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Orlando Air Force Base has been the headquarters of the Air Photographic and Charting Service since November 5, 1952, and was joined by the formation of the 1360th Air Base Group on July 1, 1953 to support the APCS, which was also part of the Military Air Transport Service. Another MATS unit, the Air Rescue Service, moved its headquarters to Orlando in April, 1954, and was soon joined by the first Tactical Air Command unit, the 11th Pilotless Bomber Squadron (Light) in September 1954. |
Orlando Air Force Base has been the headquarters of the Air Photographic and Charting Service since November 5, 1952, and was joined by the formation of the 1360th Air Base Group on July 1, 1953 to support the APCS, which was also part of the Military Air Transport Service. Another MATS unit, the Air Rescue Service, moved its headquarters to Orlando in April, 1954, and was soon joined by the first Tactical Air Command unit, the 11th Pilotless Bomber Squadron (Light) in September 1954. |
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The Tactical Air Command created a new type of organization for crew training on October 18, 1956, when the a tactical missile wing to train Matador crews, the 4504th Tactical Missile Wing (Training), Ninth Air Force, TAC, at Orlando Air Force Base, Florida, was activated. The 4504th TMW was dedicated to training and was not to be deployed |
The Tactical Air Command created a new type of organization for crew training on October 18, 1956, when the a tactical missile wing to train Matador crews, the 4504th Tactical Missile Wing (Training), Ninth Air Force, TAC, at Orlando Air Force Base, Florida, was activated. The 4504th TMW was dedicated to training and was not to be deployed for combat organization. The new combat missile units would be formed at Orlando, and trained by the 4504th. As part of the process, TAC began to develop an alternate method of meeting the manpower requirements of the new missile units. By 1957, a new command structure was put in place to accommodate deployment of new combat missile units, and two new tactical missile groups were formed at Orlando, assigned to Headquarters, Ninth Air Force, Tactical Air Command. |
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Even though a full wing, the 4504th was a tenant to the 1360th Air Base Group, MATS (Military Air Transport Service). Detachment 1, 4504th Support Squadron, was assigned to Holloman AFB, New Mexico, to support missile launch crew training. Detachment 2 of the 4504th Support Squadron at Cape Canaveral was physically located on the south side of the Port Canaveral channel and was known by all who were stationed there, either as permanent party, or as temporary duty, as "Camp Happiness." |
Even though a full wing, the 4504th was a tenant to the 1360th Air Base Group, MATS (Military Air Transport Service). Detachment 1, 4504th Support Squadron, was assigned to Holloman AFB, New Mexico, to support missile launch crew training. Detachment 2 of the 4504th Support Squadron at Cape Canaveral was physically located on the south side of the Port Canaveral channel and was known by all who were stationed there, either as permanent party, or as temporary duty, as "Camp Happiness." |
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Orlando Air Force Base
Orlando Air Force base was located just north of Florida Highway 50 directly north of the Orlando Municipal Airport. Access through the Main Gate was Corrine Drive at the intersection of Bennett Drive.
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Orlando Air Force Base has been the headquarters of the Air Photographic and Charting Service since November 5, 1952, and was joined by the formation of the 1360th Air Base Group on July 1, 1953 to support the APCS, which was also part of the Military Air Transport Service. Another MATS unit, the Air Rescue Service, moved its headquarters to Orlando in April, 1954, and was soon joined by the first Tactical Air Command unit, the 11th Pilotless Bomber Squadron (Light) in September 1954.
The Tactical Air Command created a new type of organization for crew training on October 18, 1956, when the a tactical missile wing to train Matador crews, the 4504th Tactical Missile Wing (Training), Ninth Air Force, TAC, at Orlando Air Force Base, Florida, was activated. The 4504th TMW was dedicated to training and was not to be deployed for combat organization. The new combat missile units would be formed at Orlando, and trained by the 4504th. As part of the process, TAC began to develop an alternate method of meeting the manpower requirements of the new missile units. By 1957, a new command structure was put in place to accommodate deployment of new combat missile units, and two new tactical missile groups were formed at Orlando, assigned to Headquarters, Ninth Air Force, Tactical Air Command.
Even though a full wing, the 4504th was a tenant to the 1360th Air Base Group, MATS (Military Air Transport Service). Detachment 1, 4504th Support Squadron, was assigned to Holloman AFB, New Mexico, to support missile launch crew training. Detachment 2 of the 4504th Support Squadron at Cape Canaveral was physically located on the south side of the Port Canaveral channel and was known by all who were stationed there, either as permanent party, or as temporary duty, as "Camp Happiness." Orlando Air Force Base, home of the Tactical Missile School, had no flight line. Many Air Force Stations, and even several other Air Force Bases, had no flight facilities, but it was not common. Orlando AFB, on the city's eastern edge just one mile north of the Orlando Municipal Airport was a full U.S. Air Force Base. The 4504th Missile Training Wing had 1500 assigned personnel in September, 1959, and had served as the home of the Tactical Missile School since 1956.
In October 1966, the 4504th Missile Training Wing was inactivated and the missile training facilities were closed. The MGM-13A sections were dismantled and the remaining CGM-13B missiles and school components were shipped to Lowry AFB, Colorado, where they were integrated into the Air Training Command's curriculum for missile systems training. Orlando Air Force Base was closed by the host Military Airlift Command and turned over to the U.S. Navy as a training center.
Notes
- Orlando Air Force base is often confused with McCoy Air Force Base (the former Pinecastle AFB), located 20 miles south of OAFB.
References
- U.S. Air Force Tactical Missiles 1949-1969 The Pioneers by George Mindling and Robert Bolton, Lulu Press, 2008.