22nd Strategic Aerospace Division | |
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Active | 1942–1943; 1959–1965 |
Country | United States |
Branch | United States Air Force |
Role | Command of strategic strike forces |
Insignia | |
22nd Strategic Aerospace Division emblem (approved 6 June 1963) [1] |
The 22nd Strategic Aerospace Division is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the Fifteenth Air Force, stationed at Walker Air Force Base, New Mexico. It was inactivated on 1 July 1965 due to budget constraints.
"The 22nd 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 22nd 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." [1]
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22nd Strategic Aerospace Division | |
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Active | 1942–1943; 1959–1965 |
Country | United States |
Branch | United States Air Force |
Role | Command of strategic strike forces |
Insignia | |
22nd Strategic Aerospace Division emblem (approved 6 June 1963) [1] |
The 22nd Strategic Aerospace Division is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the Fifteenth Air Force, stationed at Walker Air Force Base, New Mexico. It was inactivated on 1 July 1965 due to budget constraints.
"The 22nd 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 22nd 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." [1]
Wings
Groups
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency