30th Air Division
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| 30th Air Division | |
|---|---|
 Official crest of the 30th Air Division |
|
| Active | 8 November 1949–18 September 1968 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Air Force |
| Garrison/HQ | see "Stations" section below |
| Equipment | see "Aircraft / Missiles / Space vehicles" section below |
| Decorations | see "Lineage and honors" section below |
Contents |
[edit] History
The 30th equipped, administered, trained, and provided operationally ready forces to the appropriate CONAD/NORAD commanders for air defense of a designated area of responsibility that embraced at various times the Midwest part of the United States, from Kentucky to Minnesota, and from Nebraska to New York. The division trained attached and assigned units and supervised and participated in numerous exercises such as Kiowa Knife and Mandan Indian.
[edit] Background of name
 |
This section is a stub. You can help by expanding it. |
[edit] Mission
|
This section is a stub. You can help by expanding it. |
[edit] Operations
|
This section is a stub. You can help by expanding it. |
[edit] Lineage and honors
Established as 30 Air Division (Defense) on 8 November 1949. Activated on 16 December 1949. Inactivated on 1 February 1952.
Organized on 1 February 1952. Redesignated: 30 Air Division (SAGE) on 1 April 1959; 30 Air Division on 1 April 1966. Discontinued, and inactivated, on 18 September 1968.
[edit] Service streamers
This unit earned the following organizational service streamers:
none
[edit] Campaign streamers
This unit earned the following organizational campaign streamers:
none
[edit] Armed forces expeditionary streamers
none
[edit] Decorations
This unit earned the following unit decorations:
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award: 1 April 1966–30 June 1966.
[edit] Awards
[edit] Emblem
Per bend argent and azure in sinister three polygon symbols sinister bendwise one and two of the second, in dexter three lightning flashes or points to base. (Approved 7 October 1954)
[edit] Assignments
Tenth Air Force, 16 December 1949 (attached Eastern Air Defense Force, 1 January 1950–31 August 1950); Eastern Air Defense Force, 1 September 1950–1 February 1952.
Eastern Air Defense Force, 1 February 1952; Air Defense Command, 1 July 1959; Tenth Air Force, 1 April 1966–18 September 1968.
[edit] Components
Sectors:
- Chicago Air Defense: 1 April 1959–1 April 1966.
- Detroit Air Defense: 8 January 1957–4 September 1963.
- Duluth Air Defense: 1 April 1959–1 April 1966.
- Sault Ste Marie Air Defense: 1 April 1959–15 December 1963.
Wings:
- 1 Fighter: 18 October 1956–1 April 1959.
- 56 Fighter Interceptor: attached 20 February 1950–6 February 1952.
- 328 Fighter: 1 April 1966–18 July 1968.
- 4706 Defense (later, 4706 Air Defense): 16 February 1953–1 March 1956.
- 4708 Defense (later, 4708 Air Defense): 16 February 1953–8 July 1956.
- 4711 Air Defense: 1 March 1956–8 July 1956.
Groups:
- 1 Fighter: 8 July 1956–18 October 1956.
- 15 Fighter: 8 July 1956–1 September 1958.
- 54 Fighter: 8 July 1956–8 January 1958.
- 56 Fighter: 1 April 1959–1 April 1960.
- 79 Fighter: 8 July 1956–1 April 1959.
- 327 Fighter: 1 April 1959–1 June 1959.
- 343 Fighter: 1 April 1959–1 July 1959.
- 412 Fighter: 8 July 1956–1 April 1960.
- 473 Fighter: 1 April 1959–1 October 1959.
- 507 Fighter: 1 April 1959–1 April 1960.
Squadrons:
- 18 Fighter Interceptor: 1 April 1960–1 May 1960.
- 37 Air Defense Missile: 1 March 1960–1 April 1960.
- 56 Fighter Interceptor: 1 September 1958–1 April 1959.
- 71 Fighter Interceptor: 25 October 1950–4 June 1951.
- 87 Fighter Interceptor: 1 September 1958–1 April 1959.
- 319 Fighter Interceptor: 1 September 1958–1 April 1959.
[edit] Stations
Selfridge Air Force Base (later, Selfridge Field), Michigan, 16 December 1949–1 February 1952.
Selfridge Air Force Base, Michigan, 1 February 1952; Willow Run Airport (later, Willow Run Air Force Station), Michigan, 7 April 1952; Truax Field (later, Dane County Regional Airport), Wisconsin, 1 April 1959; Sioux City Municipal Airport (later, Sioux Gateway Airport), Iowa, 1 April 1966–18 September 1968.
[edit] Aircraft / Missiles / Space vehicles
F-86 Sabre, 1950–1952; F-47 Thunderbolt, 1951–1952; F-51 Mustang, 1951–1952; F-94 Starfire, 1951–1952.
F-47 Thunderbolt, 1952; F-51 Mustang, 1952; F-86 Sabre, 1952–1959; F-94 Starfire, 1952–1956; F-89 Scorpion, 1953–1956, 1958–1959; F/TF-102 Delta Dagger, 1958–1966; F-104 Starfighter, 1958–1959; F-101 Voodoo, 1958–1963; Bomarc Missile Program, 1960; F-106 Delta Dart, 1960–1968.
[edit] Commanders
Colonel James B. Burwell, 16 December 1949; Brigadier General Edwin L Tucker, 1 December 1950–1 February 1952.
Brigadier General Edwin L. Tucker, 1 February 1952; Brigadier General Benjamin J. Webster, by 31 August 1955; Brigadier General T. Edwinson, by 31 August 1957; Major General James C. Jensen, 1 April 1959; Brigadier General Kenneth H. Gibson, 15 July 1961; Major General Donald R. Hutchinson, 15 August 1961; Major General Frederick R. Terrell, 1 July 1962; Colonel Joseph H. Belser, 1 April 1966; Brigadier General Rexford H. Dettre, 8 August 1967–18 September 1968.
