The 818th Strategic Aerospace Division (818th SAD) is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with Strategic Air Command, assigned to Second Air Force, being stationed at Lincoln Air Force Base, Nebraska. It was inactivated on 25 March 1965. Inactivated as part of the phaseout of B-47s and Atlas ICBMs in 1965.
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| - The 818th Strategic Aerospace Division (818th SAD) is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with Strategic Air Command, assigned to Second Air Force, being stationed at Lincoln Air Force Base, Nebraska. It was inactivated on 25 March 1965. Inactivated as part of the phaseout of B-47s and Atlas ICBMs in 1965.
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| - The 818th Strategic Aerospace Division (818th SAD) is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with Strategic Air Command, assigned to Second Air Force, being stationed at Lincoln Air Force Base, Nebraska. It was inactivated on 25 March 1965. Activated in 1954 as an intermediate command echelon of Strategic Air Command, supervising and directing the combat training of its subordinate units in the Central Midwest. Upon activation, the Division immediately assumed responsibility for training B-47 Stratojet wings capable of long range offensive bombardment and worldwide air to air refueling operations. The division participated in numerous tactical training exercises such as Chuck Wagon, Pace Setter, Cobra Killer, and Sky Shield, and countless others until March 1965. Designated as a Strategic Aerospace Division in 1961 when assumed command and control of SM-65 Atlas ICBM wings. Inactivated as part of the phaseout of B-47s and Atlas ICBMs in 1965.
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