24th Tactical Missile Squadron
| 24th Tactical Missile Squadron | |
|---|---|
CIM-10 Bomarc missile battery near McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey in 1960 | |
| Active | 1941-1943, 1957-1958, 1960-1972 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Air Force |
| Role | Bombardment, antisubmarine, cruise missile, surface-to-air missile |
| Size | squadron |
| Motto(s) | Say When (1960-1972) |
| Engagements | European Theater of Operations |
| Decorations | Air Force Outstanding Unit Award |
| Insignia | |
| Patch with 74th Air Defense Missile Squadron emblem | |
| 24th Tactical Missile Squadron emblem | |
| 40th Bombardment Squadron emblem | |
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The 24th Tactical Missile Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last active as the 74th Air Defense Missile Squadron assigned to the 23d Air Division of Aerospace Defense Command, stationed near Duluth Municipal Airport, Minnesota, where it was inactivated in 1972. The squadron's earliest predecessor was active early in World War II as an antisubmarine unit in the Caribbean and Europe until its mission was transferred to the United States Navy. During the Cold War it was a training unit for Matador cruise missiles. Its most recently active predecessor was an air defense missile squadron in the northern United States from 1960 to 1972.