326th Air Division

The 326th Airlift Division (326th AD) is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with Pacific Air Forces, being stationed at Wheeler AFB, Hawaii. It was inactivated on 15 February 1989.

Lineage

 * Established as 326 Air Division on 22 June 1957.
 * Activated on 1 July 1957
 * Inactivated on 15 February 1989

Assignments

 * Pacific Air Forces 1 July 1957 – 15 February 1989

Stations

 * Wheeler AFB, Territory of Hawaii (later, Hawaii), 1 July 1957
 * Kunia Communications Annex, hawaii, 1 June 1961
 * Wheeler AFB, Hawaii, 12 October 1976 – 15 February 1989.

Components
Squadrons
 * 12 Communications: 1 July – 18 December 1957
 * 22 Tactical Air Support: 4 April 1980 – 22 September 1988.

Flights
 * 7 Direct Air Support: 8 October 1964 – 15 September 1968
 * 6010 Aerospace Defense: 15 October 1976 – 15 February 1989
 * 6491 Air Defense: 15 October 1976 – 15 February 1989.

Aircraft

 * O-2 Skymaster, 1980 – 1983
 * OV-10 Bronco, 1983 – 1988.

Operational history
The division maintained responsibility for the air defense of the Pacific Islands Air Defense Region (PIADR) July 1957 – February 1989.

Working in conjunction with the Hawaii Air National Guard, it conducted and participated in numerous tactical air operations and training exercises such as Commando Cage, Commando Echo, and Commando Elite.