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Military unit
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.
History
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.
Lineage
Constituted c. 6 March 1958 as the 394th Missile Training Squadron (ICBM)
Activated on 1 April 1958
[1]
Inactivated 15 December 1958
[1]
[6]
Redesignated 394th Missile Training Squadron (ICBM-Minuteman) on 1 July 1960
[3]
Redesignated 394th Strategic Missile Squadron on 1 February 1964
[7]
Redesignated 394th ICBM Test Maintenance Squadron on 8 July 1976
[8]
Redesignated 394th Maintenance Support Squadron on 1 September 1991
Inactivated c. 1 July 1993
Assignments
Stations
Vandenberg Air Force Base, 1 July 1958 – 15 December 1958
[6]
Vandenberg Air Force Base, 1 April 1960 – c. 1 July 1993
[8]
Missiles
SM-65 Atlas (1958)
[1]
LGM-30 Minuteman I (1960–unknown)
LGM-25 Titan II (unknown)
Decorations
Award streamer
Award
Dates
Notes
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]
Notes
^
a
b
c
d
"Abstract, History 1 Missile Division Jan-Dec 1958" . Air Force History Index. Retrieved 24 June 2016 .
^
a
b
"Abstract, History 704 Strategic Missile Wing Jan-Dec 1958" . Air Force History Index. Retrieved 24 June 2016 .
^
a
b
c
"Abstract (Unclassified), History 1 Missile Division (Secret) Jul-Dec 1960" . Air Force History Index. Retrieved 24 June 2016 .
^
"Abstract (Unclassified), History 1 Strategic Aerospace Division (Secret) Jan-Dec 1985" . Air Force History Index. Retrieved 24 June 2016 .
^
a
b
"Abstract, Vol. 1, History 30 Space Wing Jan-Dec 1993" . Air Force History Index. Retrieved 24 June 2016 .
^
a
b 1958 dates at Vandenberg and designation in Mueller, p. 574.
^
"Abstract (Unclassified), History 1 Strategic Aerospace Division (Confidential) Jan-Jun 1964" . Air Force History Index. Retrieved 24 June 2016 .
^
a
b 1960-1982 dates at Vandenberg and designations in Mueller, p. 574.
^ AF Pamphlet 900-2, p. 363
^ AF Pamphlet 900-2, Vol. 2, p. 69
^
a
b
"Air Force Personnel Services: Unit Awards" . Air Force Personnel Center. Retrieved 24 June 2016 . (search)
References
This article incorporates
public domain material from the
Air Force Historical Research Agency
Mueller, Robert (1989).
Air Force Bases, Vol. I, Active Air Force Bases Within the United States of America on 17 September 1982 (PDF) . Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History.
ISBN
0-912799-53-6 .
AF Pamphlet 900-2, Unit Decorations, Awards and Campaign Participation Credits
Archived 2015-08-04 at the
Wayback Machine Department of the Air Force, Washington, DC, 15 June 1971
AF Pamphlet 900-2, Unit Decorations, Awards and Campaign Participation Credits, Vol II
Archived 2015-08-04 at the
Wayback Machine Department of the Air Force, Washington, DC, 30 September 1976
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