The United States Air Force's 394th Strategic Missile Squadron was an intercontinental ballistic missile that operated the LGM-30 Minuteman and LGM-25C Titan II[citation needed] missiles at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.
394th Strategic Missile Squadron | |
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Active | 1958–1993 |
Country | United States |
Branch | United States Air Force |
Role | intercontinental ballistic missile training |
Part of | 1st Strategic Aerospace Division |
Decorations | Air Force Outstanding Unit Award |
Insignia | |
394th Strategic Missile Squadron emblem |
The squadron was first activated in 1958[1] and assigned to the 704th Strategic Missile Wing at Vandenberg Air Force Base as a training unit for intercontinental ballistic missiles. In December of that year, the squadron and the 392d Missile Training Squadron, which was the training unit at Vandenberg for intermediate range ballistic missiles, were inactivated and replaced by a single training squadron, the 576th Strategic Missile Squadron.[2]
The squadron was activated again in 1960 as the training unit for Minuteman missiles.[3] The squadron supported all LGM-30 Minuteman test launches.[4] When the 30th Space Wing became the single wing at Vandenberg under the Objective Wing organization, the squadron was transferred to the 30th[5] and inactivated.
Award streamer | Award | Dates | Notes |
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Air Force Outstanding Unit Award | 1 July 1963–30 June 1965 | 394th Strategic Missile Squadron[9] | |
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award | 1 January 1970–30 June 1971 | 394th Strategic Missile Squadron[10] | |
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award | 1 July 1974–30 June 1976 | 394th Strategic Missile Squadron[11] | |
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award | 1 July 1977–30 June 1979 | 394th ICBM Test Maintenance Squadron[11] |
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency