819th Strategic Aerospace Division

819th Strategic Aerospace Division
Emblem of the 819th Strategic Aerospace Division
Active	1956–1966
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Role	Command and Control
Part of	Strategic Air Command
Garrison/HQ	Dyess AFB, Texas

The 819th Strategic Aerospace Division (825th SAD) is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with Strategic Air Command, assigned to Second Air Force, being stationed at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. It was inactivated on July 2, 1966.

Activated in 1956 as an intermediate command echelon of Strategic Air Command, supervising and directing the combat training of its subordinate units in the Central Midwest of the United States from February 1956 – July 1966.

The division emphasized flying operations, flying training, and aircraft maintenance. In fulfilling its duties, the 819th participated in numerous tactical training exercises throughout its existence. Initially as an Air Division, controlled B-47 Stratojet wings, added SM-65 Atlas ICBM wings in 1962 and being designated as a Strategic Aerospace Division. Phased out B-47 and briefly being re-equipped with B-52 Stratofortress wings in 1962, B-52s reassigned in 1966.

Inactivated in 1966 as a result of SM-65 Atlas ICBM being retired.

History

Lineage

• Established as 819 Air Division on January 24, 1956

Activated on February 1, 1956

Redesignated 819 Strategic Aerospace Division on April 1, 1962

Discontinued, and inactivated, on July 2, 1966.

Assignments

• Fifteenth Air Force, February 1, 1956
• Second Air Force, July 1, 1965 – July 2, 1966.

Stations

• Abilene (later, Dyess) AFB, Texas, February 1, 1956 – July 2, 1966

Components

Wings

• 11th Strategic Aerospace (Carswell AFB)

July 1, 1965 – July 2, 1966

• 95th Bombardment (Biggs AFB)

July 1, 1962 – July 1, 1964

• 96th Bombardment (later, 96th Strategic Aerospace) (Dyess AFB)

September 3, 1957 – July 2, 1966

• 310th Bombardment (later, 310th Strategic Aerospace) (Schilling AFB)

June 20, 1960 – July 1, 1962

• 341st Bombardment (Dyess AFB)

February 1, 1956 – June 25, 1961 (detached January 9 – c. April 4, 1958)

• 461st Bombardment (Amarillo AFB)

July 1, 1964 – July 1, 1965

• 494th Bombardment (Sheppard AFB)

July 1 – October 1, 1965.

Aircraft and missiles

• KC-97 Stratotanker, 1956–1962
• B-47 Stratojet, 1957–1963
• SM-65 Atlas, 1962–1966
• B-52 Stratofortress, 1962–1964, 1965–1966
• KC-135 Stratotanker, 1962–1964, 1965–1966.

See also

• List of United States Air Force air divisions

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.
• 819th Strategic Aerospace Division Factsheet