Strategic Air Command

45th Air Division
 

    The 45th Air Division was reactivated on 24 Sep 1954; and assigned to the Strategic Air Command. On 8 Oct 1954, the division immediately assumed responsibility for the training and combat readiness of its assigned units. The 45th achieved this goal through staff assistance visits and supervising or participating in exercises such as Golden Hour Tango, Rubber Ball, and Sky Shield.
  45th Air Division
Activated on:  8 Oct 1954 at Loring AFB, ME.  Assigned to Eighth Air Force
Inactivated on:  18 Jan 1958.
Reactivated on:  20 Nov 1958 at Loring AFB, ME.  Assigned to Eighth Air Force.
Reassigned to:  Second Air Force on 31 Mar 1970.
Moved to:  Pease AFB, NH, on 30 Jun1971.
Reassigned to:  Eighth Air Force on 1 Jan 1975.
Inactivated on:  15 Jun 1989.

Assigned Units
 

17th Bomb Wing

2 Jul 1969

30 Jun 1971

42nd Bomb Wing

8 Oct 1954

18 Jan 1958

42nd Bomb Wing

1 Dec 1958

29 Mar 1989

95th Strategic Wing

2 Oct 1966

30 Sep 1976

99th Bomb Wing

30 Jun 1971

31 Mar 1974

380th Strategic Aerospace Wing

1 Jul 1968

2 Jul 1969

380th Strategic Aerospace Wing

30 Jun 1971

29 Mar 1989

380th Strategic Aerospace Wing

30 Jun 1971

29 Mar 1989

397th Bomb Wing

2 Jul 1966

25 Apr 1968

416th Bomb Wing

1 Jul 1973

1 Dec 1982

454th Bomb Wing

1 Jul 1963

2 Jul 1969

509th Bomb Wing

30 Jun 1971

29 Mar 1989

702nd Strategic Missile Wing

1 Jan 1959

25 Jun 1961

4081st Strategic Wing

1 Jan 1959

25 Jun 1966

4082nd Strategic Wing

1 Jan 1959

2 Oct 1966