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The squadron was formed using the personnel and equipment of the inactivated Detachment 4 of the 53d Group, and was the first USAF Unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) operational test squadron. It was to support UAS operations by providing force development evaluations and developing training, tactics, and procedures for the unmanned aircraft.
Was a B-57 Canberra Night Bombardment Squadron at Laon AB, France 1955–1958, converted to tactical missiles at Bitburg AB, 1958. 74th Air Defense Missile Squadron: Duluth AFMS: CIM-10 Bomarc 1960–1972 1960–1972 Re-designated as the 74th Tactical Missile Squadron on 19 September 1985 while remaining inactive. 87th Tactical Missile Squadron
Martin B-57C Canberra from the 3d Bombardment Wing, Johnson Air Base, Japan, 1956. Shown in the original USAF black night motif. ... 556th Reconnaissance Squadron (RB ...
Squadron B-26 "Short Snorter", showing mission markings [c]. The 556th Bombardment Squadron was activated at MacDill Field, Florida on 1 December 1942 as one of the four squadrons of the 387th Bombardment Group and trained at bases in the southeastern United States with Martin B-26 Marauder medium bombers until June 1943, when it deployed to the European Theater of Operations.
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The 556th Strategic Missile Squadron became completely operational on 15 September 1964. This was the last Atlas squadron to be accepted and the only Intercontinental ballistic missile base east of the Mississippi River. The 556th's last operational day was 30 April 1965 with the squadron's inactivation on 25 June 1965.
The Martin/General Dynamics RB-57F Canberra is a specialized strategic reconnaissance aircraft developed in the 1960s for the United States Air Force by General Dynamics from the Martin B-57 Canberra tactical bomber, which itself was a license-built version of the English Electric Canberra.
[4] [note 4] In April, the wing was assigned the 556th Strategic Missile Squadron, which performed intercontinental missile test operations from Patrick Air Force Base, Florida through June 1959. In July, the 556th moved to Presque Isle, where it was inactivated [ 9 ] along with the wing's support organizations, and all Snarks were assigned ...