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The 12th Air Division an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the Eighth Air Force, based at Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota. It was inactivated on 31 July 1990. Established as the 12th Pursuit Wing in the Panama Canal Zone 20 November 1940 – 6 March 1942 the organization provided command and control of pursuit groups and squadrons for Sixth Air Force. Inactivated in 1990 as part of the military drawdown of the USAF after the end of the Cold War.

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  • 12th Air Division
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  • The 12th Air Division an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the Eighth Air Force, based at Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota. It was inactivated on 31 July 1990. Established as the 12th Pursuit Wing in the Panama Canal Zone 20 November 1940 – 6 March 1942 the organization provided command and control of pursuit groups and squadrons for Sixth Air Force. Inactivated in 1990 as part of the military drawdown of the USAF after the end of the Cold War.
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  • see "[[#Stations
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  • United States
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  • 12(xsd:integer)
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  • --02-01
  • --08-23
  • --10-19
  • --07-03
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  • 12(xsd:integer)
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  • see "Lineage and honors" section below
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  • The 12th Air Division an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the Eighth Air Force, based at Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota. It was inactivated on 31 July 1990. Established as the 12th Pursuit Wing in the Panama Canal Zone 20 November 1940 – 6 March 1942 the organization provided command and control of pursuit groups and squadrons for Sixth Air Force. Reassigned to Eighth Air Force in England during November 1942 as a bombardment wing, but never made operational . All personnel and equipment were withdrawn in January 1943, and the organization did not serve in combat. Reactivated in 1951, the 12th Air Division was an intermediate command echelon of Strategic Air Command. It conducted training for worldwide bombardment operations. From 1963–1984 and 1988–1990, it maintained an ICBM capability, conducted staff assistance visits, and monitored programs such as retention, domestic actions, and medical capabilities of its subordinate units. Assure unit Emergency War Order (EWO) capability and combat crew training conducted at Castle and Dyess Air Force bases, continually evaluate qualification training, direct correction or improvement when appropriate, and represent training concerns to higher headquarters. Inactivated in 1990 as part of the military drawdown of the USAF after the end of the Cold War.
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