25th Air Division
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| 25th Air Division | |
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 Official crest of the 25th Air Division |
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| Active | 27 September 1948–30 September 1990 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Air Force |
| Garrison/HQ | see "Stations" section below |
| Equipment | see "Aircraft / Missiles / Space vehicles" section below |
| Decorations | see "Lineage and honors" section below |
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[edit] History
The 25th equipped, administered, trained and provided air defense combat ready forces within the northwestern United States, which at various times included the states of Washington, Oregon, and parts of Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, California and Nevada. It exercised command jurisdiction over assigned units, installations, and facilities and provided and maintained facilities for the Air Division control center. In addition, the division and its subordinate units also participated in numerous tactical air defense training exercises.
[edit] Background of name
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[edit] Mission
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[edit] Operations
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[edit] Lineage and honors
Established as 25 Air Defense Division on 27 September 1948. Activated on 25 October 1948. Redesignated 25 Air Division (Defense) on 20 June 1949. Inactivated on 1 February 1952.
Organized on 1 February 1952. Redesignated: 25 Air Division (SAGE) on 1 March 1959; 25 Air Division on 1 April 1966. Inactivated on 30 September 1990.
[edit] Service streamers
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[edit] Campaign streamers
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[edit] Decorations
This unit earned the following unit decorations:
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award (3): 1 January 1970–31 August 1970; 1 September 1970–30 June 1971; 1 June 1985–31 May 1987.
[edit] Awards
[edit] Emblem
Per pale azure and vert, issuant from sinister chief bend sinisterwise a lightning flash or surmounted by a telescope in pale proper (brown) and an aircraft volant affrontee bendwise argent, over all three radar rings of the last. (Approved 7 February 1963)
[edit] Assignments
Fourth Air Force, 25 October 1948; Air Defense Command, 1 April 1949; Fourth Air Force, 8 July 1949 (attached to Western Air Defense Force, 10 November 1949–1 August 1950); Western Air Defense Force, 1 August 1950–1 February 1952.
Western Air Defense Force, 1 February 1952; Air Defense Command, 1 July 1960; Fourth Air Force, 1 April 1966; Tenth Air Force, 15 September 1969; Aerospace Defense Command, 1 December 1969; Tactical Air Command, 1 October 1979; First Air Force, 6 December 1985–30 September 1990.
[edit] Components
Sectors:
- Northwest Air Defense: 1 July 1987–30 September 1990.
- Portland Air Defense: 8 June 1958–1 April 1966.
- Reno Air Defense: 15 February 1959–1 July 1960.
- Seattle Air Defense: 8 January 1958–1 April 1966.
- Southwest Air Defense: 1 July 1987–30 September 1990.
- Spokane Air Defense: 8 September 1958–1 September 1963.
Wings:
- 325 Fighter: 18 October 1956–10 February 1960; 1 April 1966–1 July 1968.
- 4700 Air Defense: 1 September 1958–15 May 1960.
- 4702 Defense: 7 November 1952–8 October 1954.
- 4704 Defense: 10 December 1952–8 October 1954.
Groups:
- 84 Fighter: 15 August 1958–1 September 1958.
- 325 Fighter: 18 August 1955–18 October 1956.
- 326 Fighter: 18 August 1955–10 February 1960.
- 337 Fighter: 18 August 1955–15 April 1960.
- 408 Fighter: 1 March 1959–15 April 1960; 15 September 1969–1 October 1970.
- 503 Air Defense: 8 October 1954–18 August 1955.
- 529 Air Defense: 8 October 1954–18 August 1955.
- 567 Air Defense: 8 October 1954–18 August 1955.
- 4721 Air Defense: 15 August 1958–1 September 1958.
Squadrons:
- 5 Fighter-Interceptor: 1 June 1983–1 December 1987.
- 318 Fighter Interceptor: 1 July 1968–1 December 1987.
- 323 Fighter Interceptor: 26 November 1952–19 January 1953.
- 460 Fighter Interceptor: 1 October 1970–30 July 1974.
[edit] Stations
Silver Lake, Washington, 25 October 1948; McChord Air Force Base, Washington, 14 September 1951–1 February 1952.
McChord Air Force Base, Washington, 1 February 1952–30 September 1990.
[edit] Aircraft / Missiles / Space vehicles
F-94 Starfire, 1952–1954; F-86 Sabre, 1954–1956, 1958; F-89 Scorpion, 1954–1960; F-102 Delta Dagger, 1956–1966; F-101 Voodoo, 1959–1966; F-106 Delta Dart, 1959–1963, 1966–1985; F-15 Eagle, 1983–1987.
[edit] Commanders
Brigadier General Ned Schramm, 25 October 1948; Major John C. Burnett, 6 November 1948; Brigadier General Clinton D. Vincent, 20 April 1949–1 February 1952.
Brigadier General Clinton D. Vincent, 1 February 1952; Brigadier General T. Alan Bennett, 1 April 1952; Brigadier General Romulus W. Puryear, 15 September 1954; Brigadier General Charles R. Bond Jr., 1 September 1957; Major General Von R. Shores, 15 August 1959; Major General Henry R. Spicer, 13 August 1962; Major General William E. Elder, 1 June 1964; Brigadier General John A. Rouse, 5 March 1966; Colonel Morris E. Petty, 1 May 1969; Major General Archie M. Burke, 14 November 1969; Major General Jack K. Gamble, 13 March 1972; Major General James A. Young, by 31 March 1974; Brigadier General Elwood A. Kees Jr., 15 June 1976; Colonel Harold A. Homan, 22 January 1979; Brigadier General Alfred M. Miller, 1 February 1980; Major General Harold W. Todd, 1 September 1980; Brigadier General Richard M. Pascoe, 1 September 1982; Brigadier General Alan P. Lurie, 4 September 1984; Brigadier General John M. Davey, 1 July 1987; Unknown, August 1989–30 September 1990.
