35th Air Division


The 35th Air Division is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with Air Defense Command, assigned to First Air Force, at Hancock Field, New York. It was inactivated on 19 November 1969.

History

Assigned to Air Defense Command for most of its existence, from July 1951 – November 1969, the 35th "equipped, administered, and trained its assigned and attached units and placed those forces in a maximum state of readiness for use in air defense. Initially, its area of responsibility included all or part of Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Florida, and Mississippi".
"In 1966, the area changed to include most of New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and southern Maine when the division assumed the responsibilities of the inactivated Boston Air Defense Sector. "
Assumed additional designation of 35th NORAD Region after activation of the NORAD Combat Operations Center at the Cheyenne Mountain Complex, Colorado and reporting was transferred to NORAD from ADC at Ent Air Force Base in April 1966. "The division participated in numerous live and simulated exercises such as Apache Brave, Mohawk Echo, and Desk Top."
Inactivated in November 1969 as ADC phased down its interceptor mission as the chances of a Soviet bomber attack on the United States seemed remote, its mission being consolidated into North American Aerospace Defense Command.

Lineage

  • Established as the 35 Air Division on 11 June 1951
  • Organized on 1 February 1952
  • Redesignated 35 Air Division and activated on 20 January 1966

    Assignments

  • Central Air Defense Force, 1 July 1951 – 10 April 1955
  • Eastern Air Defense Force, 10 April 1955 – 15 November 1958
  • Air Defense Command, 20 January 1966
  • First Air Force, 1 April 1966 – 19 November 1969

    Stations

  • Kansas City, Missouri, 1 July – 1 September 1951
  • Dobbins Air Force Base, Georgia, 4 September 1951 – 15 November 1958
  • Hancock Field, New York, 1 April 1966 – 19 November 1969

    Components

Sector