33rd Air Division (United States)

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unit_name= 33d Air Division


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dates= 1949-1969
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battle_honours=The 33d Air Division (33d 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 Fort Lee Air Force Station, Virginia. It was inactivated on 19 Nov 1969

History

Lineage

* Established as 33 Air Division (Defense) on 5 Mar 1951: Activated on 19 Mar 1951: Inactivated on 1 Feb 1952
* Organized on 1 Feb 1952: Redesignated 33 Air Division (SAGE) on 1 Jan 1960: Discontinued, and inactivated, on 1 Jul 1961
* Redesignated 33 Air Division, and activated, on 20 Jan 1966: Organized on 1 Apr 1966: Inactivated on 19 Nov 1969..

Assignments

* Air Defense Command: Eastern Air Defense Force, 19 Mar - 20 May 1951: Central Air Defense Force, 20 May 1951-1 Jan 1960
* Air Defense Command, 1 Jan 1960-1 Jul 1961
* Air Defense Command, 20 Jan 1966: First Air Force, 1 Apr 1966-19 Nov 1969

Stations

* Tinker AFB, Oklaholma, 19 Mar 1951-8 May 1956
* Oklahoma City AFS, Oklaholma, 8 May 1956
* Richards-Gebaur AFB, Missouri, 1 Jan 1960-1 Jul 1961
* Fort Lee AFS, Virginia, 19 Apr 1966-19 Nov 1969.

Components

Sectors
* Albuquerque Air Defense: 1 Jan-1 Nov 1960
* Kansas City Air Defense (Manual): 1 Jan 1960-1 Jul 1961
* Oklahoma City Air Defense (Manual): 1 Jan 1960-1 Jul 1961
* Sioux City Air Defense: 1 Jan 1960-1 Jul 1961.

Groups
* 4676 Air Defense: 2 Mar 1954-18 Aug 1955.: Redesignated: 328 Fighter: 18 Aug 1955-1 Mar 1956: Richards-Gebaur AFB, Missouri

Squadrons
* 22 Air Defense Missile (BOMARC): 1 Apr 1966-19 Nov 1969: Langley AFB, Virginia
* 48 Fighter Interceptor: 1 Apr 1966-19 Nov 1969: Langley AFB, Virginia
* 85 Fighter Interceptor: 1 Nov 1952-1 Mar 1956: Scott AFB, Illinois
* 95 Fighter Interceptor: 1 Dec 1967-19 Nov 1969: Dover AFS, Delaware
* 113 Fighter Interceptor: 1 Apr-1 Nov 1952: Scott AFB, Illinois, (Federalized Indiana Air National Guard)
* 326 Fighter Interceptor: 18 Dec 1953-2 Mar 1954: Fairfax Field, Virginia
* 331 Fighter Interceptor: 15 Aug 1958-1 Jan 1960: Webb AFB, Texas
* 332 Fighter Interceptor: 10 Jul 1959-1 Jan 1960: England AFB, Louisiana
* 444 Fighter Interceptor: 1 Apr 1966-30 Sep 1968: Charleston AFB, South Carolina

Operational History

The 33d Air Division had air defense responsibility for an area encompassing Oklahoma, Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana, and parts of Kansas, Missouri, and Mississippi in March 1951. Later, in 1966, its area changed to cover parts of North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia. The division supervised, administered, and trained its assigned units and, in doing so, participated in numerous live and simulated 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/0033ad.asp Air Force Historical Research Agency: 33d Air Division]