# 18th Strategic Aerospace Division > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/18th_Strategic_Aerospace_Division > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/18th_Strategic_Aerospace_Division.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/18th_Strategic_Aerospace_Division > Source revision: 1329975918 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 18th Strategic Aerospace Division Active 1929–1942; 1942–1944; 1959–1968 Country United States Branch United States Air Force Insignia 18th Strategic Aerospace Division emblem (approved)[1] Military unit The **18th Strategic Aerospace Division** is an inactive [United States Air Force](/source/United_States_Air_Force) unit. Its last assignment was with the [Fifteenth Air Force](/source/Fifteenth_Air_Force) at [Fairchild Air Force Base](/source/Fairchild_Air_Force_Base), Washington, where it was inactivated on 2 July 1968. ## History The **18th Composite Wing** served as part of the defense force for the Hawaiian Islands from 1 May 1931 – 29 January 1942. It inactivated after suffering disastrous losses in the Japanese [attack on Pearl Harbor](/source/Attack_on_Pearl_Harbor) (7 December 1941).[1] From June 1942 until 1944, it operated as the **18th Replacement Wing**, processing personnel entering Second Air Force.[1] Redesignated as the **18th Air Division** on 1 July 1959, it assured that assigned wings were organized, crewed, trained, and equipped to conduct long-range bombardment operations using either nuclear or conventional weapons.[1] The division was redesignated as **18 Strategic Aerospace Division** on 15 February 1962, and also developed and maintained a strategic missile operational capability. Between 1965 and 1968, subordinate units of the 18th loaned aircraft and aircrews to SAC organizations for combat during the [Vietnam War](/source/Vietnam_War).[1] The division was inactivated on 2 July 1968 due to budget constraints.[1] ## Lineage - Established as the **18th Composite Wing** on 8 May 1929 - Activated on 1 May 1931 - Redesignated **18th Wing** on 1 September 1937 - Redesignated **18th Bombardment Wing** on 19 October 1940 - Inactivated on 29 January 1942 - Redesignated **18th Replacement Wing** on 17 June 1942 - Activated on 23 June 1942 - Disestablished on 11 April 1944 - Reestablished and redesignated **18th Air Division** on 20 May 1959 - Activated on 1 July 1959 - Redesignated **18th Strategic Aerospace Division** on 15 February 1962 - Discontinued and inactivated on 2 July 1968[1] ### Assignments - Hawaiian Department, 1 May 1931 - [Hawaiian Air Force](/source/Hawaiian_Air_Force), 1 November 1940 – 29 January 1942 - [Second Air Force](/source/Second_Air_Force), 23 June 1942 – 11 April 1944 - [Fifteenth Air Force](/source/Fifteenth_Air_Force), 1 July 1959 – 2 July 1968[1] ### Components **Wings** - [6th Strategic Wing](/source/6th_Strategic_Wing): 25 March 1967 – 2 July 1968 - [91st Bombardment Wing](/source/91st_Bombardment_Wing): 1 July 1963 – 1 September 1964 - [92d Bombardment Wing](/source/92d_Bombardment_Wing) (later 92 Strategic Aerospace Wing): 1 July 1959 – 2 July 1968 - [320th Bombardment Wing](/source/320th_Bombardment_Wing): 1 July 1965 – 2 July 1966 - [341st Strategic Missile Wing](/source/341st_Strategic_Missile_Wing): 2 July 1966 – 2 July 1968 - [462d Strategic Aerospace Wing](/source/462d_Strategic_Aerospace_Wing): 1 February 1963 – 25 June 1966 - [4157th Strategic Wing](/source/4157th_Strategic_Wing): 1 July 1965 – 25 March 1967 - [4158th Strategic Wing](/source/4158th_Strategic_Wing): 1 July 1965 – 25 June 1966 - 4170th Strategic Wing: 1 July 1959 – 1 February 1963[1] **Groups** - [5th Composite Group](/source/5th_Composite_Group) (later, 5 Bombardment Group): 1 May 1931 – 29 January 