Global Information832nd Air Division information
| 832nd Air Division | |
|---|---|
 F111 Aardvark of the 27th Tactical Fighter Wing[a] | |
| Active | 1957–1975; 1980–1991 |
| Country |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Air Force |
| Role | Command of tactical fighter forces |
| Decorations | Air Force Outstanding Unit Award |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Gen William W. Momyer Gen Michael Dugan Brig Gen Robinson Risner Maj Gen Joseph J. Kruzel Col Robert R. Scott |
| Insignia | |
| 832nd Air Division emblem[b][1] |  |
The 832nd Air Division is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with Tactical Air Command, (TAC) assigned to Twelfth Air Force at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, where it was inactivated on 1 October 1991.[2]
The division was first activated at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico in October 1957 to command the two North American F-100 Super Sabre wings stationed there and to provide support for them through its 832nd Air Base Group. It deployed all its operational squadrons to Florida during the Cuban Missile Crisis, along with the headquarters of one of its subordinate wings.
In 1964, the 366th Tactical Fighter Wing was activated at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico and assigned to the division. Although initially equipped with Republic F-84F Thunderstreaks reclaimed from the Air National Guard, the 366th re-equipped with the McDonnell F-4 Phantom II, with which it moved to Vietnam in 1966. During the Pueblo Crisis, the division was assigned a wing of the Colorado Air National Guard, whose squadrons also served in Vietnam. Between 1968 and 1970, the 49th Tactical Fighter Wing was assigned to the 832nd. The 49th Wing moved to the United States from Germany, but was "dual based", committed to deploy to Germany to support the North Atlantic Treaty Organization as needed.
The 832nd once again deployed forces to Southeast Asia in 1972, when the General Dynamics F-111 Aardvarks of its 474th Tactical Fighter Wing deployed to Thailand. The division was inactivated in 1975 and its subordinate units assigned directly to Twelfth Air Force.
In 1980, the division was again activated to replace Tactical Training, Luke, whose mission and personnel it absorbed. It continued to train fighter crews from the United States Air Force and allied countries until it was inactivated in 1991 when TAC implemented the Objective Wing organization, which called for all organizations on an installation to be assigned to a single wing. Although the division did not directly participate in Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, it deployed support forces and combat elements to the combat theater.
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- ^ "Factsheet 832 Air Division". Air Force Historical Research Agency. 11 October 2007. Archived from the original on 30 October 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
- ^ Controvich, James T.; Gordon, Martin (2004). United States Air Force and Its Antecedents: Published and Printed Unit Histories, a Bibliography. Scarecrow Press. p. 34. ISBN 978-0-8108-5010-1.