Strategic Air Command

823rd Air Division
Picture from Comprehensive Guide to USAF Shoulder Patches & Insignia
by Jerome Polder.  Order at Aeroemblem.com

 

    Activated as the 823rd Air Division in Jun 1956, the division monitored the training of subordinate units in long-range offensive bombardment and air-to-air refueling operations. Between 1965-1975, at various times, the division's subordinate units furnished aircraft and crews to Strategic Air Command organizations in Southeast Asia in support of Arc Light combat operations. The 823rd also conducted staff assistance visits and participated in exercises such as Buckskin Rider.
  823rd Air Division
Activated on: 1 June 1956, at Homestead AFB, FL.  Assigned to Second Air Force.
Reassigned to: Eighth Air Force on 1 Jan 1959.
Moved to: McCoy AFB, FL on 2 Jul 1968.
Reassigned to: Second Air Force on 31 Mar 1970.
Inactivated on: 30 Jun 1971.

Assigned Units

2nd Bomb Wing

1 Apr 1961

1 Apr 1963

19th Bomb Wing

1 Jun 1956

25 Jul 1968

19th Bomb Wing

2 Jul 1969

30 Jun 1971

68th Bomb Wing

2 Jul 1969

30 Jun 1971

72nd Bomb Wing

1 Oct 1962

30 Jun 1971

306th Bomb Wing

6 Feb 1961

30 Jun 1971

321st Bomb Wing

6 Feb 1961

25 Oct 1961

379th Bomb Wing

1 Jun 1956

9 Jan 1961

484th Bomb Wing

2 Sep 1966

25 Mar 1967

4047th Strategic Wing

1 Jul 1961

1 Apr 1963