Redesignated a division, the 47^th 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 47^th 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.

5^th Bomb Wing

30 Jun 1971

30 Nov 1972

5^th Bomb Wing

15 Jan 1973

22 Jan 1975

6^th Bomb Wing.

10 Feb 1951

1 Jul 1963

6^th Strategic Wing

1 Oct 1976

1 Oct 1985

22^nd Bomb Wing

1Jan 1962

31 Mar 1970

22^nd Bomb Wing

30 Jun 1971

1 Aug 1972

22^nd Air Refueling Wing

1 Oct 1985

23 Jan 1987

28^th Bomb Wing

30 Jun 1971

15 Jan 1973

91^st Strategic Missile Wing

15 Jan 1973

22 Jan 1975

92^nd Strategic Aerospace Wing

30 Jun 1971

23 Jan 1987

93^rd Bomb Wing

1 Jul 1959

30 Jun 1971

319^th Bomb Wing

30 Jun 1971

15 Jan 1973

320^th Bomb Wing

2 Jul 1966

31 Mar 1970

320^th Bomb Wing

30 Jun 1971

1 Oct 1972

320^th Bomb Wing

1 Oct 1982

23 Jan 1987

341^st Strategic Missile Wing

15 Jan 1973

23 Jan 1987

456^th Strategic Aerospace Wing

30 Jun 1971

1 Oct 1972

509^th Bomb Wing

10 Feb 1951

1 Jul 1958

4128^th Strategic Wing

5 Jan 1959

1 Jul 1959