6th Air Defense Missile Squadron
The 6th Air Defense Missile Squadron was an air defense unit of the United States Air Force. It was assigned to the New York Air Defense Sector of Aerospace Defense Command, at Suffolk County Air Force Base, New York, where it was inactivated on 15 December 1964. The squadron had its headquarters at Suffolk County Air Force Base, while the firing batteries of the squadron were at the nearby Suffolk County Air Force Base Missile Annex.
| 6th Air Defense Missile Squadron | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1941–1943, 1944–1946, 1959–1964 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Air Force |
| Role | antisubmarine, airlift, air defense |
| Size | squadron |
| Engagements | European Theater of Operations Southwest Pacific Theater |
| Decorations | Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation |
| Insignia | |
| Patch with 6th Air Defense Missile Squadron emblem | |
| 6th Combat Cargo Squadron emblem | |
| 6th Antisubmarine Squadron emblem | |
The squadron was consolidated in 1985 with two earlier units. The first is the 6th Antisubmarine Squadron (previously the 5th Reconnaissance Squadron and 393d Bombardment Squadron). This squadron participated in the antisubmarine campaign in the Atlantic from bases in the United States and Europe until disbanding in 1943, when the Navy assumed the land based antisubmarine mission from the Army Air Forces.
The other predecessor of the squadron is the 6th Combat Cargo Squadron, which participated in the Southwest Pacific Theater, earning a Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation. After V-J Day, it formed part of the army of occupation in Japan, until inactivating in 1946. It was disbanded while inactive in 1948.
These three units were consolidated into the renamed 6th Tactical Missile Squadron. The consolidated squadron has, up until early 2020, never been active.