1942 - [11th Bombardment Group](/source/11th_Bombardment_Group): 1 February 1940 – 29 January 1942 - [18th Pursuit Group](/source/18th_Pursuit_Group): 1 May 1931 – 1 November 1940 ### Stations - [Fort Shafter](/source/Fort_Shafter), Hawaii, 1 May 1931 - [Hickam Field](/source/Hickam_Field), Hawaii Territory, 30 October 1937 – 29 January 1942 - [Salt Lake City](/source/Salt_Lake_City), Utah, 23 June 1942 – 11 April 1944 - [Fairchild Air Force Base](/source/Fairchild_Air_Force_Base), Washington, 1 July 1959 – 2 July 1968[1] ### Campaigns Campaign Streamer Campaign Dates Notes Central Pacific 7 December 1941 – 19 January 1942 18th Bombardment Wing[1] American Theater without inscription 23 June 1942 – 11 April 1944 18th Replacement Wing[1] ## See also - [List of United States Air Force air divisions](/source/List_of_United_States_Air_Force_air_divisions) ## References ### Notes 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-18SADfacts_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-18SADfacts_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-18SADfacts_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-18SADfacts_1-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-18SADfacts_1-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-18SADfacts_1-5) [***g***](#cite_ref-18SADfacts_1-6) [***h***](#cite_ref-18SADfacts_1-7) [***i***](#cite_ref-18SADfacts_1-8) [***j***](#cite_ref-18SADfacts_1-9) [***k***](#cite_ref-18SADfacts_1-10) [***l***](#cite_ref-18SADfacts_1-11) ["Factsheet 18 Strategic Aerospace Division"](https://web.archive.org/web/20121030115716/http://www.afhra.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=10071). Air Force Historical Research Agency. 4 October 2007. Archived from [the original](http://www.afhra.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=10071) on 30 October 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2014. ### Bibliography This article incorporates [public domain material](/source/Copyright_status_of_works_by_the_federal_government_of_the_United_States) from the [Air Force Historical Research Agency](https://www.afhra.af.mil/) - Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1983) [1961]. [*Air Force Combat Units of World War II*](http://media.defense.gov/2010/Sep/21/2001330256/-1/-1/0/AFD-100921-044.pdf) (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-912799-02-1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-912799-02-1). [LCCN](/source/LCCN_(identifier)) [61060979](https://lccn.loc.gov/61060979).{{[cite book](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_book)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service)) - Ravenstein, Charles A. (1984). [*Air Force Combat Wings, Lineage & Honors Histories 1947–1977*](https://archive.org/details/airforcecombatwi0000rave). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-912799-12-9](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-912799-12-9). v t e Strategic Air Command (SAC) Bases active (MAJCOM) CONUS Altus (AETC) Andersen (PACAF) Andrews (AMC) Barksdale (ACC) Beale (ACC) Bolling (AFDW) Cannon (AFSOC) Cape Cod (USSF) Columbus (AETC) Davis-Monthan (ACC) Dyess (ACC) Eielson (PACAF) Ellsworth (ACC) Eglin (AFMC) F. E. 