"The 11th Air Division 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) (July 1959–August 1960), in the Arctic Ocean."
Established as the 11th Air Division (Defense) on 24 October 1950Organized on 1 November 1950Discontinued on 27 April 1951ref>The discontinuation and activation in April 1951 represents a change by the division's headquarters from a Table of Distribution unit to a Table of Organization unit.
See List of MAJCOM wings of the United States Air ForceActivated on 27 April 1951Inactivated on 20 July 1951Activated on 8 April 1953Discontinued and inactivated on 25 August 1960
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Alaskan Air Command, 1 November 1950 – 27 April 1951Alaskan Air Command, 27 April 1951 – 20 July 1951Alaskan Air Command, 8 April 1953 – 25 August 1960Squadrons18th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron: 1 September 1954 – 20 September 1954; 1 October 1955 – 20 August 195772d Fighter-Bomber Squadron: attached 1 September 1953 – 15 September 1953416th Fighter-Bomber Squadron: attached 15 September 1953 – 29 September 1953433d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron: 14 July 1954 – 20 September 1954; 1 October 1955 – 1 November 1957 (not operational after 10 September 1957)449th Fighter-All Weather Squadron (later 449th Fighter Interceptor Squadron): attached c. January 1951 – 20 July 1951; assigned 8 April 1953 – 20 September 1954; 1 October 1955 – 25 August 1960455th Fighter-Bomber Squadron: 8 August 1955 – 22 November 1955531st Fighter-Bomber Squadron: attached 5 October 1953 – 13 October 1953720th Fighter-Bomber Squadron: 25 December 1953 – 8 August 1955Ladd Air Force Base, Alaska, 1 November 1950 – 27 April 1951Ladd Air Force Base, Alaska, 27 April 1950 – 20 July 1951Ladd Air Force Base, Alaska, 8 April 1953 – 25 August 1960