page_title: 551st Strategic Missile Squadron
hierarchical_section_title: 551st Strategic Missile Squadron
caption_attribution_description: English: Convair SM-65F Atlas 39 551 SMS Site 08 Beatrice NE
context_page_description: The 551st Strategic Missile Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 98th Strategic Aerospace Wing at Lincoln Air Force Base, Nebraska. The squadron was equipped with the SM-65F Atlas intercontinental ballistic missile, with a mission of nuclear deterrence. The squadron was inactivated on 25 June 1965 as part of the phaseout of the Atlas.
  The squadron was first activated during World War II in December 1942 as the 551st 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 551st Strategic Missile Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit.  It was last assigned to the 98th Strategic Aerospace Wing at Lincoln Air Force Base, Nebraska.  The squadron was equipped with the SM-65F Atlas intercontinental ballistic missile, with a mission of nuclear deterrence.  The squadron was inactivated on 25 June 1965 as part of the phaseout of the Atlas.
  The squadron was first activated during World War II in December 1942 as the 551st 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-65F Atlas at Beatrice, Nebraska
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