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Nazzaro Bruce K. Holloway John C. Meyer Russell E. Dougherty Richard H. Ellis Bennie L. Davis Larry D. Welch John T. Chain, Jr, George Lee Butler Emblems Strategic Air Command Emblem Gallery United States military aircraft designation systems v t e USAAF Seventh Air Force in World War II Previously: Hawaiian Air Force (1940-1942) Airfields Hawaii Bellows Hickam Wheeler Okinawa Ie Shima Yontan Pacific USAAF in the Central Pacific USAAF in the Southwest Pacific Units Commands VII Bomber VII Fighter Wings 7th Fighter Groups Bombardment 5th Bombardment 11th Bombardment 30th Bombardment 41st Bombardment 307th Bombardment 494th Bombardment Fighter 15th Fighter 18th Fighter 21st Fighter 318th Fighter 508th Fighter Troop Carrier 419th Troop Carrier Squadrons Reconnaissance 28th Reconnaissance 41st Reconnaissance 43d Reconnaissance Transport 9th Troop Carrier 311th Troop Carrier 316th Troop Carrier Night Fighter 6th Night Fighter 548th Night Fighter 549th Night Fighter United States Army Air Forces First Second Third Fourth Fifth Sixth Seventh Eighth Ninth Tenth Eleventh Twelfth Thirteenth Fourteenth Fifteenth Twentieth v t e USAAF Second Air Force in World War II Airfields Airfields Units Commands II Air Support Command II Bomber Command II Fighter Command IV Air Support Command XX Bomber Command XXI Bomber Command XXII Bomber Command Wings 5th Bombardment 15th Bombardment Training 16th Bombardment Operational Training 17th Bombardment Training 18th Replacement 21st Bombardment 46th Bombardment Operational Training 58th Bombardment 73rd Bombardment 315th Bombardment 316th Bombardment Groups Bombardment 2nd Bombardment 6th Bombardment 7th Bombardment 9th Bombardment 12th Bombardment 16th Bombardment 17th Bombardment 19th Bombardment 25th Bombardment 29th Bombardment 34th Bombardment 39th Bombardment 40th Bombardment 42nd Bombardment 46th Bombardment 47th Bombardment 48th Bombardment 85th Bombardment 86th Bombardment 86th Bombardment 88th Bombardment 94th Bombardment 95th Bombardment 96th Bombardment 99th Bombardment 100th Bombardment 301st Bombardment 302nd Bombardment 303rd Bombardment 304th Bombardment 305th Bombardment 306th Bombardment 307th Bombardment 308th Bombardment 312th Bombardment 330th Bombardment 331st Bombardment 333rd Bombardment 346th Bombardment 351st Bombardment 376th Bombardment 379th Bombardment 381st Bombardment 382nd Bombardment 383rd Bombardment 384th Bombardment 385th Bombardment 388th Bombardment 390th Bombardment 393rd Bombardment 395th Bombardment 396th Bombardment 398th Bombardment 399th Bombardment 400th Bombardment 401st Bombardment 407th Bombardment 415th Bombardment 418th Bombardment 444th Bombardment 445th Bombardment 446th Bombardment 447th Bombardment 448th Bombardment 449th Bombardment 450th Bombardment 451st Bombardment 452nd Bombardment 453rd Bombardment 454th Bombardment 455th Bombardment 456th Bombardment 457th Bombardment 458th Bombardment 459th Bombardment 460th Bombardment 461st Bombardment 462nd Bombardment 464th Bombardment 467th Bombardment 468th Bombardment 469th Bombardment 470th Bombardment 471st Bombardment 472nd Bombardment 484th Bombardment 485th Bombardment 486th Bombardment 487th Bombardment 488th Bombardment 489th Bombardment 490th Bombardment 491st Bombardment 493rd Bombardment 494th Bombardment 497th Bombardment 498th Bombardment 499th Bombardment 500th Bombardment 501st Bombardment 502nd Bombardment 504th Bombardment 505th Bombardment 509th Composite Fighter 20th Fighter 54th Fighter 84th Fighter 85th Fighter 507th Fighter 508th Fighter Reconnaissance 2nd Reconnaissance 3rd Reconnaissance 4th Reconnaissance 5th Reconnaissance 6th Reconnaissance 7th Reconnaissance 8th Reconnaissance 71st Reconnaissance 77th Reconnaissance Troop Carrier 443nd Troop Carrier United States Army Air Forces First Second Third Fourth Fifth Sixth Seventh Eighth Ninth Tenth Eleventh Twelfth Thirteenth Fourteenth Fifteenth Twentieth --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [18th Strategic Aerospace Division](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/18th_Strategic_Aerospace_Division) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/18th_Strategic_Aerospace_Division?action=history)). 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