810th Strategic Aerospace Division

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unit_name= 810th Strategic Aerospace Division


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dates= 1952-1971
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command_structure= Strategic Air Command
garrison= Minot AFB, North Dakota
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battle_honours=The 810th Strategic Aerospace Division (810th SAD) is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with Strategic Air Command, assigned to Fifteenth Air Force, being stationed at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota. It was inactivated on 30 Jun 1971.

History

Lineage

* Established as 810th Air Division on 4 Jun 1952: Activated on 16 Jun 1952: Redesignated 810 Strategic Aerospace Division on 1 Nov 1962: Inactivated on 30 Jun 1971.

Assignments

* Eighth Air Force, 16 Jun 1952
* Fifteenth Air Force, 1 Apr 1955
* Second Air Force, 1 Jul 1963
* Fifteenth Air Force, 2 Jul 1966-30 Jun 1971.

Stations

* Biggs AFB, Texas, 16 Jun 1952
* Minot AFB, North Dakota, 1 Jul 1962-30 Jun 1971.

Components

Wings
* 5 Bombardment (Minot AFB): 25 Jul 1968-30 Jun 1971
* 55 Strategic Reconnaissance(Ramey AFB): 1 Sep 1964-2 Jul 1966
* 91 Bombardment (later, 91 Strategic Missile) (Glasgow AFB, Minot AFB): 1 Feb-1 Jul 1963: 1 Jul 1966-30 Jun 1971 (detached c. 5 Feb-15 Apr 1968)
* 95 Bombardment (Biggs AFB): 16 Jun 1952-1 Jul 1962 (detached 23 Jul-19 Nov 1955)
* 97 Bombardment (Biggs AFB): 16 Jun 1952-1 Jul 1959 (detached 5 May-4 Jul 1956)
* 98 Strategic Aerospace (Lincoln AFB): 25 Mar 1965-25 Jun 1966
* 319 Bombardment (Grand Forks AFB): 1 Feb 1963-1 Sep 1964
* 341 Strategic Missile (Malmstrom AFB): 2 Jul 1968-30 Jun 1971
* 450 Bombardment (Minot AFB): 1 Feb 1963-25 Jul 1968
* 455 Strategic Missile (Minot AFB): 1 Nov 1962-25 Jun 1968
* 4128 Strategic: 1 Jul 1962-1 Feb 1963
* 4133 Strategic: 1 Jul 1962-1 Feb 1963
* 4136 Strategic: 1 Jul 1962-1 Feb 1963
* 4141 Strategic: 1 Jul 1962-1 Feb 1963.

Squadrons
* 34 Air Refueling: 1 Apr-l Jul 1965
* 4024 Bombardment: 1 Apr 1955-1 Aug 1956.

Aircraft and Missiles

* B-50 Superfortress, 1952-1955: RB-50, 1954-1956
* KB-29 Tanker, 1952-1956: ERB-29, 1954-1956
* B-36 Peacemaker, 1953-1959
* KC-97 Stratotanker, 1954-1957
* B-47 Stratojet, 1955-1959
* B-52 Stratofortress, 1959-1962, 1963-1971
* KC-135 Stratotanker, 1959-1962, 1963-1971: EC-135, 1966-1969
* Minuteman I, 1963-1971
* Atlas, 1964-1965
* Minuteman II, 1968-1971
* Minuteman III, 1968-1971.

Operational History

Beginning in 1952, the 810th Air Division assured the manning, training, and equipping of assigned units to conduct long range bombardment missions using either nuclear or conventional weapons. It developed and maintained the capability for air refueling operations using various aircraft types and trained for strategic aerospace warfare using intercontinental ballistic missiles.

Between 1966 and 1973, subordinate organizations loaned KC-135 and B-52 aircraft and crews, at various times, to Strategic Air command organizations flying Arc Light combat missions in Southeast Asia. In the spring of 1968, some aircraft and crews deployed to Okinawa in response to the Pueblo incident, when the Pueblo, a U.S. Navy vessel, was seized on the high seas by the North Koreans.

The 810th also participated in tactical exercises such as Club Car, Snow Bank, and Bar None.

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