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The 556th Strategic Missile Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 820th Strategic Aerospace Division at Plattsburgh Air Force Base, New York, where it was inactivated in 1965 with the withdrawal of the Atlas missile from operations.
Ballistic Missile Squadrons: Squadron Emblem Location Weapons System Active Notes 10th Missile Squadron: Malmstrom AFB: LGM-30A/B Minuteman I, 1962–1968 LGM-30F Minuteman II, 1968–1991 LGM-30G Minuteman III, 1996–present 1962–present 341st SMW/OG "First Ace in the Hole"; B-47 squadron, 1956–1961 12th Missile Squadron: Malmstrom AFB
The 556th Strategic Missile Squadron, formerly assigned to Dow AFB, Maine, was transferred to Plattsburgh AFB on 1 October 1961, and became completely operational on 20 December 1962. It was inactivated on 25 June 1965.
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.
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.
The USS Ford aircraft carrier, which includes eight squadrons of attack and support aircraft Guided-missile cruiser, the USS Normandy Guided-missile destroyers, the USS Thomas Hudner, USS Ramage ...
The 702nd Strategic Missile Wing was organized in January 1959 at Presque Isle Air Force Base, Maine to be the only SM-62 Snark missile wing in the USAF. [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.
The USS Eisenhower, an aircraft carrier, is joined by a guided-missile cruiser, the USS Philippine Sea, along with the guided-missile destroyers USS Gravel and USS Mason, and nine aircraft squadrons.