Mission
The 740th missile squadron controls and maintains 50 launch facilities and 5 missile alert facitilies. The squadron is divided into missile operations flights, which are responsible for day-to-day operations, maintenance, and security, and operations support flights, which are responsible for ensuring the readiness of the missile alert facilities.
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