10th Air Division (Defense)
Active	1950–1951; 1952–25 August 1960
Disbanded	20 July 1951 25 August 1960
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Part of	Alaskan Air Command
Equipment	See#Aircraft section below
Decorations	See
Insignia
10th Air Division emblem (approved 17 December 1953)[1]

"The10th Air Division assumed responsibility for the air defense of Alaska south of the Alaskan Range on 1 November 1950. Subordinate units flew numerous interception and training missions. Between June 1957 and March 1960, the division operated and maintained Elmendorf AFB, Alaska, plus several smaller installations. It was replaced by the5070th Air Defense Wing (for air defense), and the 5040th Air Base Wing (for base operations) in August 1960."^[1]

• Established as the10 Air Division (Defense) on 24 October 1950

Organized on 1 November 1950

Discontinued on 27 April 1951

Activated on 27 April 1951^[2]

Inactivated on 20 July 1951

Activated on 1 November 1952

Discontinued and inactivated on 25 August 1960^[1]

Per saltire, sable, gules, vert and or, saltire argent between in chief a jet aircraft in flight above two mountain peaks all of the last, in the flanks an anti aircraft gun and a radar antenna directed outward all of the first fimbriated silver, in base five electric flashes issuing from the apex of radio tower all black.^[1]

• Alaskan Air Command, 1 November 1950 – 27 April 1951
• Alaskan Air Command, 27 April 1951 – 20 July 1951
• Alaskan Air Command, 1 November 1952 – 25 August 1960^[1]

• 5040 Air Base Wing: 1 June 57 – 25 August 1960

• 57th Fighter-Interceptor Group: attached c. 10 December 1950 – 27 April 1951 and 27 April 1951 – 20 July 1951; assigned 1 November 1952 – 13 April 1953^[1]
• 531st Aircraft Control and Warning Group: 17 November 1950 – 20 July 1951; 1 November 1952 - 13 April 1953
• 5039th Aircraft Control and Warning Group (later 5040th Aircraft Control and Warning Group), 1 June 1957 – 1 November 1959

Interceptor Squadrons

• 31st Fighter-Interceptor Squadron: 20 August 1957 – 8 October 1958
• 64th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron: 13 April 1953 – 15 August 1957
• 65th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron: 13 April 1953 – 1 November 1957
• 66th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron: 13 April 1953 – 1 December 1957
• 317th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron: 15 August 1957 – 25 August 1960^[1]

Aircraft Control and Warning Squadrons

Other Squadrons

• 5015 Radar Evaluation Flight, Electronic Counter Measures (later 5040 Radar Evaluation Flight, Electronic Counter Measures; 5070 Radar Evaluation Squadron (Target Electronic Counter Measures): 1 August 1957 – 1 August 1960.
• 5039 Air Transport Squadron (later 5040 Operations Squadron): 1 June 1957 – 1 October 1957; 1 February 1959 – 1 August 1960^[1]

• Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, 1 November 1950 – 27 April 1951
• Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, 27 April 1951 – 20 June 1951
• Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, 1 November 1952 – 25 August 1960^[1]

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