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  • 564th Missile Squadron
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  • On 1 December 1958, the 564th Strategic Missile Squadron (ICBM-Atlas) was the first Strategic Air Command (SAC) Intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) squadron to go on operational alert status, being equipped with the first-generation SM-65D Atlas, with a mission of nuclear deterrence. On 1 April 1966, the 564th was re-equipped with the LGM-30F Minuteman II ICBM, and in 1975 was upgraded to the LGM-30G Minuteman III. The squadron was inactivated due to budget reductions on 19 August 2008.
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Garrison
  • Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana
Role
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  • 125
Nickname
  • Deuce
Type
  • Squadron
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  • 564
Caption
  • LGM-30G Minuteman III test launch at Vandenburg AFB, California
Dates
  • --08-15
Unit Name
  • 564
Battles
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  • 150
abstract
  • On 1 December 1958, the 564th Strategic Missile Squadron (ICBM-Atlas) was the first Strategic Air Command (SAC) Intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) squadron to go on operational alert status, being equipped with the first-generation SM-65D Atlas, with a mission of nuclear deterrence. On 1 April 1966, the 564th was re-equipped with the LGM-30F Minuteman II ICBM, and in 1975 was upgraded to the LGM-30G Minuteman III. The squadron was inactivated due to budget reductions on 19 August 2008.