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| 5th Air Division | |
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| Active | 1940–1941; 1942–1945; 1951–1958 |
| Country |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Air Force |
| Role | Command of deployed strategic forces |
| Equipment | see "Aircraft / Missiles / Space Vehicles" section below |
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| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Lt Gen Archie J. Old, Jr. |
| Insignia | |
| 5th Air Division emblem (approved 3 November 1954)[1] |  |
The 5th Air Division (5th AD) is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with Strategic Air Command, based at Sidi Slimane Air Base, Morocco. It was inactivated on 15 July 1958.
The unit's origins begin with its predecessor, the World War II 5th Bombardment Wing (5 BW). This unit was initially part of Twelfth Air Force before being reassigned in November 1943 to the Fifteenth Air Force. The wing flew Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bombing missions against Germany.
During the Cold War, the 5th AD was an intermediate command echelon of Strategic Air Command, absorbed the resources and responsibilities of the USAF Mission to Morocco as part of Sixteenth Air Force in 1957.
Inactivated in end of 1957 when the USAF drew down its forces from Morocco at the request of the Moroccan government. It was replaced by the SAC 4310th Air Division which absorbed the mission and personnel of the 5th AD.
- ^ "Factsheet 5 Air Division". Air Force Historical Research Agency. 4 October 2007. Archived from the original on 30 October 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2014.