32nd Air Division (United States)

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unit_name= 32d Air Division


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dates= 1949-1969
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battle_honours=The 32d Air Division (32d AD) is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with Air Defense Command, assigned to First Air Force, being stationed at Gunter Air Force Base, Alabama. It was inactivated on 31 Dec 1969

History

Lineage

* Established as 32 Air Division (Defense) on 8 Nov 1949: Activated on 8 Dec 1949: Inactivated on 1 Feb 1952
* Organized on 1 Feb 1952: Inactivated on 15 Aug 1958
* Redesignated 32 Air Division (SAGE) on 21 Oct 1958: Activated on 15 Nov 1958: Discontinued, and inactivated, on 4 Sep 1963
* Redesignated 32 Air Division, and activated, on 20 Jan 1966: Organized on 1 Apr 1966: Inactivated on 31 Dec 1969

Assignments

* Air Defense Command: First Air Force, 8 Dec 1949: Eastern Air Defense Force, 1 Sep 1950-1 Aug 1959: Air Defense Command, 1 Aug 1959-4 Sep 1963
* Air Defense Command, 20 Jan 1966: Fourteenth Air Force, 1 Apr 1966 - 1 Jul 1968 (ConAC): First Air Force, 1 Jul 1968-31 Dec 1969.

Stations

* Stewart AFB, New York, 8 Dec 1949-12 Feb 1952
* Hancock Field (later, Syracuse AFS), New York, 12 Feb 1952-15 Aug 1958
* Dobbins AFB, Georgia, 15 Nov 1958
* Oklahoma City AFS, Oklaholma, 1 Aug 1961-4 Sep 1963
* Gunter AFB, Alabama, 1 Apr 1966-31 Dec 1969.

Components

Sectors
* Syracuse Air Defense Sector: (See 4624 Air Defense Wing: 1 Oct 1956-15 Aug 1958.)
* Bangor Air Defense: 8 Jan 1957-15 Aug 1958
* Montgomery Air Defense: 15 Nov 1958-1 Jul 1963
* Oklahoma City Air Defense (Manual): 1 Jul-l Sep 1961.

Wings
* 33 Fighter Interceptor: attached 20 Feb 1950-1 Feb 1952: Otis AFB, Massachusetts
* 4624 Air Defense (later, Syracuse Air Defense Sector): 1 Oct 1956-15 Aug 1958: Hancock Field, New York
* 4707 Defense (later, 4707 Air Defense): 16 Feb 1953-1 Mar 1956: Niagra Falls MAP, New York
* 4711 Defense (later, 4711 Air Defense): 16 Feb 1953-1 Mar 1956: Presque Isle AFB, Maine
* 4752 Air Defense: 1 Sep 1961-25 Jun 1963: Oklaholma City AFS, Oklaholma

Groups
* 14 Fighter: 1 Mar 1956- Aug 1958: Ethan Allen AFB, Vermont
* 23 Fighter: 1 Mar 1956-1 Aug 1958: Presque Isle AFB, Maine
* 4727 Air Defense: 8 Feb 1957-1 Aug 1958: Griffiss AFB, New YorkSquadrons
* 27 Fighter Interceptor: 1 Mar 1956-8 Feb 1957: Griffiss AFB, New York
* 49 Fighter Interceptor: 16 Jun 1956-1 Aug 1958: Hanscom Field, Massachusetts
* 76 Fighter Interceptor: 15 Nov 1958-1 Feb 1961: Pinecastle AFB, Florida
* 319 Fighter Interceptor: 1 Apr 1966-31 Dec 1969: Homestead AFB, Florida
* 444 Fighter Interceptor: 15 Nov 1958-1 Jul 1961: Charleston AFB, South Carolina
* 465 Fighter Interceptor: 1 Mar 1956-8 Feb 1957: Griffiss AFB, New York
* 482 Fighter-Interceptor: 15 Nov 1958-1 Jul 1961: Seymour-Johnson AFB, North Carolina

Operational History

The 32d organized, administered, equipped, trained, and prepared for operation, all of its assigned units. The division participated in exercises such as Creek Brave, Top Rung and Natchez Echo. Initially, it assumed responsibility for an area including Maine, Vermont, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and part of New York. Later, beginning in 1966, the area expanded to include Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and parts of South Carolina, Louisiana and Florida. During the Cuban Missile Crisis (October 1962), the division controlled numerous deployments and aerial sorties.

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/0032ad.asp Air Force Historical Research Agency:32d Air Division]