865th Bombardment Squadron
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The 865th Technical Training Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 1st Missile Division at Redstone Arsenal. Alabama, where it trained Italian Air Force personnel on the SM-78 Jupiter. It was inactivated on 1 November 1959.
865th Bombardment Squadron (later 865th Technical Training Squadron) | |
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Active | 1943–1946; 1958–1959 |
Country | United States |
Branch | United States Air Force |
Role | Intermediate range ballistic missile training |
Engagements | Pacific Theater of Operations |
Decorations | Philippine Presidential Unit Citation |
Insignia | |
865th Bombardment Squadron emblem[lower-alpha 2][1] |
The squadron was first activated in late 1943 as the 865th Bombardment Squadron for service during World War II. After training in the United States, it deployed to the Pacific, where it participated in the strategic bombing campaign against Japan. It returned to the United States and was inactivated in 1946. In 1958, it was redesignated the 865th Strategic Missile Squadron and conducted intermediate range ballistic missile training until again inactivating.