10th Air Division


"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, and the 5040th Air Base Wing in August 1960."

Lineage

  • Established as the 10 Air Division on 24 October 1950

    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.

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

    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
  • 531st Aircraft Control and Warning Group: 17 November 1950 – 20 July 1951; 1 November 1952 - 13 April 1953
  • 5039th 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
; Aircraft Control and Warning Squadrons
; Other Squadrons
  • 5015 Radar Evaluation Flight, Electronic Counter Measures : 1 August 1957 – 1 August 1960.
  • 5039 Air Transport Squadron : 1 June 1957 – 1 October 1957; 1 February 1959 – 1 August 1960

    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

    Commanders

  • None, 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

    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