22d Air Defense Missile Squadron
| 22d Air Defense Missile Squadron | |
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Air Force Outstanding Unit Award | |
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| Patch with 22d Air Defense Missile Squadron emblem |  |
The 22d Air Defense Missile Squadron is an inactive
History
The squadron was activated at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia on 1 September 1959 as the 22d Air Defense Missile Squadron (BOMARC)[1] and stood alert during the Cold War, equipped with IM-99 (later CIM-10) BOMARC surface to air antiaircraft missiles. The squadron was tied into the Washington Semi-Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) direction center which used analog computers to process information from ground radars, picket ships and airborne aircraft[2] to accelerate the display of tracking data at the direction center to quickly direct the missile battery to engage hostile aircraft.[3] The 22d was inactivated on 31 October 1972.[1]
The BOMARC missile site was located 3 miles (4.8 km) west-northwest of Langley at 37°05′57″N 076°28′47″W / 37.09917°N 76.47972°W. Although geographically separated from the base, it received administrative and logistical support from Langley.
Lineage
- Constituted as the 22d Air Defense Missile Squadron on 10 July 1959
- Activated on 1 September 1959
- Inactivated on 31 October 1972[1]
Assignments
- Washington Air Defense Sector, 1 September 1959[1]
- 33d Air Division, 1 April 1966[1]
- 20th Air Division, 19 November 1969 – 31 October 1972[1]
Awards
- Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
- 1 September 1963 – 28 February 1965[4]
See also
References
Bibliography
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
- Cornett, Lloyd H; Johnson, Mildred W (1980). A Handbook of Aerospace Defense Organization, 1946–1980 (PDF). Peterson AFB, CO: Office of History, Aerospace Defense Center. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 February 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
- Winkler, David F.; Webster, Julie L (1997). Searching the skies: The legacy of the United States Cold War Defense Radar Program. Champaign, IL: US Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratories. ]
- "AF Pamphlet 900-2, Unit Decorations, Awards and Campaign Participation Credits" (PDF). Washington, DC: Department of the Air Force Index. 15 June 1971. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 August 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- Further reading
- Leonard, Barry (2009). History of Strategic Air and Ballistic Missile Defense (PDF). Vol. II, 1955–1972. Fort McNair, DC: Center for Military History. ISBN 978-1-4379-2131-1. Archived from the original(PDF) on 16 December 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
