533rd Training Squadron

533rd Training Squadron
Squadron emblem
Active	1942–1945; 1962–1986; 1994–present
Country	United States
Branch	United States Space Force
Type	Squadron
Role	Undergraduate space training
Part of	Space Delta 1
Headquarters	Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, U.S.
Nickname(s)	Centurions[1]
Engagements	European Theater of Operations[2]
Decorations	Distinguished Unit Citation[2] Air Force Outstanding Unit Award[citation needed]
Commanders
Commander	Lt Col Adam Jodice
Insignia
World War II fuselage code[3]	VP

The 533rd Training Squadron (533 TRS) is a United States Space Force unit. It is assigned to the Space Training and Readiness Command, California, where it trains Space Force personnel on space systems. It was activated in this role in 1994.

The squadron was first activated in 1942 as the 533d Bombardment Squadron. It moved to England in 1943 and served in combat until 1945, earning two Distinguished Unit Citations for its actions in combat. Following V-E Day, the squadron returned to the United States, where it was inactivated.

In 1962, the squadron became the 533d Strategic Missile Squadron. It was equipped with LGM-25C Titan II missiles and stood alert during the Cold War until inactivating in 1986. In 1978, one of its sites was destroyed, when one of its missiles exploded.