11th Air Division (Defense) | |
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Active | 1950–1951; 1953–1960 |
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Role | Command of air defense forces |
Equipment | see "Aircraft / Missiles / Space vehicles" section below |
Decorations | see "Lineage and honors" section below |
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11th Air Division emblem | ![]() |
The 11th Air Division was an air division of the United States Air Force. It provided for the air defense of northern Alaska and supervised base operations at major and minor installations in that area. It furnished detachments at Ice Station Alpha, Drift Station Charlie (November 1957–August 1960), and Drift Station Bravo (T-3) (Fletcher's Ice Island) (July 1959–August 1960), in the Arctic Ocean.[1]
The discontinuation and activation in April 1951 represents a change by the division's headquarters from a Table of Distribution unit to a Table of Organization unit. See List of MAJCOM wings of the United States Air Force
A shield variegated azure (shades of blue) within a border argent, charged with eleven stars of blue, over all in bend a rocket or, tipped red, white and blue[1]
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency