List of United States Air Force Tactical Missile Squadrons

Squadron	Location	Weapons System	Active	Notes
1st Guided Missiles Squadron	Eglin AFB Patrick AFB	JB-2 Loon VB-6 Felix VB-3 Razon VB-13 Tarzon	1946-1950	Initially 1st Experimental Guided Missiles Squadron; first organized dedicated USAAF (later USAF) missile squadron. Testing and evaluation unit, non-operational
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	Holloman AFB Patrick AFB	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	Patrick AFB Holloman AFB	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	Hahn 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
46th Air Defense Missile Squadron	McGuire AFB	CIM-10 Bomarc 1959-1972	1959-1972	Both first and last operational BOMARC squadron.
69th Tactical Missile Squadron	Patrick AFB Hahn AB	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.
74th Air Defense Missile Squadron	Duluth AFMS	CIM-10 Bomarc 1960-1972	1960-1972
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
310th Tactical Missile Squadron	Osan AB	MGM-1 Matador, 1958-1962	1958-1962
405th Tactical Missile Squadron	Hahn AB	MGM-1 Matador, 1958–1962 MGM-13 Mace, 1962–1966	1958-1966
822d Tactical Missile Squadron	Sembach AB	TM-61 Matador, 1958–1960 MGM-13 Mace, 1961–1966	1958-1966
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
873d Tactical Missile Squadron	Kadena AB	MGM-13 Mace, 1961–1965	1961-1965
874th Tactical Missile Squadron	Kadena AB	MGM-13 Mace, 1961–1965	1961-1965
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

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

• Mauer, Mauer (1969), Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II, Air Force Historical Studies Office, Maxwell AFB, Alabama. ISBN 0-89201-097-5
• U.S. Air Force Tactical Missiles, (2009), George Mindling, Robert Bolton ISBN 978-0557000296