819th Strategic Aerospace Division

819th Strategic Aerospace Division

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dates= 1956-1966
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branch= United States Air Force
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role= Command and Control
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command_structure= Strategic Air Command
garrison= Dyess AFB, Texas
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The 819th Strategic Aerospace Division (825th SAD) is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with Strategic Air Command, assigned to Second Air Force, being stationed at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. It was inactivated on 2 Jul 1966.

History

Lineage

* Established as 819 Air Division on 24 Jan 1956: Activated on 1 Feb 1956: Redesignated 819 Strategic Aerospace Division on 1 Apr 1962: Discontinued, and inactivated, on 2 Jul 1966.

Assignments

* Fifteenth Air Force, 1 Feb 1956
* Second Air Force, 1 Jul 1965-2 Jul 1966.

Stations

* Abilene (later, Dyess) AFB, Texas, 1 Feb 1956-2 Jul 1966

Components

Wings
* 11 Strategic Aerospace (Carswell AFB): 1 Jul 1965-2 Jul 1966
* 95 Bombardment (Biggs AFB): 1 Jul 1962-1 Jul 1964
* 96 Bombardment (later, 96 Strategic Aerospace) (Dyess AFB): 3 Sep 1957-2 Jul 1966
* 310 Bombardment (later, 310 Strategic Aerospace) (Schilling AFB): 20 Jun 1960-1 Jul 1962
* 341 Bombardment (Dyess AFB): 1 Feb 1956-25 Jun 1961 (detached 9 Jan-c. 4 Apr 1958)
* 461 Bombardment (Amarillo AFB): 1 Jul 1964-1 Jul 1965
* 494 Bombardment (Sheppard AFB): 1 Jul-1 Oct 1965.

Aircraft

* KC-97 Stratotanker, 1956-1962
* B-47 Stratojet, 1957-1963
* Atlas, 1962-1965
* B-52 Stratofortress, 1962-1964, 1965-1966
* KC-135 Stratotanker, 1962-1964, 1965-1966.

Operational History

The 819th Strategic Aerospace Division supervised and directed the combat training of its subordinate units from Feb 1956-Jul 1966. The division emphasized flying operations, flying training, and aircraft maintenance. In fulfilling its duties, the 819th participated in numerous tactical training exercises throughout its existence

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