813th Strategic Aerospace Division
Encyclopedia
The 813th Strategic Aerospace Division (813th SAD) is an inactive United States Air Force
organization. Its last assignment was with Strategic Air Command
, assigned to Fifteenth Air Force
, being stationed at Malmstrom Air Force Base
, Montana
. It was inactivated on 2 July 1966.
Activated in 1954 as an intermediate command echelon of Strategic Air Command, providing command and control, of B-47 Stratojet
medium bomber wings in Florida
. Inactivated in 1956 due to budget constraints. Reactivated in 1959 as a B-47 Division in the upper Northwest, acquiring control of ICBM missile Wings in 1962. It maintained the capability to conduct long range bombardment operations and strategic missile warfare. In addition, the 813th supported Air Reserve and National Guard programs, established applicable safety programs, and administered the security protection program.
Inactivated in 1966 along with the phaseout of Titan I and Atlas ICBMs.
Squadron
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...
organization. Its last assignment was with Strategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command
The Strategic Air Command was both a Major Command of the United States Air Force and a "specified command" of the United States Department of Defense. SAC was the operational establishment in charge of America's land-based strategic bomber aircraft and land-based intercontinental ballistic...
, assigned to Fifteenth Air Force
Fifteenth Air Force
The Fifteenth Expeditionary Mobility Task Force is one of two EMTFs assigned to the United States Air Force Air Mobility Command . It is headquartered at Travis Air Force Base, California....
, being stationed at Malmstrom Air Force Base
Malmstrom Air Force Base
Malmstrom Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base and census-designated place in Cascade County, Montana, United States. It was named in honor of World War II POW Colonel Einar Axel Malmstrom...
, Montana
Montana
Montana is a state in the Western United States. The western third of Montana contains numerous mountain ranges. Smaller, "island ranges" are found in the central third of the state, for a total of 77 named ranges of the Rocky Mountains. This geographical fact is reflected in the state's name,...
. It was inactivated on 2 July 1966.
Activated in 1954 as an intermediate command echelon of Strategic Air Command, providing command and control, of B-47 Stratojet
B-47 Stratojet
The Boeing Model 450 B-47 Stratojet was a long-range, six-engined, jet-powered medium bomber built to fly at high subsonic speeds and at high altitudes. It was primarily designed to drop nuclear bombs on the Soviet Union...
medium bomber wings in Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
. Inactivated in 1956 due to budget constraints. Reactivated in 1959 as a B-47 Division in the upper Northwest, acquiring control of ICBM missile Wings in 1962. It maintained the capability to conduct long range bombardment operations and strategic missile warfare. In addition, the 813th supported Air Reserve and National Guard programs, established applicable safety programs, and administered the security protection program.
Inactivated in 1966 along with the phaseout of Titan I and Atlas ICBMs.
Lineage
- Established as 813 Air Division on 28 May 1954
- Activated on 15 July 1954
- Inactivated on 1 June 1956
- Activated on 15 July 1959
- Redesignated 813 Strategic Aerospace Division on 1 April 1962
- Discontinued, and inactivated, on 2 July 1966.
Assignments
- Second Air ForceSecond Air ForceThe Second Air Force is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force Air Education and Training Command . It is headquartered at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi....
, 15 July 1954-1 June 1956. - Fifteenth Air ForceFifteenth Air ForceThe Fifteenth Expeditionary Mobility Task Force is one of two EMTFs assigned to the United States Air Force Air Mobility Command . It is headquartered at Travis Air Force Base, California....
, 15 July 1959-2 July 1966.
Stations
- Pinecastle AFB, FloridaFloridaFlorida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
, 15 July 1954-1 June 1956 - Mountain Home AFB, IdahoIdahoIdaho is a state in the Rocky Mountain area of the United States. The state's largest city and capital is Boise. Residents are called "Idahoans". Idaho was admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890, as the 43rd state....
, 15 July 1959 - Malmstrom AFB, MontanaMontanaMontana is a state in the Western United States. The western third of Montana contains numerous mountain ranges. Smaller, "island ranges" are found in the central third of the state, for a total of 77 named ranges of the Rocky Mountains. This geographical fact is reflected in the state's name,...
, 1 July 1964-2 July 1966.
Components
Wings- 9 Bombardment (later, 9 Strategic Aerospace)9th Reconnaissance WingThe 9th Reconnaissance Wing is a United States Air Force unit assigned to the Air Combat Command Eighth Air Force. It is stationed at Beale Air Force Base, California...
(Mountain Home AFB)
- 15 July 1959-25 June 1966
- 19 Bombardment (Pinecastle AFB)
- 15 July 1954-1 June 1956 (detached 7 January-11 April 1956)
- 321 Bombardment321st Air Expeditionary WingThe 321st Air Expeditionary Wing is a provisional United States Air Force United States Air Forces Central unit. The unit was reestablished on 1 Nov 2008. The unit is a nexus of all Coalition Air Force Training Teams and the Iraqi Air Force....
(McCoy AFB)
- 321 Bombardment
- 15 July 1954-1 June 1956 (detached 9 December 1954-5 March 1955; 9 April-1 June 1956)
- 341 Strategic Missile341st Missile WingThe United States Air Force's 341st Missile Wing is an intercontinental ballistic missile unit headquartered at Malmstrom AFB, Montana...
(Malmstrom AFB)
- 341 Strategic Missile
- 1 July 1964-2 July 1966
- 379 Bombardment379th Air Expeditionary WingThe 379th Air Expeditionary Wing is a provisional United States Air Force unit assigned to Air Combat Command. As a provisional unit, it may be activated or inactivated at any time....
(Homestead AFB)
- 379 Bombardment
- Attached 1 November 1955-31 May 1956
- 4061 Air Refueling (Malmstrom AFB)
- 15 July 1959-15 July 1961.
Squadron
- 4364 Support (later, 4364 Post Attack Command Control)
- 20 July 1962-25 March 1965.
Aircraft
- B-47 StratojetB-47 StratojetThe Boeing Model 450 B-47 Stratojet was a long-range, six-engined, jet-powered medium bomber built to fly at high subsonic speeds and at high altitudes. It was primarily designed to drop nuclear bombs on the Soviet Union...
, 1954–1956; 1959–1966
- EB-47, 1962-1965
- KC-97 StratotankerKC-97 StratotankerThe Boeing KC-97 Stratotanker was a United States strategic tanker aircraft based on the Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter. It was succeeded by the Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker.-Design and development:...
, 1954–1956; 1959–1965 - HGM-25A Titan I, 1962–1965
- LGM-30A Minuteman I, 1964-1966.
- KC-97 Stratotanker