11th Air Division

11th Air Division (Defense)
Active1950–1951; 1953–1960
Country United States
Branch United States Air Force
RoleCommand of air defense forces
Equipmentsee "Aircraft / Missiles / Space vehicles" section below
Decorationssee "Lineage and honors" section below
Insignia
11th Air Division emblem (approved 30 April 1956)[1]

The 11th Air Division was an air division of the United States Air Force. It provided for the air defense of northern Alaska and supervised base operations at major and minor installations in that area. It furnished detachments at Ice Station Alpha, Drift Station Charlie (November 1957–August 1960), and Drift Station Bravo (T-3) (Fletcher's Ice Island) (July 1959–August 1960), in the Arctic Ocean.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Factsheet 11 Air Division (Defense)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. 4 October 2007. Archived from the original on 30 October 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2014.