326th Air Division

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unit_name= 326th Air Division


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dates= 1957-1989
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battle_honours=The 326th Airlift Division (326th AD) is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with Pacific Air Forces, being stationed at Wheeler AFB, Hawaii. It was inactivated on 15 Feb 1989

History

Lineage

* Established as 326 Air Division on 22 Jun 1957. : Activated on 1 Jul 1957: Inactivated on 15 Feb 1989

Assignments

* Pacific Air Forces 1 Jul 1957-15 Feb 1989

Stations

* Wheeler AFB, Territory of Hawaii (later, Hawaii), 1 Jul 1957
* Kunia Communications Annex, hawaii, 1 Jun 1961
* Wheeler AFB, Hawaii, 12 Oct 1976-15 Feb 1989.

Components

Squadrons
* 12 Communications: 1 Jul-18 Dec 1957
* 22 Tactical Air Support: 4 Apr 1980-22 Sep 1988.

Flights
* 7 Direct Air Support: 8 Oct 1964-15 Sep 1968
* 6010 Aerospace Defense: 15 Oct 1976-15 Feb 1989
* 6491 Air Defense: 15 Oct 1976-15 Feb 1989.

Aircraft

* O-2 Skymaster, 1980-1983
* OV-10 Bronco, 1983-1988.

Operational History

The division maintained responsibility for the air defense of the Pacific Islands Air Defense Region (PIADR) Jul 1957-Feb 1989.

Working in conjunction with the Hawaii Air National Guard, it conducted and participated in numerous tactical air operations and training exercises such as Commando Cage, Commando Echo, and Commando Elite.

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