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| 30th Air Division | |
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| Active | 1948–1968 |
| Country |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Air Force |
| Role | Command ofair defense forces |
| Decorations | Air Force Outstanding Unit Award |
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| 30th Air Division emblem[a][2] |  |
The30th Air Division is an inactiveUnited States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was withAir Defense Command, assigned toTenth Air Force, being stationed atSioux City Municipal Airport, Iowa. It was inactivated on 18 September 1968.
Assigned toAir Defense Command (ADC) for most of its existence, the division's initial mission was the air defense of the upperGreat Lakes region of the United States. The 30th equipped, administered, trained, and provided operationally ready forces to the appropriate commanders for air defense. The division trained attached and assigned units and supervised and participated in numerous exercises such as Kiowa Knife and Mandan Indian.[2]
Moved toSioux City Municipal Airport in 1966 as part of an ADC reorganization and became responsible for air defense in a large area of the upper Midwest after the inactivation of theSioux City Air Defense Sector. Assumed additional designation of30th NORAD Region after activation of the NORAD Combat Operations Center at theCheyenne Mountain Complex, Colorado, and reporting was transferred toNORAD from ADC atEnt Air Force Base in April 1966.
The 30th administered and trained subordinate units, and participated in numerous air defense training exercises.[2] In addition, during the 1960s it supervised training ofAir National Guard units with a pertinent mobilization assignment.
Inactivated in September 1968[2] as ADC phased down its interceptor mission as the chances of a Soviet bomber attack on the United States seemed remote, its mission being consolidated intoNorth American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and its assets transferred to 24th NORAD Region/Air Division.
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This article incorporatespublic domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
