836th Air Division

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unit_name= 836th Air Division


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dates= 1957-1992
country= United States
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command_structure= Tactical Air Command
garrison= Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona
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battle_honours=The 836th Air Division (836th 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 Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona. It was inactivated on 1 May 1992

History

Lineage

* Established as 836 Air Division on 26 Sep 1957: Activated on 8 Oct 1957: Discontinued, and inactivated, on 1 Jul 1961
* Activated on 14 Jun 1962: Organized on 1 Jul 1962: Inactivated on 30 Jun 1971
* Activated on 1 Jan 1981: Inactivated on 1 May 1992.

Assignments

* Tactical Air Command: Ninth Air Force, 8 Oct 1957-1 Jul 1961
* Tactical Air Command, 14 Jun 1962: Ninth Air Force, 1 Jul 1962-30 Jun 1971: Twelfth Air Force, 1 Jan 1981-1 May 1992.

Stations

* Langley AFB, Virginia, 8 Oct 1957-1 Jul 1961
* MacDill AFB, Florida, 1 Jul 1962-30 Jun 1971
* Davis Monthan AFB, Arizona, 1 Jan 1981-1 May 1992

Components

Wings
* 1 Tactical Fighter: 1 Oct 1970-30 Jun 1971
* 12 Tactical Fighter: 1 Jul 1962-8 Nov 1965
* 15 Tactical Fighter: 1 Jul 1962-1 Oct 1970
* 31 Tactical Fighter: 1 Oct 1964-1 Jan 1965; 1 Aug-25 Dec 1966 (detached 6-25 Dec 1966); 15 Oct 1957-25 Jun 1959
* 33 Tactical Fighter: 1 Apr 1965-30 Jun 1971
* 345 Bombardment: 8 Oct 1957-1 Jul 1958
* 355 Tactical Training (later, 355 Fighter): 1 Jan 1981-1 May 1992
* 405 Fighter Bomber: 8 Oct 1957-1 Jul 1958
* 602 Tactical Air Control: 1 Sep 1982-1 May 1992
* 4505 Air Refueling: attached 1 Sep-31 Oct 1958, assigned 1 Nov 1958-1 Jul 1961
* 4453 Combat Crew Training Squadron (later, 4453 Combat Crew Training Wing): 1 Jan 1963-1 Jul 1964
* 4531 Tactical Fighter: 1 Nov 1966-15 Oct 1970.

Groups
* 174 Tactical Fighter: 13 May-1 Jun 1968
* 175 Tactical Fighter: 13 May-1 Jun 1968
* 868 Tactical Missile Training: 1 Nov 1985-31 May 1990
* 4440 Aircraft Delivery: attached 1 Dec 1958-31 Jan 1959, assigned 1 Feb 1959-31 Mar 1960
* 4440 Aircraft Delivery: 1 Apr 1960-1 Jul 1961 (different from above organization)
* 4468 Tactical (later, 4468 Tactical Reconnaissance; 4468 Reconnaissance): 27 Sep 1990-1 May 1992.

Squadrons
* 557 Tactical Fighter: 18 Nov-1 Dec 1965 (detached 18 Nov-1 Dec 1965)
* 559 Tactical Fighter: 8 Nov-27 Dec 1965 (detached 8 Nov-27 Dec 1965)
* 868 Tactical Missile Training: 1 Jul 1981-1 Nov 1985
* 4409 Support: 1 Jun 1965-1 Feb 1969.

Aircraft

* B-57, 1957-1959; 1968-1969; 1970-1971
* F-100, 1957-1958; 1964; 1966
* KB-50, 1957-1961
* F-84, 1962-1964
* F-4, 1963-1971
* C-130, 1965-1971
* F-86, 1968
* A-10, 1981-1992
* OA-37; c. 1984-1991.

Operational History

The division supervised, managed, and trained tactical and support forces of the Ninth Air Force, Sep 1957-Jul 1961.

It deployed subordinate units to Southeast Asia for combat operations between 1962 and 1965, 1967 and 1971, 1972, and again in 1973. During 1965-1970, some subordinate units functioned as replacement training units for F-4 aircrews. In 1968 the division began supervising B-57 light bomber aircrew training, and between 1967 and 1971, it supervised tests for weapon systems, aircraft armament and munitions, and tactical procedures.

From Jan 1981, it advised Air Force component commanders and land forces on A-10 aircraft tactics, training, employment and readiness, and subordinate units participated in exercises such as Red Flag and Celtic Echo.

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