572nd SMS SAC

The 572nd Strategic Missile Squadron (SMS) was a unit of the United States Air Force assigned to the Strategic Air Command (SAC). Activated in 1961 at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, the squadron operated the Titan II intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) as part of America’s nuclear deterrent during the Cold War. The 572nd SMS maintained nine missile silos and was responsible for the readiness and security of its assigned missiles. The unit was inactivated in 1984 as part of the phase-out of the Titan II missile system.