12th Air Division

12th Air Division
Active1940–1942; 1942–1944; 1947–1949; 1951–1990
Country United States
Branch United States Air Force
RoleCommand of Strategic strike forces
Insignia
12th Air Division emblem (approved 30 December 1988)[1]
12th Air Division emblem (approved c. December 1986)[2]
Patch with 12th Strategic Missile Division emblem [3]
12th Air Division emblem (approved 16 April 1952)[4]

The 12th Air Division an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the Eighth Air Force, based at Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota. It was inactivated on 31 July 1990.

  1. ^ "Factsheet 12 Air Division". Air Force Historical Research Agency. 4 October 2007. Archived from the original on 30 October 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  2. ^ "Approved insignia for: 12th Air Division". National Archives Catalog. 3 December 1986. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. ^ Replaced 16 April 1952 emblem
  4. ^ Maurer, Combat Units, pp. 381–382