836th Air Division
Encyclopedia
The 836th Air Division is an inactive United States Air Force
organization. Its last assignment was with Tactical Air Command
, assigned to Twelfth Air Force, being stationed at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base
, Arizona
. It was inactivated on May 1, 1992.
The unit was an intermediate command echelon of Tactical Air Command, providing command and control of tactical aircraft (fighter, bomber, transport) and support forces.
It deployed subordinate units to Southeast Asia
for combat operations between 1962 and 1965, 1967 and 1971, 1972, and again in 1973. During 1965–1970, some subordinate units functioned as replacement training units for F-4 aircrews. In 1968 the division began supervising B-57 light bomber aircrew training, and between 1967 and 1971, it supervised tests for weapon systems, aircraft armament and munitions, and tactical procedures. Inactivated in 1971 as a result of budget reductions, its units being consolidated directly into Ninth Air Force.
Reactivated in January 1981 with a mission to advise Air Force component commanders and land forces on A-10 aircraft tactics, training, employment and readiness, and subordinate units participated in exercises such as Red Flag and Celtic Echo. Inactivated in 1992 as a result of the end of the Cold War
and the inactivation of TAC.
Groups
Squadrons
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 Tactical Air Command
Tactical Air Command
Tactical Air Command is an inactive United States Air Force organization. It was a Major Command of the United States Air Force, established on 21 March 1946 being headquartered at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia...
, assigned to Twelfth Air Force, being stationed at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base
Davis–Monthan Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located within the city limits, and approximately south-southeast of downtown, Tucson, Arizona....
, Arizona
Arizona
Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
. It was inactivated on May 1, 1992.
The unit was an intermediate command echelon of Tactical Air Command, providing command and control of tactical aircraft (fighter, bomber, transport) and support forces.
It deployed subordinate units to Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia, South-East Asia, South East Asia or Southeastern Asia is a subregion of Asia, consisting of the countries that are geographically south of China, east of India, west of New Guinea and north of Australia. The region lies on the intersection of geological plates, with heavy seismic...
for combat operations between 1962 and 1965, 1967 and 1971, 1972, and again in 1973. During 1965–1970, some subordinate units functioned as replacement training units for F-4 aircrews. In 1968 the division began supervising B-57 light bomber aircrew training, and between 1967 and 1971, it supervised tests for weapon systems, aircraft armament and munitions, and tactical procedures. Inactivated in 1971 as a result of budget reductions, its units being consolidated directly into Ninth Air Force.
Reactivated in January 1981 with a mission to advise Air Force component commanders and land forces on A-10 aircraft tactics, training, employment and readiness, and subordinate units participated in exercises such as Red Flag and Celtic Echo. Inactivated in 1992 as a result of the end of the Cold War
Cold War
The Cold War was the continuing state from roughly 1946 to 1991 of political conflict, military tension, proxy wars, and economic competition between the Communist World—primarily the Soviet Union and its satellite states and allies—and the powers of the Western world, primarily the United States...
and the inactivation of TAC.
Lineage
- Established as 836 Air Division on September 26, 1957
- Activated on October 8, 1957
- Discontinued, and inactivated, on July 1, 1961
- Activated on June 14, 1962
- Organized on July 1, 1962
- Inactivated on June 30, 1971
- Activated on January 1, 1981
- Inactivated on May 1, 1992.
Assignments
- Ninth Air ForceNinth Air ForceThe Ninth Air Force is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force's Air Combat Command . It is headquartered at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina....
, October 8, 1957 – July 1, 1961 - Tactical Air CommandTactical Air CommandTactical Air Command is an inactive United States Air Force organization. It was a Major Command of the United States Air Force, established on 21 March 1946 being headquartered at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia...
, June 14, 1962 - Ninth Air ForceNinth Air ForceThe Ninth Air Force is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force's Air Combat Command . It is headquartered at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina....
, July 1, 1962 – June 30, 1971 - Twelfth Air Force, January 1, 1981 – May 1, 1992.
Stations
- Langley AFB, VirginiaVirginiaThe Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
, October 8, 1957 – July 1, 1961 - MacDill 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...
, July 1, 1962 – June 30, 1971 - Davis Monthan AFB, ArizonaArizonaArizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
, January 1, 1981 – May 1, 1992
Components
Wings- 1st Tactical Fighter Wing: October 1, 1970 – June 30, 1971
- 12th Tactical Fighter Wing: July 1, 1962 – November 8, 1965
- 15th Tactical Fighter Wing: July 1, 1962 – October 1, 1970
- 31st Tactical Fighter Wing: October 1, 1964 – January 1, 1965; August 1 – December 25, 1966 (detached December 6–25, 1966); October 15, 1957 – June 25, 1959
- 33d Tactical Fighter Wing: April 1, 1965 – June 30, 1971
- 345th Bombardment Wing: October 8, 1957 – July 1, 1958
- 355th Tactical Training (later, 355th Fighter)355th Fighter WingThe 355th Wing is a United States Air Force unit assigned to the Air Combat Command's Twelfth Air Force. It is stationed at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Arizona, where in operates the A-10 Thunderbolt II...
