Activated in 1958, the 816^th Air Division monitored and coordinated the manning, equipping, and operational readiness of assigned units, for the purpose of conducting strategic air warfare on a global scale. The division participated in tactical exercises such as Card Game, Steel Trap, and Blonde Cutey. The division was inactivated on 1 Jul 1965.

11^th Bomb Wing

1 Jul 1958

1 Jul 1965

70^th Bomb Wing

1 Feb 1963

1 Jul 1965

494^th Bomb Wing

1 Feb 1963

1 Jul 1963

494^th Bomb Wing

1 Jul 1964

1 Jul 1965

4123^rd Strategic Wing

1 Mar 1959

1 Feb 1963

4245^th Strategic Wing

5 Jan 1959

1 Feb 1963