This article lists the missile squadrons of the United States Air Force. There are nine missile squadrons currently active in the United States (listed in bold type); all nine are equipped to operate intercontinental ballistic missiles.
| Aerodynamic Missile Squadrons | ||||||
| Squadron | Emblem | Location | Weapons System | Active | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Guided Missiles Squadron | Republic-Ford JB-2 VB-6 Felix VB-3 Razon VB-13 Tarzon | 1946–1950 | ||||
| 1st Tactical Missile Squadron | Patrick AFB Bitburg AB | B-61 (later TM-61) Matador, 1951–1958 | 1951–1958 | Activated as 1st Pilotless Bomber Squadron, first USAF operational tactical missile squadron. Replaced by 71st Tactical Missile Squadron | ||
| 2d Guided Missiles Squadron | MM-3 Nike-Ajax QB-17L Flying Fortress (Drone) | 1949–1952 | 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 | Consolidated-Vultee Lark | 1950–1951 | Evaluated/testing US Navy Lark SS Missile at Patrick AFB. Re-designated 4803d Guided Missile Squadron 30 Dec 1950 – 14 May 1951. Returned to Patrick AFB and re-designated 6556th Guided Missile Squadron, 14 May 1951 – 1 Mar 1953. | |||
| 6th Air Defense Missile Squadron | Suffolk County AFB | CIM-10 Bomarc 1959–1964 | 1959–1964 | |||
| 11th Tactical Missile Squadron | SEMBACH AB RAF Greenham Common | TM-61 Matador, 1954–1958 BGM-109G 1981–1991 | 1954–1958 1981–1991 | Replaced by 822d Tactical Missile Squadron in 1958; Reactivated as a BGM-109G GLCM squadron during the 1980s, last to inactivate in 1991 | ||
| 17th Tactical Missile Squadron | Orlando AFB 1955–1957 Tainan AS 1957–1958 | TM-61 Matador 1955–1958 | 1956–1958 | Deployed to Taiwan, 1 May 1957, became operational in November. Re-designated as 868th Tactical Missile Squadron, June 1958 | ||
| 19th Tactical Missile Squadron | Orlando AFB 8–25 June 1956 | TM-61 Matador 1956 | 1956 | Inactivated after only 17 days, personnel were absorbed by the existing units at Orlando AFB, mainly the 17th TMS. | ||
| 22d Air Defense Missile Squadron | Langley AFB | CIM-10 Bomarc 1959–1969 | 1959–1969 | |||
| 24th Tactical Missile Squadron | Orlando AFB | MGM-1 Matador 1957–1958 | 1957–1958 | Inactivated at Orlando AFB 1958, elements eventually joining 310th Tactical Missile Squadron at Osan AB, South Korea. | ||
| 26th Air Defense Missile Squadron | Otis AFB | CIM-10 Bomarc 1959–1969 | 1959–1969 | |||
| 30th Air Defense Missile Squadron | Dow AFB | CIM-10 Bomarc 1959–1964 | 1959–1964 | |||
| 35th Air Defense Missile Squadron | Niagara Falls AFMS | CIM-10 Bomarc 1960–1969 | 1960–1969 | |||
| 37th Air Defense Missile Squadron | Kincheloe AFB | CIM-10 Bomarc 1960–1972 | 1960–1972 | Re-designated as the 37th Tactical Missile Squadron on 19 September 1985 while remaining inactive | ||
| 41st Tactical Missile Squadron | Re-designated in 1985 as a TMS. Never activated. | |||||
| 42d Tactical Missile Squadron | Re-designated in 1985 as a TMS. Never activated. | |||||
| 46th Air Defense Missile Squadron | McGuire AFB | CIM-10 Bomarc 1959–1972 | 1959–1972 | Both first and last operational BOMARC squadron. Re-designated as the 46th Tactical Missile Squadron on 19 September 1985 while remaining inactive. | ||
| 69th Tactical Missile Squadron | TM-61 Matador, 1952–1958 | 1952–1958 | Activated as 69th Pilotless Bomber Squadron (Light). Replaced by 405th Tactical Missile Squadron. | |||
