History
The 706th Strategic Missile Wing (706 SMW) was established on 13 February 1958 at Warren AFB. Its operational squadrons were the 549th, 564th and 565th Strategic Missile Squadrons. The wing replaced the 4320th Strategic Wing (Missile) in February 1958. It accepted its first two SM-65 Atlas missile complexes in August 1960, gaining initial operational capability. The 706th SMW was replaced by the 389th Strategic Missile Wing (ICBM-Atlas) and deactivated on 1 July 1961.
The next iteration of the Wing was as the 526th Special Operations Wing.
Read more about this topic: 526th ICBM Systems Group
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