Strategic Air Command

40th Air Division
 

    The 40th Air Division was activated on 4 Mar 1951, the division assumed a supervisory role over assigned units of the Strategic Air Command, ensuring that they were manned, trained, and equipped to conduct long range bombardment missions using either nuclear or conventional weapons. The 40th also developed and maintained the capability for effective air refueling and Minuteman II (intercontinental ballistic missile) operations. In these roles the division conducted staff assistance visits and participated in numerous exercises such as Buy None, Buckskin Rider and Busy Player.

 

40th Air Division

Activated on:

14 Mar 1951 at Turner AFB, Ga.  Assigned to Second Air Force.

Inactivated on:

1 Apr 1957.  

Reactivated on:

1 Jul 1959 at Wurtsmith AFB, Mi.  Assigned to Second Air Force. 

Reassigned to:

Eighth Air Force on 1 Jan 1975.

Deactivated on:

8 Jun 1988.

  40th Strategic Aerospace Division

Activated on:

7 Jul 1989 at Malstrom AFB, MT.  Assigned to Fifteenth Air Force.

Inactivated on:

14 Jun 1991.

Assigned Units

17th Bomb Wing

1 Feb 1963

1 Jul 1963

17th Bomb Wing

1 Jul 1971

1 Jul 1973

31st Fighter-Escort Wing

14 Mar 1951

1 Apr 1957

301st Air Refueling Wing

2 Jul 1966

31 Mar 1970

301st Air Refueling Wing

1 Jul 1973

1 Jul 1975

301st Air Refueling Wing

7 Jul 1989

14 Jun 1991

305th Air Refueling Wing

1 Jul 1973

1 Dec 1982

341st Strategic Missile Wing

7 Jul 1989

14 Jun 1991

351st Strategic Missile Wing

1 Jul 1973

1 Dec 1982

379th Bomb Wing

9 Jan 1961

8 Jun 1988

410th Bomb Wing

1 Feb 1963

1 Sep 1964

410th Bomb Wing

31 Mar 1970

8 Jun 1988

416th Bomb Wing

30 Jun 1971

1 Jul 1973

416th Bomb Wing

1 Dec 1982

8 Jun 1988

449th Bomb Wing

1 Feb 1963

30 Sep 1977

500th Air Refueling Wing

1 Jul 1963

15 Dec 1964

508th Fighter-Escort Wing

1 Jul 1952

11 May 1956

4026th Strategic Wing

1 Jul 1959

9 Jan 1961

4042nd Strategic Wing

1 Jul 1959

1 Feb 1963

4043rd Strategic Wing

1 Jul 1959

1 Feb 1963

4080th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing

1 May 1956

1 Apr 1957

4239th Strategic Wing

1 Jul 1959

1 Feb 1963