10th Air Division

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

"The 10th 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 the 5070th Air Defense Wing (for air defense), and the 5040th Air Base Wing (for base operations) in August 1960."

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.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.

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