10th Air Division

10th Air Division (Defense)
10th Air Division (Defense)
Active	1950–1951; 1952–25 August 1960
Disbanded	20 July 1951; 25 August 1960
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Part of	Alaskan Air Command
Equipment	See #Aircraft section below
Decorations	See
Insignia
10th Air Division emblem (approved 17 December 1953)

Last updated January 24, 2023

"The 10th Air Division assumed responsibility for the air defense of Alaska south of the Alaskan Range on 1 November 1950. Subordinate units flew numerous interception and training missions. Between June 1957 and March 1960, the division operated and maintained Elmendorf AFB, Alaska, plus several smaller installations. It was replaced by the 5070th Air Defense Wing (for air defense), and the 5040th Air Base Wing (for base operations) in August 1960."^[1]

Lineage

Established as the 10 Air Division (Defense) on 24 October 1950

Organized on 1 November 1950

Discontinued on 27 April 1951

Activated on 27 April 1951^[2]

Inactivated on 20 July 1951

Activated on 1 November 1952

Discontinued and inactivated on 25 August 1960^[1]

Emblem

Per saltire, sable, gules, vert and or, saltire argent between in chief a jet aircraft in flight above two mountain peaks all of the last, in the flanks an anti aircraft gun and a radar antenna directed outward all of the first fimbriated silver, in base five electric flashes issuing from the apex of radio tower all black.^[1]

Assignments

Alaskan Air Command, 1 November 1950 – 27 April 1951
Alaskan Air Command, 27 April 1951 – 20 July 1951
Alaskan Air Command, 1 November 1952 – 25 August 1960^[1]

Components

Wing

5040 Air Base Wing: 1 June 57 - 25 August 1960

Groups

57th Fighter-Interceptor Group: attached c. 10 December 1950 – 27 April 1951 and 27 April 1951 – 20 July 1951; assigned 1 November 1952 – 13 April 1953^[1]
531st Aircraft Control and Warning Group: 17 November 1950 - 20 July 1951; 1 November 1952 - 13 April 1953
5039th Aircraft Control and Warning Group (later 5040th Aircraft Control and Warning Group), 1 June 1957 - 1 November 1959

Squadrons

Interceptor Squadrons

31st Fighter-Interceptor Squadron: 20 August 1957 – 8 October 1958
64th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron: 13 April 1953 – 15 August 1957
65th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron: 13 April 1953 – 1 November 1957
66th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron: 13 April 1953 – 1 December 1957
317th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron: 15 August 1957 – 25 August 1960^[1]

Aircraft Control and Warning Squadrons

625th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, 1 January 1950 - 1 November 1950
626th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, 13 April 1953 - 1 June 1957, 1 November 1959 - 1 August 1960
705th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, 13 April 1953 - 1 June 1957, 1 November 1959 - 1 August 1960
709th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, c. 1 October 1955 - 1 November 1957
712th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, c. 1 October 1955 - 1 November 1957
713th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, 1 November 1959 - 1 August 1960
714th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, 1 November 1959 - 1 August 1960
717th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, 13 April 1953 - 1 June 1957, 1 November 1959 - 1 August 1960
719th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, 13 April 1953 - 1 June 1957, 1 November 1959 - 1 August 1960
720th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, 8 September 1955 - 1 June 1957, 1 November 1959 - 1 August 1960
743d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, 1 October 1955 - 1 June 1957
794th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, 8 September 1955 - 1 June 1957, 1 November 1959 - 1 August 1960
795th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, 8 September 1955 - 1 June 1957, 1 November 1959 - 1 August 1960

Other Squadrons

5015 Radar Evaluation Flight, Electronic Counter Measures (later 5040 Radar Evaluation Flight, Electronic Counter Measures; 5070 Radar Evaluation Squadron (Target Electronic Counter Measures): 1 August 1957 – 1 August 1960.
5039 Air Transport Squadron (later 5040 Operations Squadron): 1 June 1957 – 1 October 1957; 1 February 1959 – 1 August 1960^[1]

Stations

Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, 1 November 1950 – 27 April 1951
Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, 27 April 1951 – 20 June 1951
Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, 1 November 1952 – 25 August 1960^[1]

Commanders

None (not manned), 1 November 1950–9 December 1950
Unknown, 10 December 1950 – 20 July 1951
Colonel Allen R. Springer, 1 November 1952
Colonel DeWitt S. Spain, July 1954
Brigadier General Dolf E. Muehleisen, August 1954
Colonel Donald W. Graham, July 1955
Colonel James R. Gunn Jr., c. August 1955
Colonel Louis E. Coira, 1 June 1957
Colonel John T. Shields, 22 October 1957
Colonel Jack A. Gibbs, 14 July 1959 – c.31 July 1960
Unknown, 1 August 1960–15 August 1960^[1]

Aircraft

Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star, 1950–1951.
Lockheed F-94 Starfire, 1952–1954
Northrop F-89 Scorpion, 1953–1957
Convair F-102 Delta Dagger, 1957–1960
Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar, 1957
Fairchild C-123 Provider, 1957–1960
Martin RB-57 Canberra, c. 1957–1960
Boeing TB-29 Superfortress, 1957–1960
Douglas C-54 Skymaster, by 1959–1960
Piasecki H-21 Workhorse, by 1959–1960
de Havilland Canada L-20 Beaver, by 1959–1960^[1]

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References

Notes

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Factsheet 10 Air Division (Defense)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. October 4, 2007. Archived from the original on 2011-09-23. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
↑ The discontinuation and activation in April 1951 represents a change by the division's headquarters from a Table of Distribution unit to a Table of Organization unit. See List of MAJCOM wings of the United States Air Force

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[10ADfacts-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Factsheet 10 Air Division (Defense)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. October 4, 2007. Archived from the original on 2011-09-23. Retrieved April 9, 2014.

[2] The discontinuation and activation in April 1951 represents a change by the division's headquarters from a Table of Distribution unit to a Table of Organization unit. See List of MAJCOM wings of the United States Air Force

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