Afganistan.

                       

2622 Highland Squadron was presented with its Standard on the 30th September 2006.

2622 Highland Squadron Pipe Band

2622sqn is the only squadron in the entire Royal Air Force with its own pipe band. Since the formation of the Highland Squadron there was an ambition among many members to raise a Voluntary Pipe Band. This however was identified as a mammoth task and the idea was shelved until 20 years later when in August 1999 Flight Lieutenant John Jackson (former Adjutant) and Flight Sergeant John Grant finally set the wheels in motion. Over 10 years later and the pipes & drums of 2622 Highland Squadron are still going strong.