The 565th Strategic Missile Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 389th Strategic Missile Wing at Francis...
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Atlas missiles of the 706th Strategic Missile Wing. Two of the wing's World War II squadrons, the 564th and 565th Strategic Missile Squadrons were already...
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Francis E. Warren Air Force Base (category Installations of Strategic Air Command)
37861°N 104.96861°W / 41.37861; -104.96861 (564-B) 565th Strategic Missile Squadron (9 missiles) 565-A, 15.1 mi NW of Hillsdale WY 41°23′32″N 104°38′30″W...
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operational squadrons were activated later that year; the 564th and 565th Strategic Missile Squadrons (SMS). It accepted its first two SM-65 Atlas missile complexes...
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SM-65 Atlas (redirect from Atlas missile)
Strategic Missile Wing Francis E. Warren AFB, Wyoming (2 September 1960 – 1 July 1964) 564th Strategic Missile Squadron (6 missiles) 565th Strategic Missile...
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This article lists the missile squadrons of the United States Air Force. There are nine missile squadrons currently active in the United States (listed...
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related to Squadron emblems of the United States Air Force. This is a list of United States Air Force Bomb Squadrons. It covers all squadrons that were...
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392d Air Expeditionary Group (redirect from 392nd Strategic Missile Wing)
Strategic Missile Wing at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, where it briefly operated three early models of intercontinental ballistic missile during...
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Titan I intercontinental ballistic missiles were strategic wings or strategic aerospace wings, which combined missile, bomber and air refueling units. The...
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1950, the reserve 565th AC&WG was activated as a Corollary unit at Selfridge, sharing the 541st's equipment and facilities. The 565th was called to active...
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management roles in a variety of tactical, strategic and special missions. The 595th Bombardment Squadron was first activated at Mountain Home Army Air...
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The Fourteenth Air Force (14 AF; Air Forces Strategic) was a numbered air force of the United States Air Force Space Command (AFSPC). It was headquartered...
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Ellsworth Air Force Base (category Installations of Strategic Air Command)
under the 44th Strategic Missile Wing (SMW). The 67th Missile Squadron joined the 44th in August, followed by the 68th Missile Squadron in September 1962...
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"Cuban Missile Early Warning System" for the missile crisis. Responsibility for a USAFSS squadron's AN/FPS-17 radar station in Turkey for missile test monitoring...
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the squadron began transition into the "missile-with-a-man-in-it", the Lockheed F-104 Starfighter in May 1958, becoming the second ADC squadron equipped...
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4802d (later 6555th) Guided Missile Squadron, 10 April 1951 – 15 August 1959 Inactivated and reactivated as: 6555th Guided Missile Group, 15 August 1959 Redesignated:...
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Calumet Air Force Station (redirect from 665th Radar Squadron)
Historical Study No. 126 Leonard, Barry (2009). History of Strategic Air and Ballistic Missile Defense (PDF). Vol. I. 1945–1955. Fort McNair, DC: Center...
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the water and detect the high altitude U-2s. During the Cuban Missile Crisis, the squadron was reinforced on 20 October 1962 by six EC-121s deployed from...
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Vietnam War and the change to Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBMs) as the primary strategic deterrence force. With the inactivation of Dow AFB in 1968...
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organized the 16th Surveillance Squadron with AN/FPS-17 Detection and AN/FPS-80 Tracking Radars to monitor Soviet missile tests on the Kamchatka Peninsula...
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organization provided command and control over several aircraft, missile and radar squadrons. On 1 February 1959 the new Semi Automatic Ground Environment...
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The 163rd Fighter Squadron is a unit of the Indiana Air National Guard's 122nd Fighter Wing, located at Fort Wayne Air National Guard Station, Indiana...
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The 22d Air Defense Missile Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 20th Air Division of Aerospace Defense Command...
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inspection mission. The United States Navy's Strategic Communications Wing One consists of three squadrons and a wing staff, and employs over 1,300 active-duty...
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Fortuna Air Force Station (redirect from 780th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron)
Historical Study No. 126 Leonard, Barry (2009). History of Strategic Air and Ballistic Missile Defense (PDF). Vol. I. 1945-1955. Fort McNair, DC: Center...
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The 431st Test and Evaluation Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the Tactical Air Command 57th Fighter...
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The 57th Fighter Squadron (57 FS), also known as "The Black Knights", is an active United States Air Force unit that is assigned to the 85th Fighter Group...
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The 166th Air Refueling Squadron (166 ARS) is a unit of the Ohio Air National Guard 121st Air Refueling Wing located at Rickenbacker Air National Guard...
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The 133rd Air Refueling Squadron (133 ARS) is a unit of the New Hampshire Air National Guard 157th Air Refueling Wing located at Pease Air National Guard...
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Soviet missiles were withdrawn from Cuba. The Thomasville station, retained coverage until late December as a precaution. The 698th Radar Squadron was inactivated...
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