865th Bombardment Squadron (later 865th Technical Training Squadron)
Squadron B-24 Liberators on their way to a target, 24 February 1945[a]
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[b][1]
Military unit
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.
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.
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