page_title: 568th Strategic Missile Squadron
hierarchical_section_title: 568th Strategic Missile Squadron
caption_attribution_description: English: Titan I missile J-7 begins the first successful flight test of an operational Titan I ICBM on 10 August 1960 at the Atlantic Missile Range.
context_page_description: The 568th Strategic Missile Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 462d Strategic Aerospace Wing at Larson Air Force Base, Washington. It was equipped with the first-generation SM-68 Titan I intercontinental ballistic missile, with a mission of nuclear deterrence. The squadron was inactivated as part of the phaseout of the Titan I ICBM on 25 March 1965.
  The squadron was first activated during World War II as the 568th Bombardment Squadron. After training in the United States, it deployed to the European Theater of Operations, where it participated in the strategic bombing campaign against Germany. It was twice awarded the Distinguished Unit Citation for its actions in combat. After V-E Day, the squadron returned to the United States, where it was inactivated in August 1945. The squadron was active in the reserve from 1947 until 1949, but does not appear to have been fully manned or equipped at this time.
context_section_description: The 568th Strategic Missile Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit.  It was last assigned to the 462d Strategic Aerospace Wing at Larson Air Force Base, Washington.  It was equipped with the first-generation SM-68 Titan I intercontinental ballistic missile, with a mission of nuclear deterrence.  The squadron was inactivated as part of the phaseout of the Titan I ICBM on 25 March 1965.
  The squadron was first activated during World War II as the 568th Bombardment Squadron.  After training in the United States, it deployed to the European Theater of Operations, where it participated in the strategic bombing campaign against Germany.  It was twice awarded the Distinguished Unit Citation for its actions in combat.  After V-E Day, the squadron returned to the United States, where it was inactivated in August 1945.   The squadron was active in the reserve from 1947 until 1949, but does not appear to have been fully manned or equipped at this time.
caption: First successful launch of an SM-68 Titan I ICBM at Cape Canaveral AFS, Florida
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