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42nd Air Division
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The 42nd Air Division was reactivated on 2 Mar
1951 and organized on 10 Mar 1951; the division equipped and trained its
assigned units to conduct strategic air warfare using nuclear or conventional
weapons anywhere in the world. The division also trained and maintained
air-refueling assets. Tankers from units assigned to the 42nd
supported the Eielson Tanker Task Force and, over the years, occasionally
deployed to Spain for Spanish Area Support.
The division conducted numerous staff assistance visits,
conducted simulated no-notice inspections, and participated in exercises such as
Buy None and Global Shield. Aircraft and personnel from units assigned to the
division, at various times in the late 1960’s and early 1970’s, deployed to
Southeast Asia and took part in Arc Light and Young Tiger operations.
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42nd Air Division |
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Activated on:
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10 Mar 1951 at Bergstrom AFB, TX.
Assigned to Eighth Air Force.
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Reassigned to:
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Second Air Force on 1 Apr 1955.
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Inactivated on:
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8 Jan 1958.
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Activated on:
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15 Jul 1959 at McConnell AFB, KS.
Assigned to Second Air Force.
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Redesignated on:
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1 Jun 1962 as 42nd Strategic Aerospace Division.
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42nd Strategic Aerospace Division |
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Moved to:
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Blytheville AFB, AR, on 1 Jul 1963.
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Redesignated on:
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1 Jul 1963 as 42nd Air Division.
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42nd Air Division |
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Inactivated on:
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2 Jul 1969.
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Activated on:
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1 Jan 1970 at Blytheville AFB, AR.
Assigned to Second Air Force. |
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Moved to:
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McCoy AFB, FL, on 30 Jun 1971.
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Moved to:
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Blythesville AFB, AR, on 1 Sep 1973.
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Reassigned to:
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Eighth Air Force on 1 Jan 1975.
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Moved to:
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Grand Forks AFB, ND, on 16 Jun 1988.
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Inactivated on:
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9 Jul 1991.
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2nd Bomb Wing
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1 Jul 1965
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2 Jul 1969
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2nd Bomb Wing
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1 Dec 1982
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1 Sep 1991
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12th Fighter Escort Wing
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9 Apr 1951
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8 Jan 1958
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17th Bomb Wing
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1 Jul 1973
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30 Sep 1975
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19th Bomb Wing
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30 Jun 1971
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16 Jun 1988
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27th Fighter Escort Wing
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6 Aug 1951
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8 Jan 1958
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43rd Bomb Wing
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1 Jan 1970
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31 Jan 1970
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68th Air Refueling Wing
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30 Sep 1982
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16 Jun 1988
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68th Bomb Wing
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30 Jun 1971
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30 Sep 1982
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97th Bomb Wing
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1 Jul 1963
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2 Jul 1969
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97th Bomb Wing
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1 Jan 1970
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30 Jun 1971
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97th Bomb Wing
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1 Jul 1973
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16 Jun 1988
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301st Air Refueling Wing
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31 Mar 1970
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1 Jul 1973
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301st Air Refueling Wing
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1 Jul 1975
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30 Sep 1979
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305th Air Refueling Wing
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1 Jan 1970
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1 Jul 1973
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305th Air Refueling Wing
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1 Dec 1982
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16 Jul 1988
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306th Bomb Wing
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30 Jun 1971
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1 Jul 1974
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308th Strategic Missile Wing
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1 Jan 1970
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31 Mar 1970
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308th Strategic Missile Wing
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1 Apr 1973
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1 Dec 1982
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319th Bomb Wing
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16 Jun 1988
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9 Jul 1991
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321st Strategic Missile Wing
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16 Jun 1988
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9 Jul 1991
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381st Strategic Missile Wing
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1 Mar 1962
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1 Jul 1963
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454th Bomb Wing
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1 Jul 1963
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2 Jul 1969
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4347th Combat Crew Training Wing
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15 Jul 1959
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15 Jun 1963
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4397th Air Refueling Wing (Training)
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15 Jul 1959
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15 Jun 1962
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