page_title: 549th Strategic Missile Squadron
hierarchical_section_title: 549th Strategic Missile Squadron
caption_attribution_description: English: 549th SMS Atlas Missle Arriving At Offut AFB NE 1961 from Douglas C-133A-35-DL Cargomaster, 57-1614
context_page_description: The 549th Strategic Missile Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 385th Strategic Aerospace Wing at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, where it was inactivated on 15 December 1964. At Offutt, the 549th was equipped with the SM-65E Atlas intercontinental ballistic missile, with a mission of nuclear deterrence.
  The squadron was first activated during World War II in December 1942 as the 549th Bombardment Squadron. After training in the United States, it deployed to England, where it participated in the strategic bombing campaign against Germany. The squadron was twice awarded the Distinguished Unit Citation for its actions during the war. Following V-E Day, the squadron returned to the United States, where it was inactivated. The squadron was activated in the reserve from 1947 to 1949, but does not appear to have been fully manned or equipped.
context_section_description: The 549th Strategic Missile Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit.  It was last assigned to the 385th Strategic Aerospace Wing at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, where it was inactivated on 15 December 1964.  At Offutt, the 549th was equipped with the SM-65E Atlas intercontinental ballistic missile, with a mission of nuclear deterrence.
  The squadron was first activated during World War II in December 1942 as the 549th Bombardment Squadron.  After training in the United States, it deployed to England, where it participated in the strategic bombing campaign against Germany.  The squadron was twice awarded the Distinguished Unit Citation for its actions during the war.  Following V-E Day, the squadron returned to the United States, where it was inactivated.  The squadron was activated in the reserve from 1947 to 1949, but does not appear to have been fully manned or equipped.
caption: Squadron SM-65D Atlas missile arriving at Offutt AFB in 1961 on a C-133 Cargomaster[note 1]
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