818th Air Division

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unit_name= 818th Strategic Aerospace Division


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dates= 1954-1965
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command_structure= Strategic Air Command
garrison= Lincoln AFB, Nebraska
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battle_honours=The 818th Strategic Aerospace Division (818th 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 Lincoln Air Force Base, Nebraska. It was inactivated on 25 Mar 1965.

History

Lineage

* Established as 818 Air Division on 27 Aug 1954: Activated on 11 Oct 1954: Redesignated 818 Strategic Aerospace Division on 1 Mar 1962: Discontinued, and inactivated, on 25 Mar 1965.

Assignments

* Fifteenth Air Force, 11 Oct 1954
* Eighth Air Force, 1 Jul 1955: Second Air Force, 1 Jan 1959-25 Mar 1965.

Stations

* Lincoln AFB, Nebraska, 11 Oct 1954-25 Mar 1965.

Components

Wings
* 98 Bombardment (later, 98 Strategic Aerospace) (Lincoln AFB): 11 Oct 1954-25 Mar 1965: Detached 11 Nov 1955-29 Jan 1956
* 307 Bombardment (Lincoln AFB): 11 Oct 1954-25 Mar 1965: Detached 11 Oct-19 Nov 1954 and 7 Jul-5 Oct 1956
* 385th Strategic Aerospace (Offut AFB): 1 Jan 1963-15 Dec 1964
* 4321 Strategic (Offut AFB): 15 Aug 1962-1 Jan 1963.

Squadrons
* 34 Air Refueling: 15 Dec 1964-1 Apr 1965
* 551 Strategic Missile: 1 Apr 1961-1 Jan 1964
* 4362 Support (later, 4362 Post Attack Command Control): 20 Jul 1962-24 Dec 1964.

Aircraft and Missiles

* B-47 Stratojet, 1954-1965: EB-47 Stratojet 1962-1964
* KC-135 Stratotanker, 1963-1965
* Atlas, 1961-1964

Operational History

The 818th immediately assumed responsibility for training a force capable of long range offensive bombardment and worldwide air to air refueling operations in Oct 1954. The division participated in numerous tactical training exercises such as Chuck Wagon, Pace Setter, Cobra Killer, and Sky Shield, and countless others until Mar 1965.

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