Bitburg AB, Germany – NEW Bitburg AB, Germany The 1st Pilotless Bomber Squadron--the first USAF missile squadron deployed overseas--arrived at this base in early 1954. Two years later the 1 PBS was redesignated the 1st Tactical Missile Squadron (TMS), and two years after that (1958), the tactical unit became the 71 TMS, which continued missile operations at Bitburg until they were ended there in 1969. Because there was no missile group or wing at the base during the first couple years, the 1 PBS was initially supported by the 36th Fighter-Bomber Wing, which became the 36th Fighter-Day Wing and eventually the 36th Tactical Fighter Wing. The missile squadron was attached to the flying wings early on, but from 1965 through 1969 it was assigned to the 36 TFW. The component squadrons of the flying wings supported Matador and Mace operations at Bitburg. Here are the patches and emblems of all these different organizations. Order by Default Title Date Filename Size Random Search within this gallery 1st Pilotless Bomber Squadron (Light), Detachment 2 1st Tactical Missile Squadron (Style A) 1st Tactical Missile Squadron (Style B) 71st Tactical Missile Squadron (Type I, Matador-Mace era) 71st Tactical Missile Squadron (Type II, Style A - Matador-Mace era) 71st Tactical Missile Squadron (Type II, Style B - Matador-Mace era) 71st Tactical Missile Squadron (canvas tape, Style A - Matador-Mace era) 71st Tactical Missile Squadron (canvas tape, Style B - Matador-Mace era) 71st Tactical Missile Squadron (pocket dangle) 585th Tactical Missile Group (Type I) 585th Tactical Missile Group (Type II, Style A) 585th Tactical Missile Group (Type II, Style B) 585th Support Squadron - Air Police K-9 (Canine) 585th Support Squadron (canvas tape) 36th Fighter-Bomber Wing 36th Fighter-Day Wing (Style A) 36th Fighter-Day Wing (Style B) 36th Tactical Fighter Wing (Style A) 36th Tactical Fighter Wing (Style B) 36th Air Police Squadron (Type I) 36th Air Police Squadron (Type II) 36th Air Police Squadron (Type III) & 36th Security Police Squadron 36th Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (36 CAMRON) - Ground Support Equipment 36th Supply Squadron (36 SUPS) 36th Tactical Hospital 336th Munitions Maintenance Squadron 2139th Communications Squadron