837th Air Division
Encyclopedia
The 837th Air Division is an inactive United States Air Force
organization. Its last assignment was with Tactical Air Command
, assigned to Ninth Air Force
, being stationed at Shaw Air Force Base
, South Carolina
. It was inactivated on February 1, 1963
The unit was an intermediate command echelon of Tactical Air Command, providing command and control of tactical visual, electronic, and weather reconnaissance wings and organizations between January 1958 – February 1963. Between March 1958 and June 1959, the division operated the USAF Advanced Flying Training School, Tactical Reconnaissance. Subordinate units flew reconnaissance missions during the Cuban missile crisis of 1962.
Inactivated as a result of budget reductions, its units being consolidated directly into Ninth Air Force.
Group
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 Ninth Air Force
Ninth Air Force
The Ninth Air Force is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force's Air Combat Command . It is headquartered at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina....
, being stationed at Shaw Air Force Base
Shaw Air Force Base
Shaw Air Force Base is a United States Military facility located approximately west-northwest of Sumter, South Carolina. It is under the jurisdiction of the United States Air Force Air Combat Command...
, South Carolina
South Carolina
South Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...
. It was inactivated on February 1, 1963
The unit was an intermediate command echelon of Tactical Air Command, providing command and control of tactical visual, electronic, and weather reconnaissance wings and organizations between January 1958 – February 1963. Between March 1958 and June 1959, the division operated the USAF Advanced Flying Training School, Tactical Reconnaissance. Subordinate units flew reconnaissance missions during the Cuban missile crisis of 1962.
Inactivated as a result of budget reductions, its units being consolidated directly into Ninth Air Force.
Lineage
- Established as 837 Air Division on January 16, 1958
- Activated on February 8, 1958
- Discontinued, and inactivated, on February 1, 1963.
Components
Wings- 363d Tactical Reconnaissance: February 8, 1958 – February 1, 1963
- 432d Tactical Reconnaissance432d WingThe 432d Wing is a United States Air Force unit assigned to Air Combat Command, stationed at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada. The group operates unmanned reconnaissance aircraft which provide real-time reconnaissance, surveillance, and precision attack against fixed and time-critical targets...
: February 8, 1958 – June 18, 1959.
Group
- 4411th Combat Crew Training: April 8, 1959 – February 1, 1963
Aircraft
- RB/WB-66 Destroyer, 1958–1963
- RF-84 Thunderjet, 1958
- RF-101 Voodoo, 1958–1963