Strategic Air Command

47th Air Division
 

    Redesignated a division, the 47th organized in New Mexico in Feb 1951 to serve as an intermediate echelon between Strategic Air Command's Eighth Air Force and operational units in the field. From Apr 1955 to Mar 1970 it filled the same role for the Fifteenth Air Force and from Mar 1970 to Jul 1971, for the Second Air Force. In Jul 1971 the 47th returned to Fifteenth Air Force control where it continued to supervise subordinate unit training and other activities. The eruption of Mount St. Helens in the state of Washington in May 1980 seriously affected division operations. Aircraft dispersed to various bases while around-the-clock shifts removed the volcanic ash.

  47th Air Division
Activated on: 1 Feb 1951 at Walker AFB, NM.  Assigned to Eighth Air Force.
Reassigned to: Fifteenth Air Force on 1 Apr 1955.
Moved to: Castle AFB, CA, on 11 Jul 1959.
Redesignated on: 1 May 1962 as 47th Strategic Aerospace Division.
  47th Strategic Aerospace Division
Redesignated on: 1 Jul 1963 as 47th Air Division.
  47th Air Division
Reassigned to: Second Air Force on 31 Mar 1970.
Moved to: Fairchild AFB, WA, on 30 Jun 1971.
Reassigned to: Fifteenth Air Force on 1 Jul 1971.
Deactivated on: 27 Feb 1987.

Assigned Units

5th Bomb Wing

30 Jun 1971

30 Nov 1972

5th Bomb Wing

15 Jan 1973

22 Jan 1975

6th Bomb Wing.

10 Feb 1951

1 Jul 1963

6th Strategic Wing

1 Oct 1976

1 Oct 1985

22nd Bomb Wing

1Jan 1962

31 Mar 1970

22nd Bomb Wing

30 Jun 1971

1 Aug 1972

22nd Air Refueling Wing

1 Oct 1985

23 Jan 1987

28th Bomb Wing

30 Jun 1971

15 Jan 1973

91st Strategic Missile Wing

15 Jan 1973

22 Jan 1975

92nd Strategic Aerospace Wing

30 Jun 1971

23 Jan 1987

93rd Bomb Wing

1 Jul 1959

30 Jun 1971

319th Bomb Wing

30 Jun 1971

15 Jan 1973

320th Bomb Wing

2 Jul 1966

31 Mar 1970

320th Bomb Wing

30 Jun 1971

1 Oct 1972

320th Bomb Wing

1 Oct 1982

23 Jan 1987

341st Strategic Missile Wing

15 Jan 1973

23 Jan 1987

456th Strategic Aerospace Wing

30 Jun 1971

1 Oct 1972

509th Bomb Wing

10 Feb 1951

1 Jul 1958

4128th Strategic Wing

5 Jan 1959

1 Jul 1959