11th Air Division (Defense) | |
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Active | 1950–1951; 1953–1960 |
Country | United States |
Branch | United States Air Force |
Role | Command of air defense forces |
Equipment | see "Aircraft / Missiles / Space vehicles" section below |
Decorations | see "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]