• Established as the
12th Pursuit Wing on 19 October 1940 : Activated on 20 November 1940 : Inactivated on 6 March 1942 • Redesignated:
12th Bombardment Wing on 23 August 1942 : Activated on 8 September 1942 : Disestablished on 9 October 1944 • Reestablished and redesignated
12th Bombardment Wing, Light on 3 July 1947 : Activated in the Reserve on 3 August 1947 : Redesignated:
12th Air Division, Bombardment on 16 April 1948 : Inactivated on 27 June 1949 • Redesignated:
12th Air Division on 1 February 1951 : Organized on 10 February 1951 : Discontinued on 16 June 1952 • Activated on 16 June 1952 : Redesignated:
12th Strategic Aerospace Division on 1 June 1962 : Redesignated:
12th Strategic Missile Division on 30 June 1971 : Redesignated:
12th Air Division on 1 March 1973 : Inactivated on 31 July 1990
Assignments • Unknown, 20 November 1940 •
6th Interceptor Command, 25 October 1941 – 6 March 1942 •
Eighth Air Force, 8 September 1942 •
VIII Bomber Command (later, Eighth Air Force), c. December 1942 – 9 October 1944 •
Eleventh Air Force, 3 August 1947 •
First Air Force, 1 July 1948 •
Ninth Air Force, 23 February – 27 June 1949 •
Fifteenth Air Force, 10 February 1951 – 16 June 1952 • Fifteenth Air Force, 16 June 1952 • Eighth Air Force, 1 July 1989 – 31 July 1990
Components Wings •
6th Strategic Aerospace Wing (later 6th Strategic Wing): 1 July 1965 – 25 March 1967; 2 July 1968 – 30 June 1971 •
22d Bombardment Wing (later 22d Air Refueling Wing): 10 February 1951 – 1 January 1962 (detached 5 September – 4 December 1951, 7 December 1953 – 5 March 1954, 1 April – 5 July 1957); 1 August 1972 – 1 October 1985 •
28th Bombardment Wing: 15 July 1988 – 31 July 1990 •
44th Bombardment Wing (later 44 Strategic Missile Wing): 10 February – 4 August 1951; 15 July 1988 – 31 July 1990 •
55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing: 2 July 1966 – 30 June 1971; 1 October 1982 – 1 October 1985 •
93d Bombardment Wing: 1 October 1985 – 15 July 1988 •
95th Bombardment Wing: 1 July 1964 – 25 June 1966 •
96th Bombardment Wing: 1 July 1973 – 15 July 1988 •
99th Strategic Weapons Wing: 10 August 1989 – 31 July 1990 •
100th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing (later 100 Air Refueling Wing): 25 June 1966 – 30 June 1971; 1 August 1972 – 30 September 1976 •
106th Bombardment Wing: by September 1951 – 1 December 1952 •
303d Bombardment Wing: 15 March 1960 – 15 June 1964 •
308th Strategic Missile Wing: 30 June 1971 – 1 April 1973 •
320th Bombardment Wing: 1 December 1952 – 15 September 1960 (detached 3 June – 4 September 1954, 5 October 1956 – 11 January 1957); 23 January 1987 – 15 July 1988 •
330th Bombardment Wing: attached 1 May – 16 June 1951 (not operational for entire period) •
381st Strategic Missile Wing: 30 June 1971 – 1 July 1973 •
384th Air Refueling Wing: 1 December 1972 – 1 July 1973 •
390th Strategic Missile Wing: 1 January 1962 – 31 July 1984 •
4080th Strategic Wing: 12 July 1963 – 25 June 1966
Groups •
16th Pursuit Group: c. 1 December 1940-c. 6 March 1942 •
32d Pursuit Group: c. 1 January 1941-c. 6 March 1942 •
37th Pursuit Group: c. 1 February 1940 – 6 March 1942 •
53d Pursuit Group: c. 1 January – 6 March 1942 •
321st Bombardment Group: 17 October 1947 – 27 June 1949 •
322d Bombardment Group: 17 October 1947 – 27 June 1949
Stations •
Albrook Field,
Panama Canal Zone, 10 November 1940 – 6 March 1942 •
MacDill Field, Florida, 8 September – 28 November 1942 • Gourock, Scotland, 15 – 16 December 1942 •
RAF Chelveston (AAF-105), England, c. 17 December 1942 – 12 January 1943 • Marks Hall (AAF-160), England, 12 January 1943 – 9 October 1944 •
Cleveland Municipal Airport, Ohio, 3 August 1947 – 27 June 1949 •
March Air Force Base, California, 10 February 1951 – 16 June 1952 • March Air Force Base, California, 16 June 1952 •
Davis Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, 1 January 1962 •
Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, 30 September 1976 •
Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, 15 July 1988 – 31 July 1990
Aircraft and Missiles •
Boeing P-26 Peashooter, 1941–1942 •
Curtiss P-36 Hawk, 1941–1942 •
Lockheed P-38 Lightning, 1941–1942 •
Bell P-39 Airacobra, 1941–1942 •
Curtiss P-40 Warhawk, 1941–1942 •
Boeing B-29 Superfortress, 1951–1953 •
Douglas C-47 Skytrain, 1951 • Boeing TB-29 Superfortress, 1951 •
Boeing KC-97 Stratofreighter, 1952–1962 •
Boeing B-47 Stratojet, 1953–1964 • Boeing YRB-47 Stratojet, 1953–1954 •
Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, 1963–1967, 1972–1988 •
Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker, 1963–1971, 1972–1988 •
LGM-25C Titan II, 1963–1984 •
Sikorsky CH-3, 1966–1971, 1972–1976 •
Lockheed DC-130 Hercules, 1966–1971, 1972–1976 • Boeing EB/RB-47 Stratojet, 1966–1967 •
Ryan AQM-34 Firebee (drone), c. 1966–1971, 1972–1976 •
Boeing RC-135, 1966–1971 •
Lockheed U-2, 1966–1971, 1972–1976 • Lockheed WU-2, 1966-c. 1969 •
Convair T-29 Flying Classroom, 1973 •
McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender, 1982–1985 • Boeing NKC-135 Stratotanker (test configured), 1983–1985 •
Rockwell B-1 Lancer, 1985–1990 •
LGM-30F Minuteman II, 1988–1990
Heraldry Or, a globe azure grid lined of the first between in dexter an airplane palewise ascending argent, exhaust gules and in sinister a missile palewise of the like, overall a gauntlet of the third, grasping an olive branch vert and a lightning flash of the fourth bend sinisterwise and two lightning flashes of the last bendwise, on a chief of the second per chevron inverted seme of mullets argent; all within a diminished bordure of argent (silver gray). ==See also==