38th Air Division

38th Air Division
38th Air Division
	B-47E from Hunter AFB
Active	1951–1959
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Role	Command of strategic strike forces
Part of	Strategic Air Command
Decorations	Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
Commanders
Notable; commanders	Gen Joseph J. Nazzaro
Insignia
38th Air Division emblem (Approved 16 August 1966)

Last updated October 01, 2024

The 38th Air Division is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last stationed at Hunter Air Force Base, as part of Second Air Force of Strategic Air Command. The division was inactivated there on 1 November 1959.

History

"The 38th Air Division began on 10 October 1951 at Hunter Air Force Base, Georgia, to develop and prepare policies and procedures pertaining to bombardment, air and ground training, operations, flying safety, and security. It also monitored and coordinated the manning, training, equipping and operational readiness of assigned units for the primary purpose of conducting strategic air warfare on a global scale. Its subordinate units participated in numerous training missions, which included simulated radar bombing and polar grid navigation, plus the Strategic Air Command bombing and navigation competition. During the 1950s, the division participated in and supported exercises such as Operations War Dance, Grey Warrior and Dark Night, and flew numerous air refueling sorties."^[2]

Lineage

Established as the 38 Air Division and organized on 10 October 1951
Discontinued on 16 June 1952
Activated on 16 June 1952^[3]
Inactivated on 1 November 1959^[2]

Assignments

Second Air Force, 10 October 1951
Eighth Air Force, 1 January 1959 – 1 November 1959^[2]

Components

Wings

2d Bombardment Wing: 10 October 1951 – 1 November 1959
308th Bombardment Wing: 10 October 1951 – 15 July 1959 (detached 10 October 1951 – 7 April 1952, 21 August 1956–c.26 October 1956)^[2]

Squadrons

303d Air Refueling Squadron: 1 January 1959 – 1 October 1959^[2]

Stations

Hunter Air Force Base Georgia, 10 October 1951 – 1 November 1959^[2]

Aircraft

Decorations

Air Force Outstanding Unit Award: 1 November 1956 – 1 April 1957^[2]

Emblem

On a shield azure (Brittany blue), a semee of stars argent (white, outlined stone blue), over all an American bald eagle, volant recursant descendant, in pale, wings overture, all proper (head and tail white, body feathers shades of brown, beak and eyeball yellow, outlined stone blue). (Approved 16 August 1956)^[2]

Commanders

Brigadier General F. E. Glantzberg, 18 October 1951
Brigadier General Sydney D. Grubbs Jr., 27 February 1952
Brigadier General Joseph J. Nazzaro, 26 January 1953
Colonel John F. Batjer, 20 May 1955
Brigadier General Charles B. Dougher, 15 August 1955
Brigadier General John E. Dougherty, 23 June 1958
Colonel William B. Kieffer, 4 September 1959 – 1 November 1959^[2]

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References

Notes

↑ Aircraft is Lockheed built B-47E-50-LM Serial 52-3363
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Factsheet 38 Air Division". Air Force Historical Research Agency. 5 October 2007. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
↑ The simultaneous discontinuation and activation in June 1952 represents a change between a table of distribution unit and a table of organization unit.

Bibliography

This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

Ravenstein, Charles A. (1984). Air Force Combat Wings, Lineage & Honors Histories 1947–1977 . Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-912799-12-9.

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[1] Aircraft is Lockheed built B-47E-50-LM Serial 52-3363

[38ADfacts-2] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Factsheet 38 Air Division". Air Force Historical Research Agency. 5 October 2007. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2014.

[3] The simultaneous discontinuation and activation in June 1952 represents a change between a table of distribution unit and a table of organization unit.

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