Hahn Air Base,
Germany

Matador TM-61A

69th Tactical Missile Squadron

Matador TM-61C

586th Tactical Missile Group

Mace TM-76A (MGM-13A)

89th Tactical Missile Squadron
405th Tactical Missile Squadron
586th Missile Maintenance Squadron

The 69th PBS was originally formed on 10 January 1952 at Patrick Air Force Base, Florida, as the second operational missile unit in the United States Air Force. The 69th Pilotless Bomber Squadron (Light), was relieved from Air Force Missile Test Center, AFMTC, (Patrick AFB) on 15 September 1954 after completing training, (Both the 1st PBS and the 69th PBS were assigned to the Tactical Air Command, TAC, on 15 January 1954 and were supported at the Cape and Patrick AFB by the 6555th Guided Missile Group until being relieved from TAC and deployed to USAFE) and was assigned as the first Matador missile unit assigned to Hahn Air Base, arriving at Hahn on September 30, 1954, assigned to the 50th Fighter Bomber Wing.  The 69th was attached to the renamed 50th Fighter Day Wing on 14 March 1955. The 69th PBS was assigned to the 7382 Guided Missile Group, which became the 7382 Tactical Missile Group in January 1956.

The 69th PBS was renamed to 69th Tactical Missile Squadron 15 April 1956. The unit manned the TM-61A Matador, which was later replaced by the TM-61C Matador.  On 3 August 1956, the 69th Tactical Missile Squadron became part of the 701st Tactical Missile Wing, headquartered at Hahn AB with the deactivation of the 7382nd Tactical Missile Group.

On 18 June 1958, the 69th TMS was inactivated and replaced at Hahn by the 405th Tactical Missile Squadron when the 701st Tactical Missile Wing was deactivated and replaced with the 38th Tactical Missile Wing. The TM-76 A Mace replaced the TM-61C. The 586th Tactical Missile Group was activated at Hahn Air Base as part of the new 38th TMW and became the headquarters for the 405th TMS, the 586th MMS, and the 586th SS.

On 1 September 1959, Sembach became USAFE's primary missile base when the 38th Tactical Missile Wing headquarters moved from Hahn Air Base to Sembach Air Base. The three Tactical Missile Groups assigned as part of the 38th TMW in 1958 continued with their assignments: the 587th TMG at Sembach, the 586th TMG at Hahn AB, and the 585th TMG at Bitburg AB.

The 586th Tactical Missile Group was deactivated 25 Sep 1962, and a new launch squadron, the 89th TMS was created to share duties with the 405th TMS. All missile units of the former 586th TMG at Hahn then reported directly to the 38th TMW at Sembach AB until the 38th TMW was deactivated four years later on 25 September 1966.

All TM-76A, then renumbered to MGM-13A, Mace tactical missile operations at Sembach AB and Hahn AB were deactivated and the remaining 71st Tactical Missile Squadron at Bitburg Air Base was transferred to Bitburg's host 36th Tactical Fighter Wing, which remained on active duty with the CGM-13B (TM-76B) Mace until April 30th, 1969.