26th Air Defense Missile Squadron
Encyclopedia
The 26th Tactical Missile Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force
unit. It was last assigned to the 20th Air Division, Aerospace Defense Command
, stationed near Otis AFB, Massachusetts. It was inactivated on 30 April 1972.
, equipped with the CIM-10 Bomarc surface-to-air anti-aircraft missiles. It was inactivated on 30 April 1972. The squadron was re-designated as the 26th Tactical Missile Squadron on 19 September 1985 while remaining inactive.
The BOMARC missile site was located located 1 miles (1.6 km) north-northwest of Otis AFB at 41°40′56"N 070°32′21"W. Although geographically separated from the base, the squadron received administrative and logistical support from Otis.
Assignments
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...
unit. It was last assigned to the 20th Air Division, Aerospace Defense Command
Aerospace Defense Command
Aerospace Defense Command is an inactive United States Air Force Major Command. Established in 1946 under the United States Army Air Forces, its mission was to organize and administer the integrated air defense system of the Continental United States , exercise direct control of all active...
, stationed near Otis AFB, Massachusetts. It was inactivated on 30 April 1972.
History
The squadron was activated on 1 March 1959 as the 26th Air Defense Missile Squadron and stood alert during the Cold WarCold War
The Cold War was the continuing state from roughly 1946 to 1991 of political conflict, military tension, proxy wars, and economic competition between the Communist World—primarily the Soviet Union and its satellite states and allies—and the powers of the Western world, primarily the United States...
, equipped with the CIM-10 Bomarc surface-to-air anti-aircraft missiles. It was inactivated on 30 April 1972. The squadron was re-designated as the 26th Tactical Missile Squadron on 19 September 1985 while remaining inactive.
The BOMARC missile site was located located 1 miles (1.6 km) north-northwest of Otis AFB at 41°40′56"N 070°32′21"W. Although geographically separated from the base, the squadron received administrative and logistical support from Otis.
Assignments
- Boston Air Defense SectorBoston Air Defense SectorThe Boston Air Defense Sector is an inactive United States Air Force Air Defense Command organization. Its last assignment was with the ADC 26th Air Division, being stationed at Stewart Air Force Base, New York.-History:...
, 1 March 1959 - 35th Air Division, 1 April 1966
- 21st Air Division, 19 November 1969-30 April 1972