703d Strategic Missile Wing
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The 703d Strategic Missile Wing is an inactive United States Air Force
unit. It was last assigned to the Strategic Air Command
13th Air Division, being stationed at Lowry Air Force Base
, Colorado
. It was inactivated on 1 July 1961.
The 703d was planned to be the first HGM-25A Titan I Intercontinental ballistic missile
wing. It was activated on 25 September 1958, but never became fully operational. Partial capability was achieved on 10 December 1958, with training on the operation of the Titan I ICBM until March 1960.
The missiles, personnel and facilities of the wing were reassigned to the 451st Strategic Missile Wing on 1 July 1961 and the unit was inactivated.
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 Strategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command
The Strategic Air Command was both a Major Command of the United States Air Force and a "specified command" of the United States Department of Defense. SAC was the operational establishment in charge of America's land-based strategic bomber aircraft and land-based intercontinental ballistic...
13th Air Division, being stationed at Lowry Air Force Base
Lowry Air Force Base
Lowry Air Force Base is a former United States Air Force base located in the cities of Aurora and Denver, Colorado. Its primary mission throughout its existence was Air Force technical training and was heavily involved with the training of United States Army Air Forces bomber crews during World...
, Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
. It was inactivated on 1 July 1961.
The 703d was planned to be the first HGM-25A Titan I Intercontinental ballistic missile
Intercontinental ballistic missile
An intercontinental ballistic missile is a ballistic missile with a long range typically designed for nuclear weapons delivery...
wing. It was activated on 25 September 1958, but never became fully operational. Partial capability was achieved on 10 December 1958, with training on the operation of the Titan I ICBM until March 1960.
The missiles, personnel and facilities of the wing were reassigned to the 451st Strategic Missile Wing on 1 July 1961 and the unit was inactivated.
Lineage
- Established as 703d Strategic Missile Wing (ICBM-Titan) on 5 September 1958
- Activated on 25 September 1958
- Discontinued, and inactivated, on 1 July 1961
Assignments
- 1st Missile Division, 25 September 1958
- Fifteenth Air ForceFifteenth Air ForceThe Fifteenth Expeditionary Mobility Task Force is one of two EMTFs assigned to the United States Air Force Air Mobility Command . It is headquartered at Travis Air Force Base, California....
, 15 January 1959 - 13th Air Division, 1 July 1959-1 July 1961
Components
- 848th Strategic Missile Squadron848th Strategic Missile SquadronThe 848th Strategic Missile Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 703d Strategic Missile Wing. It was inactivated at Lowry Air Force Base, Colorado on 21 Jul 1961.-History:...
: February 1, 1960 - July 1, 1961 - 849th Strategic Missile Squadron849th Strategic Missile SquadronThe 849th Strategic Missile Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 703d Strategic Missile Wing. It was inactivated at Lowry Air Force Base, Colorado on 21 Jul 1961.-History:...
: August 1, 1960 - July 1, 1961