25th Air Division (United States)

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unit_name= 25th Air Division


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dates= 1948-1990
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battle_honours=The 25th Air Division (25th AD) is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with Tactical Air Command, being stationed at McChord Air Force Base, Washington. It was inactivated on 30 Sep 1990.

History

Lineage

* Established as 25 Air Defense Division on 27 Sep 1948. : Activated on 25 Oct 1948: Redesignated 25 Air Division (Defense) on 20 Jun 1949. : Inactivated on 1 Feb 1952
* Organized on 1 Feb 1952: Redesignated: 25 Air Division (SAGE) on 1 Mar 1959: Redesignated: 25 Air Division on 1 Apr 1966: Inactivated on 30 Sep 1990

Assignments

* Continental Air Command: Fourth Air Force, 25 Oct 1948
* Air Defense Command, 1 Apr 1949: Fourth Air Force, 8 Jul 1949:: Attached to Western Air Defense Force, 10 Nov 1949-1 Aug 1950: Western Air Defense Force, 1 Aug 1950-1 Jul 1960
* Air Defense Command, 1 Jul 1960: Fourth Air Force, 1 Apr 1966: Tenth Air Force, 15 Sep 1969
* Aerospace Defense Command, 1 Dec 1969
* Tactical Air Command, 1 Oct 1979: First Air Force, 6 Dec 1985-30 Sep 1990.

Stations

* Silver Lake AFS, Cowlitz County, Washington, 25 Oct 1948
* McChord AFB, Washington, 14 Sep 1951-30 Sep 1990

Components

Sectors
* Northwest Air Defense: 1 Jul 1987-30 Sep 1990
* Portland Air Defense: 8 Jun 1958-1 Apr 1966
* Reno Air Defense: 15 Feb 1959-1 Jul 1960
* Seattle Air Defense: 8 Jan 1958-1 Apr 1966
* Southwest Air Defense: 1 Jul 1987-30 Sep 1990
* Spokane Air Defense: 8 Sep 1958-1 Sep 1963.

Wings
* 325 Fighter: 18 Oct 1956-10 Feb 1960; 1 Apr 1966-1 Jul 1968: McChord AFB, Washington
* 4700 Air Defense: 1 Sep 1958-15 May 1960: Geiger Field, Washington
* 4702 Defense: 7 Nov 1952-8 Oct 1954: Hamilton AFB, California
* 4704 Defense: 10 Dec 1952-8 Oct 1954.: McChord AFB, Washington

Groups
* 84 Fighter: 15 Aug-1 Sep 1958: Geiger Field, Washington
* 325 Fighter: 18 Aug 1955-18 Oct 1956: McChord AFB, Washington
* 326 Fighter: 18 Aug 1955-10 Feb 1960: Paine AFB, Washington
* 337 Fighter: 18 Aug 1955-15 Apr 1960: Portland MAP, Oregon
* 408 Fighter: 1 Mar 1959-15 Apr 1960; 15 Sep 1969-1 Oct 1970: Klamath Falls Airport, Oregon
* 503 Air Defense: 8 Oct 1954-18 Aug 1955: Portland MAP, Oregon
* 529 Air Defense: 8 Oct 1954-18 Aug 1955: Paine AFB, Washington
* 567 Air Defense: 8 Oct 1954-18 Aug 1955: McChord AFB, Washington
* 4721 Air Defense: 15 Aug-l Sep 1958.: Larson AFB, WashingtonSquadrons
* 5 Fighter-Interceptor: 1 Jun 1983-1 Dec 1987: Minot AFB, North Dakota
* 318 Fighter Interceptor: 1 Jul 1968-1 Dec 1987: McChord AFB, Washington
* 323 Fighter Interceptor: 26 Nov 1952-19 Jan 1953: Larson AFB, Washington
* 460 Fighter Interceptor: 1 Oct 1970-30 Jul 1974. : Grand Forks AFB, North Dakota

Operational History

The 25th equipped, administered, trained and provided air defense combat ready forces within the northwestern United States, which at various times included the states of Washington, Oregon, and parts of Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, California and Nevada. It exercised command jurisdiction over assigned units, installations, and facilities and provided and maintained facilities for the Air Division control center. In addition, the division and its subordinate units also participated in numerous tactical air defense training exercises.

References

* Aerospace Defense Command publication, The Interceptor, January 1979 (Volume 21, Number 1).

External links

* [http://www.maxwell.af.mil/au/afhra/rso/airdivision_pages/0025ad.asp Air Force Historical Research Agency: 25th Air Division]