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The 4th Air Division was reactivated in 1951, the
4th carried out the usual supervising and training duties. Later, in
1962, units controlled by the 4th Air Division supported 2nd
Air Force's post attack command and control system, and became responsible for
the Advanced Airborne Command Post, participated in the Cuban missile crisis of
1962, trained in electronic countermeasures and conducted combat operations in
Southeast Asia in the late 1960’s. In 1982 the 4th assured that assigned units
were capable of conducting strategic aerospace warfare using intercontinental
ballistic missiles, long-range bombardment, and air refueling resources,
according to the Emergency War Order. In addition, the division assumed airborne
command and control responsibilities; that consisted of supporting auxiliary
airborne command post aircraft.
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