11th Air Division (Defense) | |
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11th Air Division emblem |
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Active | 24 October 1950–20 July 1951 8 April 1953–25 August 1960 |
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 |
The 11th Air Division provided for the air defense of northern Alaska and supervised base operations at major and minor installations in that area. It furnished detachments at Ice Station Alpha, Drift Station Charlie (November 1957–August 1960), and Drift Station Bravo (T-3) (July 1959–August 1960), in the Arctic Ocean.
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The 11th was established as Defense division on 24 October 1950, organized on 1 November 1950, and activated on 27 April 1951. It was inactivated on 20 July 1951, followed by a re-activation on 8 April 1953. The 17th was finally discontinued, and inactivated on 25 August 1960.
A shield variegated azure (shades of blue) within a border argent, charged with eleven stars of blue, over all in bend a rocket or, tipped red, white and blue. (Approved 30 April 1956)
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