822d Air Division

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dates= 1958-1966
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command_structure= Strategic Air Command
garrison= Turner AFB, Georgia
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battle_honours=The 822d Air Division (822d AD) is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with Strategic Air Command, assigned to Eighth Air Force, being stationed at Turner Air Force Base, Georgia. It was inactivated on 2 Sep 1966.

History

Lineage

* Established as 822 Air Division on 22 Aug 1958: Activated on 1 Jan 1959: Discontinued, and inactivated, on 2 Sep 1966.

Assignments

* Eighth Air Force, 1 Jan 1959-2 Sep 1966.

Stations

* Turner AFB, Georgia, 1 Jan 1959-2 Sep 1966.

Components

Wings
* 4135 Strategic (Eglin AFB) 1 Jan 1959-1 Feb 1963: Redesignated: 39 Bombardment 1 Feb 1963-25 Jun 1965
* 4241 Strategic (Seymour-Johnson AFB) 1 Jan 1959-15 Apr 1963: Redesignated: 68 Bombardment 15 Apr 1963-1 Jul 1964; 1 Jul 1965-2 Sep 1966
* 4137 Strategic (Robins AFB) 1 Jul 1959-1 Feb 1963: Redesignated: 465 Bombardment 1 Feb 1963-2 Sep 1966 (detached 10 Aug-l Sep 1966)
* 4138 Strategic (Turner AFB) 1 Jan 1959-1 Feb 1963: Redesignated: 484 Bombardment 1 Feb 1963-2 Sep 1966

Aircraft

* B-52 Stratofortress, 1959-1966
* KC-135 Stratotanker, 1959-1964, 1965-1966.

Operational History

The 822d Airlift Division assured the manning, training, and equipping of assigned units to conduct long range bombardment missions from Jan 1959-Sep 1966. It conducted numerous staff assistance visits and monitored tactical exercises such as Operations Spruce Up and Chrome Dome. During the Cuban Missile crisis in Nov 1962, the division and its subordinate units assumed an increased alert posture.

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