Lineage
* Established as the 1st Bombardment Division on August 30, 1943 : Activated on September 13, 1943 : Redesignated 1st Air Division on December 19, 1944 : Inactivated on October 31, 1945 * Activated on June 7, 1946 : Inactivated on December 1, 1948 : Activated on July 1, 1954 : Inactivated on April 1, 1955 * Redesignated 1st Air Division (Meteorological Survey) on April 12, 1955 : Activated on April 15, 1955 : Inactivated on May 20, 1956 * Redesignated 1st Missile Division on March 18, 1957 : Activated on April 15, 1957 * Redesignated 1st Strategic Aerospace Division on July 21, 1961 : Redesignated Strategic Missile Center on July 31, 1990 : Inactivated on September 1, 1991Assignments
* VIII Bomber Command (later, Eighth Air Force), September 13, 1943 * VIII Fighter Command, July 16 – October 31, 1945 * Pacific Air Command, U.S. Army (later Far East Air Forces), June 7, 1946 – December 1, 1948 * Eighth Air Force, July 1, 1954 – April 1, 1955 * Strategic Air Command, April 15, 1955 – May 20, 1956 * Air Research and Development Command, April 15, 1957 * Strategic Air Command, January 1, 1958 * Fifteenth Air Force, September 1, 1988 – September 1, 1991Stations
* Brampton Grange, United Kingdom, September 13, 1943 * RAF Alconbury, United Kingdom, September 16 – October 31, 1945 * Kadena (later Kadena Army Air Base, Kadena Air Force Base), Okinawa, June 7, 1946 – December 1, 1948 * Westover Air Force Base, Massachusetts, July 1, 1954 – April 1, 1955 * Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, April 15, 1955 – May 20, 1956 * Inglewood, CA, April 15, 1957 * Cooke Air Force Base (later Vandenberg Air Force Base), California, July 16, 1957 – September 1, 1991Components
Divisions * 301st Fighter Division (Provisional): August 18 – September 16, 1948 (not operational entire period) * 316th Air Division: ''See'' 316th Bombardment Wing below Wings : (World War II) * 1st Combat Bombardment Wing (later 1st Bombardment Wing): September 13, 1943 – August 12, 1945 * 2d Bombardment Wing: July 31 – August 12, 1945 * 40th Combat Bombardment Wing (later 40th Bombardment Wing): September 13, 1943 – September 26, 1945 * 41st Combat Bombardment Wing (later 41st Bombardment Wing): September 13, 1943 – June 1, 1945 * 67th Fighter Wing: attached October 6 – December 31, 1944, assigned January 1 – August 12, 1945 * 92d Combat Bombardment Wing: December 1 – c. December 11, 1943 * 94th Combat Bombardment Wing (later 94 Bombardment Wing): December 12, 1943 – June 18, 1945 * 101st Provisional Heavy Bombardment Combat: attached September 13–16, 1943 * 102d Provisional Heavy Bombardment Combat: attached September 13–16, 1943 * 103d Provisional Heavy Bombardment Combat: attached September 13–16, 1943 : (United States Air Force) * 32d Composite Wing: August 24 – December 1, 1948 * 51st Fighter Wing: August 18 – December 1, 1948. * 71st Tactical Reconnaissance Wing: August 18 – October 25, 1948 (not operational, and detached, August 24 – October 25, 1948) * 301st Fighter Wing: June 7, 1946 – December 1, 1948 (not operational, August 18 – December 1, 1948) * 316th Bombardment Wing (later 316th Air Division): June 7, 1946 – June 21, 1948 * 392d Strategic Missile Wing: October 18 – December 20, 1961 * 456th Troop Carrier Wing: attached c. April 15, 1955 – March 26, 1956 * 703d Strategic Missile Wing: September 25, 1958 – January 15, 1959 * 704th Strategic Missile Wing: August 1, 1957 – July 1, 1959 (not operational April 6 – July 1, 1959) * 706th Strategic Missile Wing: February 23, 1958 – January 16, 1959 * 4320th Strategic Wing (Missile): February 1–23, 1958 * 4392d Aerospace Support Wing: July 21 – December 20, 1961, July 1, 1987 – January 15, 1991 * Strategic Missile, Provisional: attached January 1 – February 1, 1958 (became 4320th Strategic Wing subsequently) Groups * 6th Bombardment Group: June 1, 1947 – October 18, 1948 (not operational) * 71st Tactical Reconnaissance Group: attached August 18 – November 1, 1948 * 93d Bombardment Group: