9th Space Division
9th Space Division | |
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Active | 1949–1950, 1954–1958, 1961–1968, 1990–1991 |
Country | United States |
Branch | United States Air Force |
Role | Command of aerospace defense units |
Insignia | |
9th Space Division emblem (approved c. 4 September 1990)[1] | |
9th Aerospace Defense Division emblem | |
9th Air Division emblem |
The 9th Space Division (9th SD) is an inactive
History
Tactical Air Command
The organization has had several periods of activation over its lifetime. Initially established in April 1949 as the 9th Air Division (Tactical) under
Air defense
It was redesignated 9th Air Division (Defense) and reactivated in October 1954 by
Aerospace and missile defense
The third incarnation of the organization began in 1961 with its reactivation as the 9th Aerospace Defense Division was associated with the
During the
The division was inactivated in 1968 when its mission was elevated to a Numbered Air Force level, and transferred along with its personnel and equipment to the
The most recent incarnation the 9th Space Division began in 1990 when
Lineage
- Constituted as the 9th Air Division (Tactical) on 7 April 1949
- Activated on 1 May 1949
- Inactivated on 1 August 1950
- Redesignated 9th Air Division (Defense) on 21 June 1954
- Activated on 8 October 1954
- Inactivated on 15 August 1958
- Redesignated 9th Aerospace Defense Division and activated on 14 July 1961 (not organized)
- Organized on 15 July 1961
- Discontinued and inactivated on 1 July 1968
- Redesignated 9th Space Division on 11 September 1990
- Activated on 1 October 1990
- Inactivated on 1 October 1991[1]
Assignments
- Fourteenth Air Force, 1 May 1949 – 1 August 1950
- Western Air Defense Force, 8 October 1954 – 15 August 1958
- Air (later, Aerospace) Defense Command, 14 July 1961 – 1 July 1968
- Air Force Space Command, 1 October 1990 – 1 October 1991[1]
Stations
- Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina, 1 May 1949 – 1 August 1950
- Geiger Field, Washington, 8 October 1954 – 15 August 1958
- Ent Air Force Base, Colorado, 15 July 1961 – 1 July 1968
- Patrick Air Force Base, Florida, 1 October 1990 – 1 October 1991.[1]
Components
Centers
Wings
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Groups
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Squadrons
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See also
- List of United States Air Force air divisions
- List of USAF Aerospace Defense Command General Surveillance Radar Stations
- Aerospace Defense Command Fighter Squadrons
- List of United States Air Force aircraft control and warning squadrons
References
Notes
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Factsheet 9 Space Division". Air Force Historical Research Agency. 4 October 2007. Archived from the original on 30 October 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- ^ NORAD/CONAD Participation in the Cuban Missile Crisis, Historical Reference Paper No. 8, Directorate of Command History Continental Air Defense Command, Ent AFB, CO , 1 Feb 63 (Top Secret NOFORN declassified 9 March 1996)
Bibliography
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
- NORAD/CONAD Participation in the Cuban Missile Crisis, Historical Reference Paper No. 8, Directorate of Command History Continental Air Defense Command, Ent AFB, CO, 1 Feb 63 (Top Secret NOFORN declassified 9 March 1996
Further reading
- 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 28 December 2011.
- Leonard, Barry (2009). History of Strategic Air and Ballistic Missile Defense (PDF). Vol. II, 1955–1972. Fort McNair, DC: Center for Military History. ISBN 978-1-43792-131-1. Archived from the original(PDF) on 16 December 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) [1969]. Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. OCLC 72556.
- 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. ]
- "ADCOM's Fighter Interceptor Squadrons". The Interceptor (January 1979) Aerospace Defense Command, (Volume 21, Number 1).