838th Air Division

838th Air Division

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caption= Emblem of the 838th Air Division
dates= 1958-1966
country= United States
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branch= United States Air Force
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role= Command and Control
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command_structure= Tactical Air Command
garrison= Forbes AFB, Kansas
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The 838th Air Division (838th AD) is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with Tactical Air Command, assigned to Twelfth Air Force, being stationed at Forbes Air Force Base, Kansas. It was inactivated on 24 Dec 1969.

History

Lineage

* Established as 838 Air Division on 30 Aug 1957. : Activated on 25 Sep 1957: Inactivated on 11 Dec 1957
* Activated on 13 Jun 1963: Organized on 1 Jul 1963: Inactivated on 24 Dec 1969.

Assignments

* Tactical Air Command: Ninth Air Force, 25 Sep-11 Dec 1957
* Tactical Air Command, 13 Jun 1963: Twelfth Air Force, 1 Jul 1963-24 Dec 1969.

Stations

* Ardmore AFB, Oklaholma, 25 Sep-11 Dec 1957
* Pope AFB, North Carolina, 1 Jul 1963
* Forbes AFB, Kansas, 9 Nov 1964-24 Dec 1969.

Components

Wings
* 313 Troop Carrier (later, 313 Tactical Airlift) (Forbes AFB): 9 Nov 1964-24 Dec 1969
* 463 Troop Carrier (Ardmore AFB; Langley AFB): 25 Sep-11 Dec 1957; 1 Oct 1963-9 Nov 1964.
* 464 Troop Carrier (Pope AFB): 1 Jul 1963-9 Nov 1964
* 516 Troop Carrier (later, 516 Tactical Airlift) (Dyess AFB): 9 Nov 1964-24 Dec 1969.

Group
* 930 Tactical Airlift: 13 May-1 Jun 1968.

Aircraft

* C-123 Provider, 1957, 1963-1964
* C-130 Hercules, 1957, 1963-1969
* C-7 Caribou, 1969.

Operational History

The 838th Air Division beginning in 1963, provided command and staff supervision for subordinate units, which performed worldwide tactical airlift and participated in tactical exercises and operations such as Desert Strike.

Between 1964 and 1969, the units frequently deployed aircraft and personnel to Europe, the Far East, and the Canal Zone

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