The 17^th Air Division, was reactivated on 15 Jul 1959. The 17^th gained control of the 340^th and the 305^th Bombardment Wings at Bunker Hill AFB, Indiana, and the 4040^th Air Base Squadron at Richard I. Bong AFB, Wisconsin. The two bombardment wings flew normal SAC alert patrols and participated in special exercises as required. In 1963, the division lost its bombardment wings and gained missile wings. Redesignated the 17^th Strategic Missile Wing, it assumed responsibility for Titan and Minuteman missiles in Missouri, Kansas, and later Arkansas. When the 70^th Bombardment Wing, Heavy, joined the 17^th on 1 Jul 1965 with B-52 and KC-135 aircraft, the division reverted to an earlier designation: 17^th Strategic Aerospace Division. From 1965 until inactivated on 30 Jun 1971, subordinate units of the 17^th frequently deployed bomber and tanker resources. Arc Light operations in Southeast Asia, consisting of military operations against enemy forces in Vietnam, drew most of the deployments. The division inactivated on 30 Jun 1971.

70^th Bomb Wing

1 Jul 1965

31 Dec 1969

305^th Bomb Wing

15 Jul 1959

1 Jan 1961

308^th Strategic Missile Wing

31 Mar 1970

30 Jun 1971

340^th Bomb Wing

15 Jul 1959

1 Sep 1963

351^st Strategic Missile Wing

1 Feb 1963

30 Jun 1971

381^st Strategic Missile Wing

1 Jul 1963

30 Jun 1971

500^th Air Refueling Wing

1 Jan 1963

1 Jul 1963

4045^th Air Refueling Wing

9 Sep 1960

1 Jan 1963

4321^st Strategic Wing

1 Oct 1959

15 Aug 1962