: January 1, 1981 – May 1, 1992 - 405th Fighter-Bomber Wing: October 8, 1957 – July 1, 1958
- 602d Tactical Air Control Wing: September 1, 1982 – May 1, 1992
- 4505th Air Refueling Wing: attached September 1 – October 31, 1958, assigned November 1, 1958 – July 1, 1961
- 4453d Combat Crew Training Squadron (later, 4453d Combat Crew Training Wing): January 1, 1963 – July 1, 1964
- 4531st Tactical Fighter Wing: November 1, 1966 – October 15, 1970.
Groups
- 174th Tactical Fighter Group: May 13 – June 1, 1968
- 175th Tactical Fighter Group: May 13 – June 1, 1968
- 868th Tactical Missile Training Group: November 1, 1985 – May 31, 1990
- 4440th Aircraft Delivery Group: attached December 1, 1958 – January 31, 1959, assigned February 1, 1959 – March 31, 1960
- 4440th Aircraft Delivery Group: April 1, 1960 – July 1, 1961 (different from above organization)
- 4468th Tactical (later, 4468th Tactical Reconnaissance; 4468th Reconnaissance) Group: September 27, 1990 – May 1, 1992.
Squadrons
- 557th Tactical Fighter557th Flying Training SquadronThe 557th Flying Training Squadron is part of the 306th Flying Training Group based at United States Air Force Academy, Colorado.-History:...
: November 18 – December 1, 1965 (detached November 18 – December 1, 1965) - 559th Tactical Fighter559th Flying Training SquadronThe 559th Flying Training Squadron is part of the 12th Flying Training Wing based at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas. It operates the T-6 Texan II conducting flying training.-History:...
: November 8 – December 27, 1965 (detached November 8 – December 27, 1965) - 868th Tactical Missile Training: July 1, 1981 – November 1, 1985
- 4409th Support: June 1, 1965 – February 1, 1969.
Aircraft
- B-57 CanberraB-57 CanberraThe Martin B-57 Canberra was a United States-built, twin jet engine light bomber and reconnaissance aircraft, which entered service with the United States Air Force in 1953. The B-57 was initially a version of the English Electric Canberra built under license. However, the Glenn L...
, 1957–1959; 1968–1969; 1970–1971 - F-100 Super SabreF-100 Super SabreThe North American F-100 Super Sabre was a supersonic jet fighter aircraft that served with the United States Air Force from 1954 to 1971 and with the Air National Guard until 1979. The first of the Century Series collection of USAF jet fighters, it was the first USAF fighter capable of...
, 1957–1958; 1964; 1966 - KB-50 Superfortress (Tanker), 1957–1961
- F-84 ThunderjetF-84 ThunderjetThe Republic F-84 Thunderjet was an American turbojet fighter-bomber aircraft. Originating as a 1944 United States Army Air Forces proposal for a "day fighter", the F-84 flew in 1946...
, 1962–1964 - F-4 Phantom IIF-4 Phantom IIThe McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II is a tandem two-seat, twin-engined, all-weather, long-range supersonic jet interceptor fighter/fighter-bomber originally developed for the United States Navy by McDonnell Aircraft. It first entered service in 1960 with the U.S. Navy. Proving highly adaptable,...
, 1963–1971 - C-130 HerculesC-130 HerculesThe Lockheed C-130 Hercules is a four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft designed and built originally by Lockheed, now Lockheed Martin. Capable of using unprepared runways for takeoffs and landings, the C-130 was originally designed as a troop, medical evacuation, and cargo transport...
, 1965–1971 - F-86 SabreF-86 SabreThe North American F-86 Sabre was a transonic jet fighter aircraft. Produced by North American Aviation, the Sabre is best known as America's first swept wing fighter which could counter the similarly-winged Soviet MiG-15 in high speed dogfights over the skies of the Korean War...
, 1968 - A-10 Thunderbolt IIA-10 Thunderbolt IIThe Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II is an American single-seat, twin-engine, straight-wing jet aircraft developed by Fairchild-Republic in the early 1970s. The A-10 was designed for a United States Air Force requirement to provide close air support for ground forces by attacking tanks,...
, 1981–1992 - OA-37; c. 1984–1991.