818th Air Division

818th Air Division
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Activated on 11 Oct 1954, the 818^th immediately assumed responsibility for training a force capable of long-range offensive bombardment and worldwide air-to-air refueling operations. The division participated in numerous tactical training exercises such as Chuck Wagon, Pace Setter, Cobra Killer, and Sky Shield.

	818^th Air Division
Activated on:	11 Oct 1954. Lincoln AFB, NE Fifteenth Air Force.
Reassigned to:	Eighth Air Force on 1 Jul 1955.
Reassigned to	Second Air Force on 1 Jan 1959.
Redesignated on:	1 Mar 1962 as 818^th Strategic Aerospace Division.
	818^th Strategic Aerospace Division
Discontinued on:	25 Mar 1965.

Assigned Units

98^th Bomb Wing	11 Oct 1954	25 Mar 1965
307^th Bomb Wing	11 Oct 1954	25 Mar 1965
385^th Strategic Aerospace Wing	1 Jan 1963	15 Dec 1964
4321^st Strategic Wing	15 Aug 1962	1 Jan 1963