813th Strategic Aerospace Division | |
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![]() Emblem of the 813th Strategic Aerospace Division | |
Active | 1954-1966 |
Country | United States |
Branch | United States Air Force |
Role | Command and Control |
Part of | Strategic Air Command |
Garrison/HQ | Malmstrom AFB, Montana |
The 813th Strategic Aerospace Division (813th SAD) is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with Strategic Air Command, assigned to Fifteenth Air Force, being stationed at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana. It was inactivated on 2 July 1966.
Activated in 1954 as an intermediate command echelon of Strategic Air Command, providing command and control, of B-47 Stratojet medium bomber wings in Florida. Inactivated in 1956 due to budget constraints. Reactivated in 1959 as a B-47 Division in the upper Northwest, acquiring control of ICBM missile Wings in 1962. It maintained the capability to conduct long range bombardment operations and strategic missile warfare. In addition, the 813th supported Air Reserve and National Guard programs, established applicable safety programs, and administered the security protection program.
Inactivated in 1966 along with the phaseout of Titan I and Atlas ICBMs.
History[]
Lineage[]
- Established as 813 Air Division on 28 May 1954
- Activated on 15 July 1954
- Inactivated on 1 June 1956
- Activated on 15 July 1959
- Redesignated 813 Strategic Aerospace Division on 1 April 1962
- Discontinued, and inactivated, on 2 July 1966.
Assignments[]
- Second Air Force, 15 July 1954 – 1 June 1956.
- Fifteenth Air Force, 15 July 1959 – 2 July 1966.
Stations[]
- Pinecastle AFB, Florida, 15 July 1954 – 1 June 1956
- Mountain Home AFB, Idaho, 15 July 1959
- Malmstrom AFB, Montana, 1 July 1964 – 2 July 1966.
Components[]
Wings
- 15 July 1959-25 June 1966
- 15 July 1954-1 June 1956 (detached 7 January-11 April 1956)
- 15 July 1954-1 June 1956 (detached 9 December 1954-5 March 1955; 9 April-1 June 1956)
- 1 July 1964-2 July 1966
- Attached 1 November 1955-31 May 1956
- 4061 Air Refueling (Malmstrom AFB)
- 15 July 1959-15 July 1961.
Squadron
- 4364 Support (later, 4364 Post Attack Command Control)
- 20 July 1962-25 March 1965.
Aircraft[]
- B-47 Stratojet, 1954–1956; 1959–1966
- EB-47, 1962-1965
- KC-97 Stratotanker, 1954–1956; 1959–1965
- HGM-25A Titan I, 1962–1965
- LGM-30A Minuteman I, 1964-1966.
See also[]
References[]
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.
- Ravenstein, Charles A. (1984). Air Force Combat Wings Lineage and Honors Histories 1947-1977. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-912799-12-9.
- 813th Strategic Aerospace Division Factsheet
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