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The squadron was redesignated the 556th Strategic Missile Squadron and activated at Patrick Air Force Base, Florida in December 1957 and was assigned directly to Strategic Air Command (SAC). [1] Air Research and Development Command (ARDC) had been test launching the Snark at Patrick since November 1952, although the first full range test of an ...
Evaluated/testing Nike-Ajax against QB-17L Drone testing. Re-designated 4802d Guided Missile Squadron 30 Dec 1950-14 May 1951 and moved to Patrick AFB. Re-designated 6555th Guided Missile Squadron, 14 May 1951 – 15 August 1959. 3d Guided Missiles Squadron: Patrick AFB Holloman AFB: Consolidated-Vultee Lark 1950–1951
400th Strategic Missile Squadron; 510th Strategic Missile Squadron; 532d Strategic Missile Squadron; 533d Strategic Missile Squadron; 548th Strategic Missile Squadron; 549th Strategic Missile Squadron; 550th Strategic Missile Squadron; 551st Strategic Missile Squadron; 556th Strategic Missile Squadron; 564th Strategic Missile Squadron; 565th ...
530th Bombardment Squadron (11 July 1955 – 25 June 1966 and 1 July 1986 – 1 July 1991) (later 530th Strategic Bomber Training Squadron, Combat Crew Training Squadron) 531st Bombardment Squadron (1 May 1959 – 1 January 1962) 556th Strategic Missile Squadron: 15 September 1964 – 25 June 1965)
The Wing received its first Snark training missile (e.g., an N-25 research vehicle) in late May 1952, and the 6556th Guided Missile Squadron activated a Snark cadre at AFMTC on 16 June. The squadron conducted 97 test launches at the Cape beginning on 29 August 1952 through 5 December 1960 from LC-1 , LC-2 and LC-4 for the Snark Employment and ...
The 556th Test and Evaluation Squadron is the Air Force's first operational test squadron for unmanned aircraft. It provides support to UAS operations worldwide, through force development evaluations, the development of training, tactics and procedures, systems expertise and meeting warfighters' urgent need requests.
Convair SM-65F Atlas of the 556th Strategic Missile Squadron [c] In addition to the inactivation of the 308th Wing, 1961 was a year of other changes to the division's responsibilities. In January, the refueling squadrons at Plattsburgh were organized into the 4108th Air Refueling Wing, which was assigned to the division.
Martin B-26B-15-MA Marauder Serial 41-31665 of the 558th Bomb Squadron Martin B-26B-50-MA Marauder Serial 42-95857 of the 556th Bomb Squadron. The 387th Bombardment Group (Medium) was constituted on 25 November 1942, and activated on 1 December 1942 at MacDill Field near Tampa, Florida The group had four operational squadrons, 556th (FW), 557th (KS), 558th (KX), and 559th (TQ) and was equipped ...