attached May 24 – August 25, 1948 * 94th Bombardment Group: August 12 – September 26, 1945 * 96th Bombardment Group: August 12 – September 26, 1945 * 98th Bombardment Group: attached August 25 – December 1, 1948 * 100th Bombardment Group: August 12 – September 26, 1945 * 4000th Support Group (later other designations): 1966–1983 Squadrons * 644th Strategic Missile Squadron: April–December 1959, attached Apr 6-Jun 30, 1959, assigned Jul 1-l Nov 1959 (never operational). * 864 Strategic Missile (later, 864 Technical Training): attached 1 Nov 1958-30 Jun 1959, assigned 1 Jul 1959-1 Jun 1960. * 865 Strategic Missile (later, 865 Technical Training): attached 1 Nov 1958-30 Jun 1959, assigned Jul 1-Nov 1, 1959. * 866 Strategic Missile (later, 866 Technical Training): attached 1 Nov 1958-30 Jun 1959, assigned 1 Jul 1959-25 May 1962 (not operational, May 17-25, 1962) * 4315th Combat Crew Training Squadron * Others, including 6 Troop Carrier: attached Jun 10, 1946-c. Apr 1947. 25 Liaison: Mar 30-Sep 15, 1947. 36 Bombardment: 21 Nov 1943-27 Feb 1944 (detached 4 Dec 1943-27 Feb 1944); Jan 1-Aug 12, 1945; Sep 1-Oct 1945. 392 Missile Training: attached Apr 6-Jun 30, 1959, assigned 1 Jul 1959-18 Oct 1961; assigned 20 Dec 1961-1 Feb 1963. 394 Missile Training (later, 394 Strategic Missile; 394 ICBM Test Maintenance): attached Apr 6-Dec 15, 1958; assigned 1 Jul 1960-18 Oct 1961; assigned 20 Dec 1961-1 Sep 1991. 395 Missile Training (later 395 Strategic Missile): attached Apr 6-Jun 30, 1959, assigned 1 Jul 1959-18 Oct 1961; assigned 20 Dec 1961-31 Dec 1969. 406 Bombardment: c. 11 Nov 1943-26 Feb 1944 (detached 4 Dec 1943-21 Feb 1944); 30 Dec 1944-5 Aug 1945. 576 Strategic Missile: attached Apr 6-Jun 30, 1959, assigned 1 Jul 1959-18 Oct 1961; assigned 20 Dec 1961-2 Apr 1966. 6652 Bombardment: Jul 13-Aug 25, 1945; Sep 1-Oct 12, 1945. 857 Bombardment: attached Mar 10-c. Aug 1945. ''See'' list in Air Force Historical Research Agency Factsheet, 1 Strategic Aerospace DivisionAircraft and missiles operated
From ;Aircraft * Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, 1943–1945 * Consolidated B-24 Liberator, 1943–1945 * North American P-51 Mustang, 1944–1945 * Boeing B-29 Superfortress 1946–1948 * Republic P-47 Thunderbolt, 1944, 1946–1948 * Northrop P-61 Black Widow, 1946–1948 * Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star, 1947–1948 *B/ERB-17, 1946–1948 *B-25, 1946 *B-29/F-13, 1946–1947 * Beechcrat C-45 Expeditor, 1946 * Curtiss C-46 Commando, 1946–1947 *L-4, 1946 *L-5, 1946–1948 *OA-10, 1946–1947 *R-6, 1946 *B/FB-17, 1948 *RB-29, 1948 *F-2, 1948 *C-119, 1955–1956 ;Missile systems * PGM-17 Thor, 1958–1962 * SM-65 Atlas, 1958–1966 * PGM-19 Jupiter, 1958–1962 * SM-68 Titan, 1960–1969 * Minuteman I, 1961–1975 *See also
* List of United States Air Force air divisionsNotes
References
General references
* Berger, Carl. ''History of the 1st Missile Division''. Santa Barbara County, California: Vandenberg Air Force Base, 1960. * Bishop, Cliff T. ''Fortresses of the Big Triangle First: A History of the Aircraft Assigned to the First Bombardment Wing and the First Bombardment Division of the Eighth Air Force for August 1942-31 March 1944''. Bishop's Stortford, UK: East Anglia Books, 1986. . * Bowman, Martin W. ''Airfields of 1st Air Division (USAAF): Cambridgeshire * Northamptonshire * Bedfordshire''. Barnsley, South Yorkshire, UK: Pen and Sword Books, 2007. . * Mackay, Ron. ''First in the Field: The 1st Air Division over Europe in WWII''. Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing, 2007. . * * Merritt, Robert F. ''1st Air Division, Okinawa''. Okinawan, Japan: McFadden, 1947. * * USAF. ''History and Lineage: 1st Strategic Aerospace Division, 1st Bombardment Division, 1st Air Division, 1st Missile Division''. Santa Barbara County, California: Vandenberg Air Force Base, 1981. {{USAAF 8th Air Force UK 001 Military units and formations disestablished in 1991 1943 establishments in England 1991 disestablishments in California