| 71st Tactical Missile Squadron | Bitburg AB Florennes AB | MGM-1 Matador, 1958–1962 MGM-13 Mace, 1962–1969 BGM-109G 1984–1989 | 1958–1969 1984–1989 | Operated three different types of Tactical missiles in USAFE. 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 | RAF Molesworth | BGM-109G 1986–1989 | 1986–1989 | |||
| 89th Tactical Missile Squadron | Hahn AB Wueschheim AS | MGM-13 Mace, 1962–1966 BGM-109G 1985–1990 | 1962–1966 1985–1990 | |||
| 302d Tactical Missile Squadron | Comiso AB | BGM-109G 1983–1991 | 1983–1991 | |||
| Osan AB | MGM-1 Matador, 1958–1962 | 1958–1962 | Missiles retained by host 58th Tactical Training Wing until inactivated December 1969 | |||
| 405th Tactical Missile Squadron | MGM-1 Matador, 1958–1962 MGM-13 Mace, 1962–1966 | 1958–1966 | Was a B-57 Canberra Night Bombardment Squadron at Laon AB, France 1955–1958, converted to tactical missiles at Hahn AB, 1958. | |||
| 822d Tactical Missile Squadron | Sembach AB | TM-61 Matador, 1958–1960 MGM-13 Mace, 1961–1966 | 1958–1966 | Was a B-57 Canberra Night Bombardment Squadron at Laon AB, France 1955–1958, converted to tactical missiles at Sembach AB, 1958. | ||
| 823d Tactical Missile Squadron | Sembach AB | MGM-13 Mace, 1962–1966 | 1962–1966 | |||
| 868th Tactical Missile Training Squadron | Tainan AS Davis–Monthan AFB | TM-61 (later MGM-1) Matador 1958–1962 BGM-109G 1981–1990 | 1958–1962; 1981–1990 | Stationed on Taiwan, 1958–1962 as 868th Tactical Missile Squadron. Reactivated in 1981 as BGM-109G cruise missile training unit | ||
| Kadena AB | MGM-13 Mace, 1961–1965 | 1961–1965 | Missile operations were conducted directly by the parent 498th Tactical Missile Group after the squadron's inactivation, 8 July 1965 – 31 December 1969. | |||
| Kadena AB | MGM-13 Mace, 1961–1965 | 1961–1965 | Missile operations were conducted directly by the parent 498th Tactical Missile Group after the squadron's inactivation, 8 July 1965 – 31 December 1969. | |||
| 887th Tactical Missile Squadron | Sembach AB | MGM-13 Mace, 1962–1966 | 1962–1966 | |||
| 4751st Air Defense Missile Squadron | Eglin AFB Aux #9 | CIM-10 Bomarc 1959–1979 | 1959–1979 | BOMARC Testing/Evaluation/Training Unit | ||
| Ballistic Missile Squadrons | ||||||
| Squadron | Emblem | Location | Weapons System | Active | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th Missile Squadron | 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 | LGM-30A/B Minuteman I, 1962–1968 LGM-30F Minuteman II, 1968–1991 LGM-30G Minuteman III, 1996–present | 1962–present | 341st SMW/OG "Red Dawgs"; B-47 squadron, 1956–1961 | ||
| 66th Missile Squadron | Ellsworth AFB | LGM-30B Minuteman I, 1963–1973 LGM-30F Minuteman II, 1972–1993 | 1963–1993 | 44th SMW/OG "The Peace Keepers"; B-47 squadron, 1953–1960 | ||
| 67th Missile Squadron | Ellsworth AFB | LGM-30B Minuteman I, 1963–1973 LGM-30F Minuteman II, 1972–1992 | 1963–1992 | 44th SMW/OG "The people rule"; B-47 squadron, 1953–1960 | ||
| 68th Missile Squadron | Ellsworth AFB | LGM-30B Minuteman I, 1963–1973 LGM-30F Minuteman II, 1972–1994 | 1963–1994 | 44th SMW/OG ; B-47 squadron, 1953–1960 | ||
| 319th Missile Squadron | F.E. Warren AFB | LGM-30B Minuteman I 1964–1974 LGM-30G Minuteman III 1973–present | 1964–present | 90th SMW/OG "Screamin' Eagles"; RB-47 strategic reconnaissance squadron, 1954–1960 | ||
| 320th Missile Squadron | F.E. Warren AFB | LGM-30B Minuteman I 1964–1974 LGM-30G Minuteman III 1973–present | 1964–present | 90th SMW/OG "Naked Indians"; RB-47 strategic reconnaissance squadron, 1954–1960 | ||
