Strategic Air Command

19th Air Division
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    The 19th Air Division, was organized on 16 Feb 1951, some subordinate units trained in, and flew, B-36 aircraft. Later, these units received B-52 and KC-135 aircraft and continued training in global strategic bombardment and air refueling operations.  In early 1960, some assigned units evaluated various models of the B-58 aircraft, while at the same time operating a combat crew training school to train SAC aircrews in the B-58 weapons system. After evaluation, assigned units utilized the B-58 aircraft in the strategic bombardment role. In Jan 1967, subordinate units began deploying B-52 aircraft and aircrews to Southeast Asia for combat operations. The 19th continued deploying aircraft and aircrews to Southeast Asia until the American participation ceased in 1973. Later, in 1975, the 19th provided air-refueling support for the evacuation of Vietnamese and Americans from South Vietnam. After 1975, the division insured its subordinate units were manned, trained, equipped, and operationally ready to conduct bombing and air refueling missions, and if necessary, to launch intercontinental ballistic missiles.

 

19th Air Division

Activated on:

16 Feb 1951.

At:

Carswell AFB, TX

Assigned to:

Eighth Air Force.

Reassigned to:

Second Air Force on 1 Jul 1955.

Assigned to:

Eighth Air Force on 1 Jan 1975.

Inactivated on:

30 Sep 1988.

Assigned Units

2nd Bomb Wing

1 Sep 1964

1 Jul 1965

2nd Bomb Wing

2 Jul 1969

1 Dec 1982

7th Bomb Wing

16 Feb 1951

13 Jun 1988

11th Bomb Wing

16 Feb 1951

13 Dec 1957

11th Bomb Wing

2 Jul 1966

25 Mar 1969

43rd Bomb Wing

15 Mar 1960

1 Sep 1964

96th Strategic Aerospace Wing

2 Jul 1966

1 Jul 1973

97th Bomb Wing

2 Jul 1969

1 Jan 1970

97th Bomb Wing

30 Jun 1971

1 Jul 1973

305th Bomb Wing

1 Jan 1961

1 Sep 1964

308th Strategic Missile Wing

1 Dec 1982

18 Aug 1987

340th Bomb Wing

1 Sep 1964

2 Oct 1966

340th Air Refueling Group (Air Refueling Wing)

2 Jul 1968

16 Jun 1988

351st Strategic Missile Wing

1 Dec 1982

13 Jun 1988

381st Strategic Missile Wing

1 Jul 1973

8 Aug 1986

384th Air Refueling Wing

1 Jul 1973

13 Jun 1988

461st Bomb Wing

2 Jul 1966

25 Mar 1968

494th Bomb Wing

1 Oct 1965

2 Apr 1966

4123rd Strategic Wing

10 Dec 1957

1 Mar 1959

4130th Strategic Wing

1 Oct 1958

1 Jul 1963

Attached Units

340th Bomb Wing

1 Aug 1964

31 Aug 1964