The 833d Air Division is an inactive

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(USAF) organization. Its last assignment was with

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(TAC), assigned to

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, New Mexico. It was inactivated on 15 November 1991. The

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was first activated in late 1964 at

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, North Carolina and assumed command of tactical fighter wings and a tactical reconnaissance wing located in the Carolinas. Its subordinate units participated in the response to the Dominican Republic crisis of 1965–1966. During the

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, its subordinate wings trained aircrews in fighter and

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aircraft. Its

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maintained detachments in

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and trained squadrons that transferred to fly combat operations, while its

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transferred its last combat squadron to the Pacific in 1968 and became non-operational. During the

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in 1968, its 4th Tactical Fighter Wing deployed to the Pacific, while three

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groups were mobilized and assigned to the 833d. The division was inactivated in 1969 and its wings transferred to

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. The 833d was activated again in 1981, when it replaced Tactical Training, Holloman as the headquarters for TAC units stationed at Holloman. It trained pilots in the

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and conducted fighter lead in training in the

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. During

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, most of its strength deployed to the Middle East, while activated

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s took their places at Holloman. In 1991 the division was inactivated when the USAF conducted the Objective Wing reorganization, which placed all units on a single base into a single wing.

History

Seymour Johnson Air Force Base

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The 833d Air Division was organized by

(TAC) on 1 October 1964 at

, North Carolina, although it did not receive its first manning until a week later. The

was originally assigned the 4th Tactical Fighter Wing at Seymour Johnson, the

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, South Carolina and the

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. South Carolina. The 4th Wing flew the

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, while the 354th Wing was equipped with

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s.Ravenstein, pp. 12-14 (4th Tactical Fighter Wing).Ravenstein, pp. 187-189 (354th Tactical Fighter Wing) The 363d had a variety of reconnaissance aircraft and in addition to its reconnaissance mission, performed a number of test projects for the Tactical Air Reconnaissance Center, which was also located at Shaw.Ravenstein, pp. 191-194 (363d Tactical Reconnaissance Wing). RB-66B Destroyer of 363rd TRW at Ta Son Nhut in 1965

RB-66B Destroyer of 363rd TRW at Ta Son Nhut in 1965

Between 1964 and 1969, the division supported USAF operations in

. Its 4th Wing conducted replacement training for F-105 pilots. The 354th Wing deployed all but one of its squadrons overseas by April 1966. The 363d Wing deployed detachments to Southeast Asia and trained reconnaissance squadrons that moved to the Pacific after becoming combat ready. Later the 363d focused on replacement training of tactical reconnaissance and electronic warfare aircrews. During the Dominican Republic crisis of 1965–1966, the division's 363d Tactical Reconnaissance Wing flew the greatest part of reconnaissance missions. and division personnel and aircraft deployed to

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, Puerto Rico, and

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, Dominican Republic. F-100-54-1855-113tfw-1169

The seizure of the USS Pueblo on the high seas by the

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ns in January 1968 saw elements of the division's assigned wings deployed to the

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. With the departure of the 4th Wing from Seymour Johnson for Korea, the division assumed command of the 4th Combat Support Group and responsibility for managing support activities on the base for six months. In April, a number of

organizations were called to extended service and incorporated into the 833d's training program. Four groups were assigned to the division, and an additional seven augmented the division's wings.

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of the

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assumed command of the 833d. As the Guard units were mobilized, the 354th Wing transferred its last operational squadron to Viet Nam, becoming non-operational as it turned its remaining resources over to the 113th Tactical Fighter Wing, which became the host for Myrtle Beach. In July, the 354th moved on paper to Korea, where it took over the deployed resources of the 4th Wing and Guard units and was reassigned. Mb-t33a

In late May 1969 in preparation for the return to state control of the Air National Guard units that had been federalized for the Pueblo Crisis, TAC activated the 4554th Combat Crew Training Wing at Myrtle Beach. The 4554th focused on fighter lead in training using

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armed trainers, including for foreign students who were trained in the T-Bird under the

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. The 4554th also began actions for becoming the first Air Force wing to operate the

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, although it did not receive its first A-7s until after the division inactivated. On 18 June, all mobilized Guard units had been relieved from the wing and returned to state control. A little more than six months later, on 24 December 1969, the 833d was inactivated and its assigned units transferred to

Holloman Air Force Base

The 833d was reactivated in December 1980 and assigned to

, replacing Tactical Training, Holloman as the headquarters for TAC units at

, New Mexico. The division supervised two assigned wings at Holloman. The division's subordinate units maintained proficiency in the

air superiority fighter and trained aircrews from allied countries. Its subordinate units screened recent pilot training graduates for fighter aptitude and provided academic and flight training in the tactics, techniques and operation of fighter aircraft. The wings also conducted training courses for jet currency, instructor pilot upgrade, and forward air controller orientation. The division also participated in numerous tactical exercises in the Middle East. Personnel of the 49th Wing's 4449th Mobility Support Squadron, which controlled all of