| 321st Missile Squadron | F.E. Warren AFB | LGM-30B Minuteman I 1964–1974 LGM-30G Minuteman III 1973–present | 1964–present | 90th SMW/OG "Frontier Warriors"; RB-47 strategic reconnaissance squadron, 1954–1960 | ||
| 373d Strategic Missile Squadron | Little Rock AFB | LGM-25C Titan II 1962–1987 | 1962–1987 | 308th SMW ; B-47 squadron, 1954–1959 | ||
| 374th Strategic Missile Squadron | Little Rock AFB | LGM-25C Titan II 1962–1987 | 1962–1987 | 308th SMW; B-47 squadron, 1954–1959 | ||
| 400th Missile Squadron | F.E. Warren AFB | LGM-30B Minuteman I, 1964–1974 LGM-30G Minuteman III, 1973–1987 LGM-118A Peacekeeper, 1987–2005 | 1964–2005 | 90th SMW/OG Only LGM-118A Peacekeeper squadron. With the deployment of the LGM-118A, 50 former Minuteman III silos were converted. Flights P through T were reassigned to the Peacekeeper for operational duty. | ||
| 446th Missile Squadron | LGM-30F Minuteman II, 1965–1973 LGM-30G Minuteman III, 1972–1998 | 1965–1998 | 321st SMW/MG; B-47 squadron, 1953–1961 | |||
| 447th Missile Squadron | LGM-30F Minuteman II, 1965–1973 LGM-30G Minuteman III, 1972–1998 | 1965–1998 | 321st SMW/MG; B-47 squadron, 1953–1961 | |||
| 448th Missile Squadron | LGM-30F Minuteman II, 1965–1973 LGM-30G Minuteman III, 1972–1998 | 1965–1998 | 321st SMW/MG; B-47 squadron, 1953–1961 | |||
| 490th Missile Squadron | LGM-30A/B Minuteman I, 1962–1968 LGM-30F Minuteman II, 1968–1991 LGM-30G Minuteman III, 1996–present | 1962–present | 341st SMW/OG; B-47 squadron, 1956–1961 "Farsiders" | |||
| 508th Missile Squadron | LGM-30B Minuteman I, 1963–1967 LGM-30F Minuteman II, 1966–1995 | 1963–1995 | 351st SMW/OG | |||
| 509th Missile Squadron | LGM-30B Minuteman I, 1963–1967 LGM-30F Minuteman II, 1966–1994 | 1963–1994 | 351st SMW/OG | |||
| 510th Missile Squadron | LGM-30B Minuteman I, 1963–1967 LGM-30F Minuteman II, 1966–1995 | 1963–1995 | 351st SMW/OG Emergency Rocket Communications System (1967–1995) | |||
| 532d Strategic Missile Squadron | McConnell AFB | LGM-25C Titan II, 1962–1986 | 1962–1986 | 381st SMW | ||
| 533d Strategic Missile Squadron | McConnell AFB | LGM-25C Titan II, 1962–1986 | 1962–1986 | 381st SMW | ||
| 548th Strategic Missile Squadron | Forbes AFB | SM-65E Atlas, 1960–1964 | 1960–1964 | 40th SAW | ||
| 549th Strategic Missile Squadron | Offut AFB | SM-65D Atlas, 1961–1964 | 1961–1964 | 385th SAW | ||
| 550th Strategic Missile Squadron | Schilling AFB | SM-65F Atlas, 1961–1965 | 1961–1965 | 310th SAW | ||
| 551st Strategic Missile Squadron | Lincoln AFB | SM-65F Atlas, 1961–1965 | 1961–1965 | 98th SAW | ||
| 556th Strategic Missile Squadron | Presque Isle AFB, 9–16 Jul 1959 Plattsburgh AFB 1961–1965 | SM-62 Snark, 1958–1959 SM-65F Atlas, 1962–1965 | 1958–1959; 1962–1965 | 702d SAW (1959); 820th SAD (1961–1965) Only operational SM-62 Snark aerodynamic intercontinental missile squadron; only Atlas (or any other) ICBM squadron east of the Mississippi River. | ||
| 564th Missile Squadron | F.E. Warren AFB 1958–1964 Malmstrom AFB 1966–2008 | SM-65D Atlas, 1960–1964 LGM-30F Minuteman II, 1967–1975 LGM-30G Minuteman III, 1975–2008 | 1958–2008 | 706th SMW (1958–1961); 389th SMW (1961–1964); 341st SMW/OG (1966–2008) 564th Strategic Missile Squadron was the first ICBM operational squadron activated (1 May 1958). | ||
| F.E. Warren AFB | SM-65D Atlas, 1958–1965 | 1958–1965 | 706th SMW (1958–1961); 389th SMW (1961–1965) | |||
| 566th Strategic Missile Squadron | F.E. Warren AFB | SM-65E Atlas, 1961–1965 | 1959–1965 | 389th SMW (1961–1965) | ||
| 567th Strategic Missile Squadron | Fairchild AFB | SM-65E Atlas, 1960–1965 | 1960–1965 | 92d SAW | ||
