The 392d Training Squadron traces its lineage through two different units, the 592nd Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) and the 392nd Missile Training Squadron.
World War II bomber crew training The
592d Bombardment Squadron was first activated at
Mountain Home Army Air Field, Idaho on 16 February 1943 as one of the four original
squadrons of the
396th Bombardment Group. After initial organization and equipping with
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bombers, the squadron moved to
Moses Lake Army Air Base, Washington. There the squadron acted as an
Operational Training Unit (OTU) for B-17 units. The OTU program was patterned after the unit training system of the
Royal Air Force. It involved the use of an oversized parent unit to provide
cadres to "satellite groups". It assumed responsibility for their training and oversaw their expansion with graduates of
Army Air Forces Training Command schools to become effective combat units. Phase I training concentrated on individual training in
crewmember specialties. Phase II training emphasized the coordination for the crew to act as a team. The final phase concentrated on operation as a unit. In August 1943, the unit's mission changed to being a
Replacement Training Unit (RTU). Like OTUs, RTUs were an oversized units. Their mission, however was to train individual
pilots or aircrews. The 592d was inactivated on 1 May 1944 at Drew Field, Florida.
Thor missile training The
392d Missile Training Squadron was activated at
Cooke Air Force Base, California on 15 September 1957. The unit conducted training on
SM-75 Thor intermediate range ballistic missiles. Although developed and manufactured in the United States, the only operator of the Thor
missile was the
Royal Air Force (RAF) and training for Thor operations and maintenance was primarily provided for RAF personnel. The squadron was inactivated on 1 February 1963, Due to restructuring as a result of the creation of Global Strike Command, the 392d shifted its training responsibilities to only training Missile Operators. On 13 July 2012 the 392nd was inactivated. Its mission was absorbed by the 532nd Training Squadron to streamline operations and effectiveness.
392d Combat Training Squadron After the
United States Space Force was formed, it established STAR Delta (Provisional), Operating Location A. On 23 August 2021, The
392d Combat Training Squadron was activated at
Schriever Space Force Base under
Space Delta 11 to replace it. The squadron joined the
705th Combat Training Squadron to conduct Exercise Virtual Flag 22-1 at the squadron's Distributed Mission Operations Center – Space in November 2021. ==Lineage==