394th Strategic Missile Squadron

History

The squadron was first activated in 1958 and assigned to the 704th Strategic Missile Wing at Vandenberg Air Force Base as a training unit for intercontinental ballistic missiles. In December of that year, the squadron and the 392d Missile Training Squadron, which was the training unit at Vandenberg for intermediate range ballistic missiles, were inactivated and replaced by a single training squadron, the 576th Strategic Missile Squadron.

The squadron was activated again in 1960 as the training unit for Minuteman missiles. The squadron supported all LGM-30 Minuteman test launches. When the 30th Space Wing became the single wing at Vandenberg under the Objective Wing organization, the squadron was transferred to the 30th and inactivated.

Lineage

Constituted c. 6 March 1958 as the 394th Missile Training Squadron (ICBM)

Activated on 1 April 1958 Inactivated 15 December 1958

Redesignated 394th Missile Training Squadron (ICBM-Minuteman) on 1 July 1960

Redesignated 394th Strategic Missile Squadron on 1 February 1964

Redesignated 394th ICBM Test Maintenance Squadron on 8 July 1976

Redesignated 394th Maintenance Support Squadron on 1 September 1991

Inactivated c. 1 July 1993

Assignments

704th Strategic Missile Wing: 1 April 1958 – 15 December 1958 (attached to 1st Missile Division)

1st Missile Division: 1 July 1960

392d Strategic Missile Wing: 1 October 1961

1st Strategic Air Division (later Strategic Missile Center): 1 December 1961

310th Maintenance Group: 1 September 1991

30th Logistics Group 1 July 1993 – c. 1 July 1993

Stations

Vandenberg Air Force Base, 1 July 1958 – 15 December 1958

Vandenberg Air Force Base, 1 April 1960 – c. 1 July 1993

Missiles

SM-65 Atlas (1958)

LGM-30 Minuteman I (1960–unknown)

LGM-25 Titan II (unknown)