| 568th Strategic Missile Squadron | Larson AFB | SM-68 Titan I 1961–1965 | 1961–1965 | 462d SAW | ||
| 569th Strategic Missile Squadron | Mountain Home AFB | SM-68 Titan I 1962–1964 | 1961–1964 | 9th SAW | ||
| 570th Strategic Missile Squadron | Davis–Monthan AFB | LGM-25C Titan II, 1962–1984 | 1962–1984 | 390th SMW | ||
| 571st Strategic Missile Squadron | Davis–Monthan AFB | LGM-25C Titan II, 1962–1984 | 1962–1984 | 390th SMW | ||
| 576th Strategic Missile Squadron | | Cooke (later, Vandenberg) AFB | SM-65D/E/F Atlas, 1958–1966 | 1958–1966 | 704th SMW (1958), 1st SAD (1959–1966), first SM-65D Atlas squadron put on alert, 1958. Operated Atlas-D/E/F until 1966 Today, current 576th Test Squadron tested LGM-118 Peacekeeper, 1991–2004 and LGM-30G Minuteman III, 1991–present. | |
| 577th Strategic Missile Squadron | Altus AFB | SM-65F Atlas, 1961–1965 | 1961–1965 | 11th SAW | ||
| 578th Strategic Missile Squadron | Dyess AFB | SM-65F Atlas, 1961–1965 | 1961–1965 | 96th SAW | ||
| 579th Strategic Missile Squadron | Walker AFB | SM-65F Atlas, 1962–1965 | 1962–1965 | 6th SAW | ||
| 644th Strategic Missile Squadron | Vandenberg AFB | PGM-17 Thor, 1959; HGM-25A Titan I 1959; SM-65 Atlas, 1959 | 1959 | Short-lived Missile Training squadron at Vandenberg AFB. Provided training for Royal Air Force personnel in the operation and launching of the PGM-17 Thor Intermediate-Range Missie. Also provided training to SAC personnel on SM-65 Atlas and HGM-25A Titan I Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles. Later became a B-52H Stratofortress bombardment squadron. | ||
| 672d Strategic Missile Squadron | RAF Feltwell RAF Lakenheath | PGM-17 Thor, 1958–1959 | 1958–1959 | Short-lived Missile Training squadron in the UK for RAF Thor missile crews. | ||
| 724th Strategic Missile Squadron | Lowry AFB | HGM-25A Titan I, 1961–1965 | 1961–1965 | Former 848th Strategic Missile Squadron (1960–1961), never manned or equipped. 703d SMW/451st SMW | ||
| 725th Strategic Missile Squadron | Lowry AFB | HGM-25A Titan I, 1961–1965 | 1961–1965 | Former 849th Strategic Missile Squadron (1960–1961), never manned or equipped. 703d SMW/451st SMW | ||
| 740th Missile Squadron | Minot AFB | LGM-30 Minuteman I, 1963–1971 LGM-30 Minuteman III, 1968–present | 1963–present | 455th SMW/91st SMW/OG "Vulgar Vultures" | ||
| 741st Missile Squadron | Minot AFB | LGM-30 Minuteman I, 1963–1971 LGM-30 Minuteman III, 1968–present | 1963–present | 455th SMW/91st SMW/OG "Gravel Haulers" | ||
| 742d Missile Squadron | Minot AFB | LGM-30 Minuteman I, 1963–1971 LGM-30 Minuteman III, 1968–present | 1963–present | 455th SMW/91st SMW/OG "The Wolfpack" | ||
| 850th Strategic Missile Squadron | Ellsworth AFB | HGM-25A Titan I, 1960–1965 | 1960–1965 | 44th SMW | ||
| 851st Strategic Missile Squadron | Beale AFB | HGM-25A Titan I, 1962–1965 | 1962–1965 | 456th SAW | ||
| 864th Strategic Missile Squadron | Redstone Arsenal | PGM-19 Jupiter, 1958–1960 | 1958–1960 | Provided training for Italian Air Force personnel in the operation and launching of the PGM-19 Jupiter | ||
| 865th Strategic Missile Squadron | Redstone Arsenal | PGM-19 Jupiter, 1958–1959 | 1958–1959 | Provided training for Italian Air Force personnel in the operation and launching of the PGM-19 Jupiter | ||
| 866th Strategic Missile Squadron | Redstone Arsenal | PGM-19 Jupiter, 1958–1962 | 1958–1962 | Provided training for Turkish Air Force personnel in the operation and launching of the PGM-19 Jupiter | ||