The 4310th Air Division is a discontinued

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organization. It was last assigned to the

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at Nouasseur Air Base, Morocco. It was discontinued on 15 August 1963.

History

The 4310th Air Division was organized on 15 January 1958 by absorbing the mission, personnel and equipment of the

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, which had been managing deployed

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(SAC) forces in Morocco since 1954. The 5th was inactivated the same day that the 4310th was organized. "The 4310th supervised the

's Reflex forces in Morocco. The Reflex force concept involved deploying

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medium bombardment aircraft non-stop from the United States to forward sites, with one air refueling. These aircraft remained on alert status for a specified number of days, then redeployed back to the United States. The division commander also acted as a representative to the Moroccan Liaison office for the Commander,

." The division never had any assigned units, such as wings, only individual aircraft that were assigned to wings back in the United States. The division was discontinued in August 1963 as part of SAC's closure of its Morocco bases.

Lineage

* Established as 4310 Air Division and organized on 15 January 1958 : Discontinued on 15 August 1963

Assignments

, 15 January 1958 – 15 August 1963

Stations

Sidi Slimane Air Base Sidi Slimane Air Base was a military air base in Sidi Slimane, a city in the Rabat-Salé-Kénitra region in Morocco. It is also known as the Fifth Royal Air Force Base, operated by the Royal Moroccan Air Force. History Built in 1951 by Atlas Co ...

, Morocco, 15 January 1958 * Nouasseur Air Base, Morocco, 15 June 1958 – 15 August 1963

Commanders

* Brig Gen Keith K. Compton, 15 Jan 1958 * Maj Gen William E. Eubank, by 15 Oct 1958 * Maj Gen Horace M. Wade, 23 Jul 1959 * Brig Gen Robert B. Miller, 5 Aug 1961-15 Aug 1963

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* {{USAFE Mediterranean Bases Military units and formations established in 1958 Military units and formations disestablished in 1963 Units and formations of Strategic Air Command Air 4310 1958 establishments in Morocco 1963 disestablishments in Morocco