's bare base assets, deployed in

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, the replacement of the revolutionary government of Grenada with the constitutionally elected government. In May 1988, the division's

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maintenance was transferred from squadrons of the wing to a civilian contractor,

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. Downsizing of the 479th continued and in July 1991 the wing was inactivated and replaced by the smaller 479th Fighter Group. In addition to the deployment of combat units, during

subordinate units of the division deployed forces, many of whom were replaced by reservists called to active duty. The 833d Combat Support Group deployed security police personnel, while the medical group sent an air transportable hospital forward. The 4449th Mobility Support Squadron conducted the largest single unit deployment for the first Gulf War. In July 1991, when the 479th Tactical Training Wing was inactivated, the division had only a single wing under its command. Activities at Holloman were consolidated under the

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, which was reorganizing under the Objective Wing model, which called for a single wing on each Air Force Base and the division was inactivated.

Lineage

* Established as the 833d Air Division and activated on 14 September 1964 (not organized) : Organized on 1 October 1964 : Inactivated on 24 December 1969 * Activated on 1 December 1980 : Inactivated on 15 November 1991Lineage, including assignments, stations, components and aircraft in Air Force Historical Research Agency Factsheet, 833d Air Division, except as noted.

Assignments

* Tactical Air Command, 14 September 1964 (not organized) * Ninth Air Force, 1 October 1964 – 24 December 1969 * Twelfth Air Force, 1 December 1980 - 15 November 1991

Stations

* Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, 1 October 1964 – 24 December 1969 * Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, 1 December 1980 – 15 November 1991

Components

Wings

* 4th Tactical Fighter Wing: 1 October 1964 – 24 December 1969 (attached to Fifth Air Force ADVON, 29 January - 29 July 1968)All components were stationed with division headquarters, except as noted. * 49th Tactical Fighter Wing (later 49th Fighter Wing): 1 December 1980 – 1 October 1991 * 113th Tactical Fighter Wing: 26 January 1968 – 18 June 1969 : Myrtle Beach Air Force Base, South CarolinaMueller, p. 438 *

: 1 October 1964 – 5 July 1968 (not operational after 22 April 1968) : Myrtle Beach Air Force Base, South Carolina *

: 1 October 1964 – 24 December 1969 : Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina *

: 1 December 1980 – 26 July 1991 * 4554th Combat Crew Training Wing: 27 May - 24 December 1969 : Myrtle Beach Air Force Base, South Carolina

Groups

* 4th Combat Support Group: 1 January 1968 – 1 July 1968 * 49th Combat Support Group: 1 December 1980 - 1 October 1981 (Units numbered 49 replaced by units numbered 833 1 October 1981.) * 107th Tactical Fighter Group: 22 April 1968 – 11 June 1969 * 113th Tactical Fighter Group: 22 April 1968 – 18 June 1969 : Myrtle Beach Air Force Base, South Carolina * 121st Tactical Fighter Group: 22 April 1968 – 18 June 1969 :

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, Ohio * 177th Tactical Fighter Group: 22 April 1968 – 18 June 1969 : Myrtle Beach Air Force Base, South Carolina * 479th Fighter Group: 26 July - 15 November 1991 * 833d Combat Support Group: 1 October 1981 - 1 October 1991 * 833d Medical Group (see USAF Hospital, Holloman)

Other

* USAF Hospital, Holloman (later 833d Medical Group), 1 December 1980 - 1 November 1991 * 833d Tactical Hospital, 15 March 1987 - 1 November 1991 * 1877th Communications Squadron, 1 October 1980 - 1 October 1991''See''

Aircraft

* North American F-100 Super Sabre, 1964–1969 * Republic F-105 Thunderchief, 1964–1966 *

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, 1964–1965 : Douglas EB-66 Destroyer, 1966–1969 *

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, 1966–1969 : McDonnell TF-101 Voodoo, 1964–1969 *

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, 1967–1969 : McDonnell RF-4 Phantom II, 1965–1969 * Lockheed T-33 T-Bird, 1969 * Lockheed AT-33 T-Bird, 1969 * McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle, 1980–1991 *

, 1980–1991

Commanders

Col John R. Murphy
8 October 1964
Col Franklin A. Nichols
1 June 1965
Brig Gen Charles W. Carson Jr.
1 June 1966 * Col Franklin H. Scott, 4 March 1968
Brig Gen Willard W. Millikan
22 April 1968
Brig Gen Robert V. Spencer
19 June - 24 December 1969
Brig Gen Thomas S. Swalm
1 December 1980 * Brig Gen Charles A. Horner, 10 August 1981
Brig Gen Peter T. Kempf
20 May 1983
Brig Gen James F. Record
23 September 1985
Brig Gen James S. Allen
29 January 1988
Brig Gen Travis E. Harrell
28 August 1989 * Brig Gen

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, August - 15 November 1991

References

Notes

Citations

Bibliography

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