The 835th Air Division is an inactive United States Air Force

United States Air Force

The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...

 organization. Its last assignment was with Tactical Air Command

Tactical Air Command

Tactical Air Command is an inactive United States Air Force organization. It was a Major Command of the United States Air Force, established on 21 March 1946 being headquartered at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia...

, assigned to Twelfth Air Force, being stationed at McConnell AFB, Kansas

Kansas

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. It was inactivated on 30 June 1971.

The unit was an intermediate command echelon of Tactical Air Command, providing command and control of several tactical fighter wings along with support aircraft and an Air National Guard reconnaissance Wing. The division assumed responsibility for training in close air support, air defense, and participated in joint operations from July 1964 – June 1971.

Inactivated as a result of budget reductions, its units being consolidated directly into Twelfth Air Force.

Lineage

• Established as 835 Air Division, and activated, on 24 June 1964

Organized on 1 July 1964

Inactivated on 30 June 1971.

Assignments

• Tactical Air Command
  Tactical Air Command
  Tactical Air Command is an inactive United States Air Force organization. It was a Major Command of the United States Air Force, established on 21 March 1946 being headquartered at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia...
  
  , 24 June 1964
• Twelfth Air Force, 23 July 1964 – 30 June 1971.

Components

Wings

• 23 Tactical Fighter
  23d Wing
  The 23d Wing is a front-line United States Air Force Air Combat Command wing currently assigned to Moody Air Force Base, Georgia.-Mission:The mission of the 23d Wing is to organize, train and employ combat-ready A-10, HC-130 and HH-60, as well as pararescuemen and force protection assets...
  
  : 1 July 1964 – 30 June 1971
• 49 Tactical Fighter
  49th Fighter Wing
  The 49th Wing is an air combat unit of the United States Air Force and the host unit at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. The 49 WG is part of the Air Combat Command Twelfth Air Force....
  
  : 1 February 1970 – 30 June 1971 (detached 14 September – 7 October 1970)
• 75 Tactical Reconnaissance
  75th Air Base Wing
  The 75th Air Base Wing is a wing of the United States Air Force based out of Hill Air Force Base, Ogden Utah.-Mission:Provide base operating support for the Ogden Air Logistics Center, the 388th and 419th Fighter Wings, 84th Combat Sustainment Wing, 309th Maintenance Wing, 526th ICBM Systems Wing,...
  
  : 1 July 1966 – 24 December 1969
• 123 Tactical Reconnaissance
  123d Airlift Wing
  The 123d Airlift Wing is a Kentucky Air National Guard unit, part of the United States Air Force. It is located at Louisville International Airport, Kentucky.-History:...
  
  : by 31 August 1968 – by 31 March 1969
• 355 Tactical Fighter
  355th Fighter Wing
  The 355th Wing is a United States Air Force unit assigned to the Air Combat Command's Twelfth Air Force. It is stationed at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Arizona, where in operates the A-10 Thunderbolt II...
  
  : 21 July 1964 – 8 November 1965.

Squadrons

• 354 Tactical Fighter: 8–27 November 1965
• 357 Tactical Fighter: 8 November 1965 – 29 January 1966

Aircraft

• F-105, 1964–1971
• AT-33, 1966–1969
• RF-4, 1966–1969
• T-39, 1966–1971
• F-4, 1970–1971.

See also

• List of United States Air Force air divisions