25th Air Division
Lineage
Established as 25 Air Defense Division on 27 Sep
1948. Activated on 25 Oct 1948. Redesignated 25 Air Division (Defense)
on 20 Jun 1949. Inactivated on 1 Feb 1952. Organized on 1 Feb 1952.
Redesignated: 25 Air Division (SAGE) on 1 Mar 1959; 25 Air Division on
1 Apr 1966. Inactivated on 30 Sep 1990.
Assignments
Fourth Air Force, 25 Oct 1948; Air Defense Command, 1
Apr 1949; Fourth Air Force, 8 Jul 1949 (attached to Western Air Defense
Force, 10 Nov 1949-1 Aug 1950); Western Air Defense Force, 1 Aug 1950-1
Feb 1952. Western Air Defense Force, 1 Feb 1952; Air Defense Command, 1
Jul 1960; Fourth Air Force, 1 Apr 1966; Tenth Air Force, 15 Sep 1969;
Aerospace Defense Command, 1 Dec 1969; Tactical Air Command, 1 Oct
1979; First Air Force, 6 Dec 1985-30 Sep 1990.
Components
Sectors.
Northwest Air Defense: 1 Jul 1987-30 Sep 1990.
Portland Air Defense: 8 Jun 1958-1 Apr 1966.
Reno Air Defense: 15 Feb 1959-1 Jul 1960.
Seattle Air Defense: 8 Jan 1958-1 Apr 1966.
Southwest Air Defense: 1 Jul 1987-30 Sep 1990.
Spokane Air Defense: 8 Sep 1958-1 Sep 1963.
Wings.
325 Fighter: 18 Oct 1956-10 Feb 1960; 1 Apr 1966-1 Jul 1968.
4700 Air Defense: 1 Sep 1958-15 May 1960.
4702 Defense: 7 Nov 1952-8 Oct 1954.
4704 Defense: 10 Dec 1952-8 Oct 1954.
Groups.
84 Fighter: 15 Aug-1 Sep 1958.
325 Fighter: 18 Aug 1955-18 Oct 1956.
326 Fighter: 18 Aug 1955-10 Feb 1960.
337 Fighter: 18 Aug 1955-15 Apr 1960.
408 Fighter: 1 Mar 1959-15 Apr 1960; 15 Sep 1969-1 Oct 1970.
503 Air Defense: 8 Oct 1954-18 Aug 1955.
529 Air Defense: 8 Oct 1954-18 Aug 1955.
567 Air Defense: 8 Oct 1954-18 Aug 1955.
4721 Air Defense: 15 Aug-l Sep 1958.
Squadrons.
5 Fighter-Interceptor: 1 Jun 1983-1 Dec 1987.
318 Fighter Interceptor: 1 Jul 1968-1 Dec 1987.
323 Fighter Interceptor: 26 Nov 1952-19 Jan 1953.
460 Fighter Interceptor: 1 Oct 1970-30 Jul 1974.
Stations
Silver Lake, WA, 25 Oct 1948; McChord AFB, WA, 14 Sep 1951-1 Feb 1952. McChord AFB, WA, 1 Feb 1952-30 Sep 1990.
Commanders
Brig Gen Ned Schramm, 25 Oct 1948; Maj John C.
Burnett, 6 Nov 1948; Brig Gen Clinton D. Vincent, 20 Apr 1949-1 Feb
1952. Brig Gen Clinton D. Vincent, 1 Feb 1952; Brig Gen T. Alan
Bennett, 1 Apr 1952; Brig Gen Romulus W. Puryear, 15 Sep 1954; Brig Gen
Charles R. Bond Jr., 1 Sep 1957; Maj Gen Von R. Shores, 15 Aug 1959;
Maj Gen Henry R. Spicer, 13 Aug 1962; Maj Gen William E. Elder, 1 Jun
1964; Brig Gen John A. Rouse, 5 Mar 1966; Col Morris E. Petty, 1 May
1969; Maj Gen Archie M. Burke, 14 Nov 1969; Maj Gen Jack K. Gamble, 13
Mar 1972; Maj Gen James A. Young, by 31 Mar 1974; Brig Gen Elwood A.
Kees Jr., 15 Jun 1976; Col Harold A. Homan, 22 Jan 1979; Brig Gen
Alfred M. Miller, 1 Feb 1980; Maj Gen Harold W. Todd, 1 Sep 1980; Brig
Gen Richard M. Pascoe, 1 Sep 1982; Brig Gen Alan P. Lurie, 4 Sep 1984;
Brig Gen John M. Davey, 1 Jul 1987; Unkn, Aug 1989-30 Sep 1990.
Aircraft
F-94, 1952-1954; F-86, 1954-1956, 1958; F-89,
1954-1960; F-102, 1956-1966; F-101, 1959-1966; F-106, 1959-1963,
1966-1985; F-15, 1983-1987.
Operations
The 25th equipped, administered, trained and provided
air defense combat ready forces within the northwestern United States,
which at various times included the states of Washington, Oregon, and
parts of Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, California and Nevada. It exercised
command jurisdiction over assigned units, installations, and facilities
and provided and maintained facilities for the Air Division control
center. In addition, the division and its subordinate units also
participated in numerous tactical air defense training exercises.
Service Streamers. None.
Campaign Streamers. None.
Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers. None.
Decorations. Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards: 1 Jan-31 Aug 1970; 1 Sep 1970-30 Jun 1971; 1 Jun 1985-31 May 1987.
Emblem
Per pale azure and vert, issuant from sinister chief
bend sinisterwise a lightning flash or surmounted by a telescope in
pale proper (brown) and an aircraft volant affrontee bendwise argent,
over all three radar rings of the last. (Approved 7 Feb 1963.)
Lineage, Assignments, Components, Stations, and Honors through
30 Sep 1990
Commanders, Aircraft, and Operations through
30 Sep 1990