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== History == |
== History == |
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The 22d Wing replaced an operational training unit at Hunter Field, Georgia on [[5 December]] [[1942]] and began supervising and coordinating various aspects of [[dive bomber]] training for subordinate groups. It moved to Florida in February 1943 and continued training until [[15 August]] [[1943]]. Reestablished in July 1959 and later redesignated 22d Strategic Aerospace Division, it assured that assigned units were organized, manned, trained, and equipped to conduct [[aerial refueling]] operations and long-range [[strategic bombing]] using either [[nuclear weapon]]s or [[conventional weapon]]s. In addition, from 1962 to 1965 the division controlled Atlas [[Intercontinental ballistic missile|ICBM]]s. |
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=== Background of name === |
=== Background of name === |
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== Lineage and honors == |
== Lineage and honors == |
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Established as |
Established as 22d Bombardment Training Wing on [[28 November]] [[1942]]. |
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Activated on [[5 December]] [[1942]]. |
Activated on [[5 December]] [[1942]]. |
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Disestablished on [[15 August]] [[1943]]. |
Disestablished on [[15 August]] [[1943]]. |
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Reestablished, and redesignated |
Reestablished, and redesignated 22d Air Division, on [[1 July]] [[1959]]. |
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Activated on [[15 July]] [[1959]]. |
Activated on [[15 July]] [[1959]]. |
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Redesignated |
Redesignated 22d Strategic Aerospace Division on [[1 July]] [[1962]]. |
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Discontinued, and inactivated, on [[1 July]] [[1965]]. |
Discontinued, and inactivated, on [[1 July]] [[1965]]. |
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'''Wings''': |
'''Wings''': |
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* 6th Strategic Aerospace: [[1 July]] [[1963]]–[[1 July]] [[1965]]. |
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* 310th Strategic Aerospace: [[1 July]] [[1962]]–[[25 June]] [[1965]]. |
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* 341st Strategic Missile: [[15 July]] [[1961]]–[[1 July]] [[1962]]. |
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* 461st Bombardment: [[1 February]] [[1963]]–[[30 June]] [[1964]]. |
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* 4045th Air Refueling: [[15 July]] [[1959]]–[[9 September]] [[1960]]. |
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* 4062d Strategic: [[1 December]] [[1960]]–[[20 February]] [[1962]]. |
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* 4090th Air Refueling: [[15 July]] [[1959]]–[[1 July]] [[1960]]. |
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* 4128th Strategic: [[1 July]] [[1962]]–[[1 February]] [[1963]]. |
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'''Groups''': |
'''Groups''': |
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* 84th Bombardment: [[5 December]] [[1942]]–[[15 August]] [[1943]]. |
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* 311th Bombardment: [[5 December]] [[1942]]–c. July 1943. |
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* 312th Bombardment: [[5 December]] [[1942]]–c. March 1943. |
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* 339th Bombardment: [[5 December]] [[1942]]–[[15 August]] [[1943]]. |
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* 405th Bombardment: [[1 March]] [[1943]]–[[15 August]] [[1943]]. |
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* 407th Bombardment: [[7 April]] [[1943]]–[[15 August]] [[1943]]. |
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== Stations == |
== Stations == |
Revision as of 03:49, 10 February 2009
22d Strategic Aerospace Division | |
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Active | 28 November 1942–15 August 1943 1 July 1959–1 July 1965 |
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 |
History
The 22d Wing replaced an operational training unit at Hunter Field, Georgia on 5 December 1942 and began supervising and coordinating various aspects of dive bomber training for subordinate groups. It moved to Florida in February 1943 and continued training until 15 August 1943. Reestablished in July 1959 and later redesignated 22d Strategic Aerospace Division, it assured that assigned units were organized, manned, trained, and equipped to conduct aerial refueling operations and long-range strategic bombing using either nuclear weapons or conventional weapons. In addition, from 1962 to 1965 the division controlled Atlas ICBMs.
Background of name
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Mission
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Operations
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Lineage and honors
Established as 22d Bombardment Training Wing on 28 November 1942. Activated on 5 December 1942. Disestablished on 15 August 1943.
Reestablished, and redesignated 22d Air Division, on 1 July 1959. Activated on 15 July 1959. Redesignated 22d Strategic Aerospace Division on 1 July 1962. Discontinued, and inactivated, on 1 July 1965.
Service streamers
This unit earned the following organizational service streamers:
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Campaign streamers
This unit earned the following organizational campaign streamers:
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Armed forces expeditionary streamers
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Decorations
This unit earned the following unit decorations:
none
Awards
Emblem
Per bend light blue and azure four lightning flashes, two in bend issuant from dexter chief and sinister base, two issuant from sinister chief all or garnished gules, overall in dexter chief an aircraft fesswise argent in dexter flank a missile palewise of the like emitting a vapor trail to base of the fourth fimbriated of the fifth, in sinister base a globe arraswise of the last grid lined of the second with land areas vert above an arched olive branch of the last, all within a diminished bordure of the third. (Approved 6 June 1963)
Assignments
III Air Support Command, 5 December 1942; III Fighter Command, 6 August 1943–15 August 1943.
Second Air Force, 15 July 1959; Fifteenth Air Force, 9 September 1960–1 July 1965.
Components
Wings:
- 6th Strategic Aerospace: 1 July 1963–1 July 1965.
- 310th Strategic Aerospace: 1 July 1962–25 June 1965.
- 341st Strategic Missile: 15 July 1961–1 July 1962.
- 461st Bombardment: 1 February 1963–30 June 1964.
- 4045th Air Refueling: 15 July 1959–9 September 1960.
- 4062d Strategic: 1 December 1960–20 February 1962.
- 4090th Air Refueling: 15 July 1959–1 July 1960.
- 4128th Strategic: 1 July 1962–1 February 1963.
Groups:
- 84th Bombardment: 5 December 1942–15 August 1943.
- 311th Bombardment: 5 December 1942–c. July 1943.
- 312th Bombardment: 5 December 1942–c. March 1943.
- 339th Bombardment: 5 December 1942–15 August 1943.
- 405th Bombardment: 1 March 1943–15 August 1943.
- 407th Bombardment: 7 April 1943–15 August 1943.
Stations
Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia, 5 December 1942; Drew Field (later, Tampa International Airport), Florida, 12 February 1943–15 August 1943.
Clinton County Air Force Base, Ohio, 15 July 1959; Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana, 9 September 1960; Schilling Air Force Base (later, Salina Municipal Airport), Kansas, 1 July 1962; Walker Air Force Base, New Mexico, 1 July 1963–1 July 1965.
Aircraft / Missiles / Space vehicles
A-24 Banshee, 1942–1943; A-25 Helldiver, 1942–1943.
KC-97 Stratotanker, 1959–1960, 1962–1963; Atlas (CGM-16), 1962–1965; B-47 Stratojet, 1962–1965; B-52 Stratofortress, 1963–1965; KC-135 Stratotanker, 1963–1965.
Commanders
- Colonel Reginald F. C. Vance, 5 December 1942–15 August 1943
- None (not manned), 15 July 1959–1 September 1959
- Colonel Murray A. Bywater, 1 September 1959
- Major General Joseph J. Preston, 14 September 1960
- Colonel Jack W. Hayes Jr, 1 July 1962
- Colonel Gerald G. Robinson, 24 July 1963
- Brigadier General William C. Bacon, 21 March 1964–1 July 1965
See also
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency