"The 10th Air Division assumed responsibility for the air defense of Alaska south of the Alaskan Range on 1 November 1950. Subordinate units flew numerous interception and training missions. Between June 1957 and March 1960, the division operated and maintained Elmendorf AFB, Alaska, plus several smaller installations. It was replaced by the

5070th Air Defense Wing The 5070th Air Defense Wing is a discontinued United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with the Alaskan Air Command, being stationed at Elmendorf Air Force Base Elmendorf Air Force Base is a United States Air Force (USA ...

(for air defense), and the 5040th Air Base Wing (for base operations) in August 1960."

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* Established as the 10 Air Division (Defense) on 24 October 1950 : Organized on 1 November 1950 : Discontinued on 27 April 1951 : Activated on 27 April 1951The discontinuation and activation in April 1951 represents a change by the division's headquarters from a Table of Distribution unit to a Table of Organization unit. ''See''

List of MAJCOM wings of the United States Air Force This is a list of Major Air Command (MAJCOM) Wings of the United States Air Force (USAF), a designation system in use from the summer of 1948 to the mid-1990s. From 1948 to 1991 MAJCOMs had the authority to form wings using manpower authorizati ...

: Inactivated on 20 July 1951 : Activated on 1 November 1952 : Discontinued and inactivated on 25 August 1960

Emblem

Per saltire, sable, gules, vert and or, saltire argent between in chief a jet aircraft in flight above two mountain peaks all of the last, in the flanks an anti aircraft gun and a radar antenna directed outward all of the first fimbriated silver, in base five electric flashes issuing from the apex of radio tower all black.

Assignments

Alaskan Air Command Alaskan Air Command (AAC) is an inactive United States Air Force Major Command originally established in 1942 under the United States Army Air Forces. Its mission was to organize and administer the air defense system of Alaska, exercise direct ...

, 1 November 1950 – 27 April 1951 * Alaskan Air Command, 27 April 1951 – 20 July 1951 * Alaskan Air Command, 1 November 1952 – 25 August 1960

Components

Wing

* 5040 Air Base Wing: 1 June 57 - 25 August 1960

Groups

* 57th Fighter-Interceptor Group: attached c. 10 December 1950 – 27 April 1951 and 27 April 1951 – 20 July 1951; assigned 1 November 1952 – 13 April 1953 * 531st Aircraft Control and Warning Group: 17 November 1950 - 20 July 1951; 1 November 1952 - 13 April 1953 * 5039th Aircraft Control and Warning Group (later 5040th Aircraft Control and Warning Group), 1 June 1957 - 1 November 1959

Squadrons

; Interceptor Squadrons *

31st Fighter-Interceptor Squadron 31 (thirty-one) is the natural number following 30 and preceding 32. It is a prime number. In mathematics 31 is the 11th prime number. It is a superprime and a self prime (after 3, 5, and 7), as no integer added up to its base 10 digits ...

: 20 August 1957 – 8 October 1958 *

64th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron The 64th Aggressor Squadron is a United States Air Force unit. It is assigned to the 57th Adversary Tactics Group at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. The 64th AGRS is assigned 24 F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft, painted in camouflage schemes ide ...

: 13 April 1953 – 15 August 1957 * 65th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron: 13 April 1953 – 1 November 1957 * 66th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron: 13 April 1953 – 1 December 1957 * 317th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron: 15 August 1957 – 25 August 1960 ; Aircraft Control and Warning Squadrons * 625th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, 1 January 1950 - 1 November 1950 * 626th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, 13 April 1953 - 1 June 1957, 1 November 1959 - 1 August 1960 * 705th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, 13 April 1953 - 1 June 1957, 1 November 1959 - 1 August 1960 * 709th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, c. 1 October 1955 - 1 November 1957 * 712th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, c. 1 October 1955 - 1 November 1957 * 713th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, 1 November 1959 - 1 August 1960 * 714th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, 1 November 1959 - 1 August 1960 * 717th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, 13 April 1953 - 1 June 1957, 1 November 1959 - 1 August 1960 * 719th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, 13 April 1953 - 1 June 1957, 1 November 1959 - 1 August 1960 * 720th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, 8 September 1955 - 1 June 1957, 1 November 1959 - 1 August 1960 * 743d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, 1 October 1955 - 1 June 1957 * 794th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, 8 September 1955 - 1 June 1957, 1 November 1959 - 1 August 1960 * 795th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, 8 September 1955 - 1 June 1957, 1 November 1959 - 1 August 1960 ; Other Squadrons * 5015 Radar Evaluation Flight, Electronic Counter Measures (later 5040 Radar Evaluation Flight, Electronic Counter Measures; 5070 Radar Evaluation Squadron (Target Electronic Counter Measures): 1 August 1957 – 1 August 1960. * 5039 Air Transport Squadron (later 5040 Operations Squadron): 1 June 1957 – 1 October 1957; 1 February 1959 – 1 August 1960

Stations

Elmendorf Air Force Base Elmendorf Air Force Base is a United States Air Force (USAF) facility in Anchorage, Alaska. Originally known as Elmendorf Field, it became Elmendorf Air Force Base after World War II. It is the home of the Headquarters, Alaskan Air Command (AL ...

, Alaska, 1 November 1950 – 27 April 1951 * Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, 27 April 1951 – 20 June 1951 * Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, 1 November 1952 – 25 August 1960

Commanders

*None (not manned), 1 November 1950–9 December 1950 *Unknown, 10 December 1950 – 20 July 1951 *Colonel Allen R. Springer, 1 November 1952 *Colonel DeWitt S. Spain, July 1954 *Brigadier General Dolf E. Muehleisen, August 1954 *Colonel Donald W. Graham, July 1955 *Colonel James R. Gunn Jr., c. August 1955 *Colonel Louis E. Coira, 1 June 1957 *Colonel John T. Shields, 22 October 1957 *Colonel Jack A. Gibbs, 14 July 1959 – c.31 July 1960 *Unknown, 1 August 1960–15 August 1960

Aircraft

Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star The Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star was the first jet fighter used operationally by the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) during World War II. Designed and built by Lockheed in 1943 and delivered just 143 days from the start of design, prod ...

, 1950–1951. *

Lockheed F-94 Starfire The Lockheed F-94 Starfire was a first-generation jet powered all-weather, day/night interceptor of the United States Air Force. A twin-seat craft, it was developed from the Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star trainer in the late 1940s. It reached ope ...

, 1952–1954 *

Northrop F-89 Scorpion The Northrop F-89 Scorpion was an American all-weather, twin-engined interceptor aircraft built during the 1950s, the first jet-powered aircraft designed for that role from the outset to enter service. Though its straight wings limited its per ...

, 1953–1957 *

Convair F-102 Delta Dagger The Convair F-102 Delta Dagger was an American interceptor aircraft designed and manufactured by Convair. Built as part of the backbone of the United States Air Force's air defenses in the late 1950s, it entered service in 1956. Its main purpos ...

, 1957–1960 *

Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar The Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar (Navy and Marine Corps designation R4Q) was an American military transport aircraft developed from the World War II-era Fairchild C-82 Packet, designed to carry cargo, personnel, litter patients, and mechani ...

, 1957 *

Fairchild C-123 Provider The Fairchild C-123 Provider is an American military transport aircraft designed by Chase Aircraft and then built by Fairchild Aircraft for the U.S. Air Force. In addition to its USAF service, which included later service with the Air Force Re ...

, 1957–1960 *

Martin RB-57 Canberra The Martin B-57 Canberra is an American-built, twin-engined Tactical bombing, tactical bomber and reconnaissance aircraft that entered service with the United States Air Force (USAF) in 1953. The B-57 is a license-built version of the British ...

, c. 1957–1960 *

Boeing TB-29 Superfortress The Boeing B-29 Superfortress is an American four-engined propeller-driven heavy bomber, designed by Boeing and flown primarily by the United States during World War II and the Korean War. Named in allusion to its predecessor, the B-17 Fl ...

, 1957–1960 *

Douglas C-54 Skymaster The Douglas C-54 Skymaster is a four-engined transport aircraft used by the United States Army Air Forces in World War II and the Korean War. Like the Douglas C-47 Skytrain derived from the DC-3, the C-54 Skymaster was derived from a civilian a ...

, by 1959–1960 *

Piasecki H-21 Workhorse The Piasecki H-21 Workhorse/Shawnee is an American helicopter, the fourth of a line of tandem rotor helicopters designed and built by Piasecki Helicopter (later Boeing Vertol). Commonly called "the flying banana", it was a multi-mission helicop ...

, by 1959–1960 *

de Haviland Canada L-20 Beaver The de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver is a single-engined high-wing propeller-driven short takeoff and landing (STOL) aircraft developed and manufactured by de Havilland Canada. It has been primarily operated as a bush plane and has been used ...

, by 1959–1960

References

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