326th Air Division
Encyclopedia
The 326th Airlift Division (326th AD) is an inactive United States Air Force
organization. Its last assignment was with Pacific Air Forces, being stationed at Wheeler AFB, Hawaii
. It was inactivated on 15 February 1989
Flights
Working in conjunction with the Hawaii
Air National Guard
, it conducted and participated in numerous tactical air operations and training exercises such as Commando Cage, Commando Echo, and Commando Elite.
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...
organization. Its last assignment was with Pacific Air Forces, being stationed at Wheeler AFB, Hawaii
Hawaii
Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
. It was inactivated on 15 February 1989
Lineage
- Established as 326 Air Division on 22 June 1957.
- Activated on 1 July 1957
- Inactivated on 15 February 1989
Stations
- Wheeler AFB, Territory of Hawaii (later, Hawaii)HawaiiHawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
, 1 July 1957 - Kunia Communications Annex, hawaiiHawaiiHawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
, 1 June 1961 - Wheeler AFB, HawaiiHawaiiHawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
, 12 October 1976 – 15 February 1989.
Components
Squadrons- 12 Communications: 1 July – 18 December 1957
- 22 Tactical Air Support: 4 April 1980 – 22 September 1988.
Flights
- 7 Direct Air Support: 8 October 1964 – 15 September 1968
- 6010 Aerospace Defense: 15 October 1976 – 15 February 1989
- 6491 Air Defense: 15 October 1976 – 15 February 1989.
Operational history
The division maintained responsibility for the air defense of the Pacific Islands Air Defense Region (PIADR) July 1957 – February 1989.Working in conjunction with the Hawaii
Hawaii
Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
Air National Guard
Air National Guard
The Air National Guard , often referred to as the Air Guard, is the air force militia organized by each of the fifty U.S. states, the commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the territories of Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the District of Columbia of the United States. Established under Title 10 and...
, it conducted and participated in numerous tactical air operations and training exercises such as Commando Cage, Commando Echo, and Commando Elite.