816th Strategic Aerospace Division
- 816th Strategic Aerospace Division
Infobox Military Unit
unit_name= 816th Strategic Aerospace Division
caption= Emblem of the 816th Strategic Aerospace Division
dates= 1958-1965
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= Strategic Air Command
garrison= Altus AFB, Oklaholma
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battle_honours=The 816th Strategic Aerospace Division (816th 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 Altus Air Force Base, Oklaholma. It was inactivated on 1 Jul 1965.
History
Lineage
* Established as 816 Air Division on 20 May 1958. : Activated on 1 Jul 1958: Redesignated 816 Strategic Aerospace Division on 1 Apr 1962: Discontinued, and inactivated, on 1 Jul 1965.
Assignments
* Second Air Force, 1 Jul 1958-1 Jul 1965.
Stations
* Altus AFB, Oklaholma, 1 Jul 1958-1 Jul 1965.
Components
Wings
* 11 Bombardment (later, 11 Strategic Aerospace) (Carswell AFB): 1 Jul 1958-1 Jul 1965.
* 4123 Strategic: 1 Mar 1959-1 Feb 1963 (Clinton-Sherman AFB)
* 70 Bombardment(Clinton-Sherman AFB): 1 Feb 1963-1 Jul 1965
* 4245 Strategic: 5 Jan 1959-1 Feb 1963. (Sheppard AFB)
* 494 Bombardment (Sheppard AFB): 1 Feb-1 Jul 1963; 1 Jul 1964-1 Jul 1965
Aircraft
* B-52 Stratofortress, 1958-1965
* KC-97 Stratotanker, 1958-1961
* KC-135 Stratotanker, 1958-1965
* B-47 Stratojet, 1961-1962. : RB-47, 1958-1962
* Atlas, 1961-1965
Operational History
The division monitored and coordinated the manning, equipping, and operational readiness of assigned units; for the purpose of conducting strategic air warfare on a global scale from 1958-1965. It participated in tactical exercises such as Card Game, Steel Trap, and Blonde Cutey
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