- 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 inactiveUnited States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was withAir Defense Command , assigned toFirst Air Force , being stationed at Fort Lee Air Force Station,Virginia . It was inactivated on 19 Nov 1969History
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
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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 1969Stations
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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 , (FederalizedIndiana 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 ofKansas ,Missouri , andMississippi in March 1951. Later, in 1966, its area changed to cover parts ofNorth Carolina ,South Carolina , andVirginia . 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]
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