817th Air Division

817th Air Division
Emblem of the 817th Air Division
Active	1956–1971
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Role	Command and Control
Part of	Strategic Air Command
Garrison/HQ	Pease AFB, New Hampshire

The 817th Air Division (817th AD) is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with Strategic Air Command, assigned to Second Air Force, being stationed at Pease Air Force Base, New Hampshire. It was inactivated on June 30, 1971.

Activated in 1956 as an intermediate command echelon of Strategic Air Command, initially supervising and directing the organization and training of subordinate B-47 Stratojet wings primarily in the Northeast. It ensured a force capable of immediate and sustained long range offensive bombardment and air-to-air refueling operations anywhere in the world.

With the retirement of the B-47 in 1965, beginning in 1966, the command controlled B-52 Stratofortress heavy bombardment wings and at various times, deployed B-52 and KC-135 aircraft and crews to Strategic Air Command units involved in combat operations during the Vietnam War. The 817th also participated in tactical exercises such as War Dance, Grand Slam, and Blast Off.

Inactivated in 1971 as part of SAC's withdrawal from Southeast Asia and also as a result of budgetary reductions

History

Lineage

• Established as 817 Air Division on January 24, 1956

Activated on February 1, 1956

Inactivated on June 30, 1971

Assignments

• Eighth Air Force, February 1, 1956
• Second Air Force, March 31, 1970 – June 30, 1971

Stations

• Portsmouth (later, Pease) AFB, New Hampshire, February 1, 1956 – June 30, 1971.

Components

Wings

• 17 Bombardment (Wright-Patterson AFB)

July 2, 1968 – July 2, 1969

• 99 Bombardment (Westover AFB)

July 2, 1969 – June 30, 1971

• 100 Bombardment (Portsmouth (later, Pease) AFB)

February 1, 1956 – June 25, 1966

Detached December 29, 1957 – April 1, 1958

• 301 Air Refueling (Lockbourne (later, Rickenbacker) AFB)

March 15 – November 15, 1965

• 380 Strategic Aerospace (Plattsburgh AFB)

June 25, 1965 – July 1, 1968

July 2, 1969 – June 30, 1971.

• 416 Bombardment (Griffiss AFB)

September 2, 1966 – July 2, 1969.

Squadron

• 509th Air Refueling Squadron: January 5 – May 1, 1958.

Aircraft and Missiles

• B-47 Stratojet, 1956–1966
• KC-97 Stratotanker, 1956–1966
• EC-135 1065. 1969–1970
• KC-135 Stratotanker, 1965–1971
• B-52 Stratofortress, 1966–1971
• DC-130 1066
• WU-2, 1966
• FB-111 1970–1971

See also

	United States Air Force portal
	Military of the United States portal

• List of United States Air Force air divisions

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.

• Ravenstein, Charles A. (1984). Air Force Combat Wings Lineage and Honors Histories 1947-1977. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-912799-12-9.
• 817th Air Division Factsheet

External links

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