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==History==
==History==
The command was activated in 1948, however it did not assume any command responsibilities until 1949 when it became an intermediate level command under the [[Western Air Defense Force]]. It's initial Area of Responsibility was a large area of the northwest [[Continental United States]], from the [[103rd meridian west]] and north of the [[42nd parallel north]]. This encompassed an area consisting of the states of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana Wyoming and the western parts of North and South Dakota as well as Nebraska.
The command was activated in 1948, however it did not assume any command responsibilities until 1949 when it became an intermediate level command under the [[Western Air Defense Force]]. It's initial Area of Responsibility (AOR) was a large area of the northwest [[Continental United States]], from the [[103rd meridian west]] and north of the [[42nd parallel north]]. This encompassed an area consisting of the states of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana Wyoming and the western parts of North and South Dakota as well as Nebraska.


During the 1950s the AOR of the 25th AD changed frequently, but its core area always included the area of Washington State west of the Cascade Mountains. Beginning in 1958, it the command organization for the Semi Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) Data Center (DC-12) at McChord AFB, as well as the SAGE Command Center (CC-03).
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Assigned to [[Air Defense Command]] (ADC) for most of its existence, the division's mission was the air defense of Washington. In 1957 the unit became part of the [[North American Aerospace Defense Command]], a joint U.S.-Canada command. Three years later, the unit relocated to its present location as it converted to the [[Semi Automatic Ground Environment]] (SAGE) system. 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 (U.S. state)|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.


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The 25th equipped, administered, trained and provided air defense combat ready forces within the northwestern United States. 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.
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In 1990, the 25 AD was deactivated, its mission and components becoming part of the [[First Air Force]] [[Western Air Defense Sector]]

The division was a major part of Air Defense Command, and later Aerospace Defense Command (ADCOM) in 1968. In 1979 it was incorporated into [[Tactical Air Command]] with the inactivation of ADCOM as a major command. Under Air Defense, Tactical Air Command (ADTAC). In 1985 most active-duty units of ADCOM were inactivated or reassigned to other missions, and the air defense mission came under [[Air Force Reserve]] and [[Air National Guard]] units under [[First Air Force]].

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It continued its mission until 1990, when the 25 AD was deactivated, its mission and components becoming part of the [[First Air Force]] [[Northwest Air Defense Sector]].


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Revision as of 21:40, 13 February 2011

25th Air Division
Emblem of the 25th Air Division
Active1948–1990
CountryUnited States
BranchUnited States Air Force
RoleCommand and Control
Part ofTactical Air Command (ADTAC)
25th Air Division ADC AOR 1966-1969

The 25th Air Division is an inactive United States Air Force intermediate echelon command and control organization. It was last assigned to First Air Force, Tactical Air Command (ADTAC). It was inactivated on 30 September 1990 at McChord Air Force Base, Washington.

History

The command was activated in 1948, however it did not assume any command responsibilities until 1949 when it became an intermediate level command under the Western Air Defense Force. It's initial Area of Responsibility (AOR) was a large area of the northwest Continental United States, from the 103rd meridian west and north of the 42nd parallel north. This encompassed an area consisting of the states of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana Wyoming and the western parts of North and South Dakota as well as Nebraska.

During the 1950s the AOR of the 25th AD changed frequently, but its core area always included the area of Washington State west of the Cascade Mountains. Beginning in 1958, it the command organization for the Semi Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) Data Center (DC-12) at McChord AFB, as well as the SAGE Command Center (CC-03).

The 25th equipped, administered, trained and provided air defense combat ready forces within the northwestern United States. 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.

The division was a major part of Air Defense Command, and later Aerospace Defense Command (ADCOM) in 1968. In 1979 it was incorporated into Tactical Air Command with the inactivation of ADCOM as a major command. Under Air Defense, Tactical Air Command (ADTAC). In 1985 most active-duty units of ADCOM were inactivated or reassigned to other missions, and the air defense mission came under Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard units under First Air Force.

It continued its mission until 1990, when the 25 AD was deactivated, its mission and components becoming part of the First Air Force Northwest Air Defense Sector.

Lineage

  • 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
Redesignated: 25 Air Division on 1 April 1966
Inactivated on 30 September 1990

Assignments

Attached to Western Air Defense Force, 10 November 1949-1 Augustr 1950

Stations

Components

Squadrons

See also

References

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

  • A Handbook of Aerospace Defense Organization 1946 - 1980, by Lloyd H. Cornett and Mildred W. Johnson, Office of History, Aerospace Defense Center, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado
  • Winkler, David F. (1997), Searching the skies: the legacy of the United States Cold War defense radar program. Prepared for United States Air Force Headquarters Air Combat Command.
  • Aerospace Defense Command publication, The Interceptor, January 1979 (Volume 21, Number 1)
  • Air Force Historical Research Agency: 25th Air Division

External links

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