37th Air Division

37th Air Division
air defense forces
Insignia
37th Air Division emblem (Approved 6 September 1953)[2]

The 37th Air Division (37th AD) is an inactive

History

Strategic Air Command

Established under

Reactivated on 8 September 1955 by

On 8 March 1957, the Chicago Air Defense Sector, along with DC-07 and was assigned to the Division. On 8 October, the Duluth Air Defense Sector, along with DC-10 was assigned.^[2] On 8 November, the Sault Sainte Marie Air Defense Sector was also activated along with DC-14. Inactivated on 1 April 1959^[2] as part of an ADC reorganization, most assets reassigned to the senior ADC 30th Air Division (SAGE).

Reactivated by ADC a second time in April 1966,

Inactivated June 1970[2] by ADCOM as part of draw-down of USAF air defense forces in Canada and budget reductions, remaining assets in Canada transferred to Canadian Forces.

Lineage

• Established as the 37 Air Division and organized on 10 October 1951

Discontinued on 28 May 1952

• Redesignated 37 Air Division (Defense) on 3 May 1955

Activated on 8 September 1955

Inactivated on 1 April 1959

• Redesignated 37th Air Division and activated on 20 January 1966 (not organized)

Organized on 1 April 1966

Inactivated on 30 June 1970^[2]

Assignments

• Second Air Force, 10 October 1951 – 28 May 1952
• Eastern Air Defense Force, 8 September 1955 – 1 April 1959
• Air Defense Command, 20 January 1966 (not organized)
• First Air Force, 1 April 1966
• Aerospace Defense Command, 1 December 1969 – 30 June 1970^[2]

Stations

• Lockbourne Air Force Base, Ohio, 10 October 1951 – 28 May 1952
• Truax Field, Wisconsin, 8 September 1955 – 1 April 1959
• Goose Air Force Base, Labrador, Canada, 1 April 1966 – 30 June 1970^[2]

Components

Strategic Air Command

• 68th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing
  : 10 October 1951 – 28 May 1952

Detached for service in Japan (Korean War): 10 October 1951-c. 15 May 1952

Lake Charles Air Force Base, Louisiana

• 91st Strategic Reconnaissance Wing
  : 10 October 1951 – 28 May 1952

Detached for service in Japan (Korean War): 10 October 1951 – 17 March 1952^[2]

Lockbourne Air Force Base, Ohio

Air Defense Command

Air Force

• Air Forces Iceland^[2]

• Chicago Air Defense Sector

Truax Field, Wisconsin, 8 March 1957 – 1 April 1959

• Duluth Air Defense Sector

Duluth Airport, Minnesota, 1 October-20 December 1957; 1 January-1 April 1959

• Sault Ste Marie Air Defense Sector

K.I. Sawyer Air Force Base, Michigan, 8 November 1958 – 1 April 1959^[2]

• 4706th Air Defense Wing

O'Hare International Airport, Illinois, 1 March-1 July 1956

• 4710th Air Defense Wing

O'Hare International Airport, Illinois, 1 March-8 July 1956^[2]

Groups

Interceptor squadron

• 59th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron^[2]

• List of United States Air Force air divisions
• List of United States Air Force Aerospace Defense Command Interceptor Squadrons
• United States general surveillance radar stations

References

Notes

Bibliography

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

• Cornett, Lloyd H; Johnson, Mildred W (1980). A Handbook of Aerospace Defense Organization, 1946–1980 (PDF). Peterson AFB, CO: Office of History, Aerospace Defense Center. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 February 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
• Winkler, David F.; Webster, Julie L (1997). Searching the skies: The legacy of the United States Cold War Defense Radar Program. Champaign, IL: US Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratories.
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• "ADCOM's Fighter Interceptor Squadrons". The Interceptor. 21 (1). Aerospace Defense Command: 5–11, 26–31, 40–45, 54–59. January 1979.