Ramstein ( later , Ramstein Air Base ) , West Germany
Where was the headquarter of 2nd Air Division located from Apr 1953 to Mar 1954?
2nd Air Division The 2nd Air Division ( 2nd AD ) is an inactive United States Air Force organization . Its last assignment was with Military Airlift Command , assigned to Twenty-Third Air Force , being stationed at Hurlburt Field , Florida . It started operations on 7 November 1942 as 2nd Bomb Wing and was reorganized as the 2nd Bomb Division on 13 September 1943 before its final designation of the 2nd Air Division in January 1945 . It was last deactivated on 1 February 1987 . History . World War Two . The 2nd Air Division came into being following the reorganisation of the VIII Bomber Command as the Eighth Air Force . It conducted strategic bombardment of Axis targets in Europe , alongside missions to airdrop supplies . Between 29 August 1944 and 2 October 1944 division aircraft dropped food to the French population in liberated areas . It also airdropped food , equipment , and supplies to Allied forces engaged in the airborne attack on the Netherlands ( September 1944 ) , as well as troops engaged in the assault across the Rhine River ( March 1945 ) . The division continued operations until the end of the war , flying the last combat sortie on 25 April 1945 . The group completed 493 operational missions in Europe during World War Two consisting of 95,948 individual aircraft sorties . The 2nd Air Division operated the Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft from airfields in Norfolk , England . Within the 2nd Air Division , six groups received presidential citations for outstanding actions . Five airmen received the highest US award for bravery , the Medal of Honor , four of them posthumously . A total of 1,458 B-24 aircraft were lost in action and 6,700 men lost their lives . Cold War . From January 1949 to May 1951 , in West Germany it participated in numerous training exercises . Activated in April 1953 , it remained unmanned and existed in name until moving in March 1954 to Dhahran Airfield , Saudi Arabia where it remained until the Saudi government terminated US rights to the field in 1962 . Vietnam War . The 2nd Air Division was organized in Saigon at Tan Son Nhut Air Base in October 1962 under the authority of the Military Assistance Command , Vietnam to control local USAF operations . From December 1962 , it controlled all activities and units in Southeast Asia , initially , USAF tactical forces FARM GATE C/H- 47 , B/RB-26 , T-28 , and U-10 counterinsurgency forces , and MULE TRAIN C-123 assault airlift forces . Forces assigned and attached to the 2nd Air Division trained Vietnamese Air Force ( VNAF ) and Royal Thai Air Force personnel , flew reconnaissance , airlift , and defoliation missions , and operated a tactical control system . Until the build-up of American forces in 1965 , the 2nd Air Division provided air support to the forces of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam . Escalation of fighting in South Vietnam in early 1965 brought new offensive assignments . On 8 February 1965 USAF and VNAF aircraft assaulted targets north of the demilitarized zone in the first of a series of continuing strikes . On 19 February 1965 , USAF F-100 Super Sabres and B-57 Canberras attacked the Viet Cong inside South Vietnam , the first use of jets for such offensive actions . In July 1965 , a major reorganization of the division saw tactical fighter wings established at Bien Hoa Air Base and Danang Air Base , and five separate combat support groups at other South Vietnamese bases . The rapid expansion of the divisions personnel and facilities continued well into 1966 , with a matching expansion in both the volume and variety of air operations . Originally , the unit consisted of propeller-driven aircraft , but the build-up in US forces saw the arrival of jet aircraft and , by the end of 1965 , the US had deployed nearly 500 US combat aircraft in South Vietnam . On 1 April 1966 , the divisions resources were absorbed by the newly activated Seventh Air Force ; and by this time it consisted of nearly 1,000 aircraft and approximately 30,000 personnel . Special Operations . 2nd Air Division aircrews received an important role in the vice presidents South Florida Drug Task Force . Aircrews from the 20th SOS helped curb the flow of illegal drugs into the United States through the Bahamas in Operation BAT ( Bahamas and Turks ) by transporting Bahamian authorities and American drug enforcement agents to sites of drug action . In almost two and a half years , the squadron flew more than 1,100 sorties which supported the capture or destruction of more than $1.5 billion in drugs , vessels , aircraft , equipment and weapons . During the operation , one 20th SOS UH-1N helicopter crashed at sea resulting in the death of three squadron members . In late October 1983 , the 2nd AD provided three AC-130H Spectre gunships and five MC-130E Combat Talons to support Operation Urgent Fury on the island of Grenada , off the coast of Venezuela . The U.S . government considered Americans , primarily medical students studying in Grenada , in imminent danger from anti-American elements . The U.S . organized a joint task force of Air Force , Army , Navy and Marine elements to expedite their rescue with the 1st SOW aircraft leading the air assault . From March 1983 – February 1987 , 2nd Air Division forces , with worldwide responsibilities and assignments , engaged in deployment , exercise and training programs . Subordinate units flew drug interdiction missions under Operation BAT . Lineage . - Established as 2nd Bombardment Division on 30 August 1943 - Reestablished on 14 January 1949 - Activated on 20 April 1953 - Activated on 10 September 1962 - Activated on 1 March 1983 Assignments . - VIII Bomber Command ( later , Eighth Air Force ) , 13 September 1943 - Army Service Forces , 25 June 1945 – 2 July 1945 - Continental Air Service - United States Air Forces in Europe , 1 June 1949 - United States Air Forces in Europe , 15 April 1955 – 1 April 1962 . - Pacific Air Forces , 10 September 1962 - Pacific Air Forces , 8 July 1965 – 1 April 1966 . - Military Airlift Command Components . Wings : - World War II - Vietnam War - Other Periods Groups : - World War II - Vietnam War Stations . - RAF Horsham St Faith , United Kingdom , 13 September 1943 - Ketteringham Hall , England , 10 December 1943 - London , England , 22 June 1945 – 24 June 1945 - Sioux Falls AAFld , South Dakota , 3 July 1945 – 28 August 1945 . - Wiesbaden Army Airfield , West Germany , 1 June 1949 - Landsberg Air Ammunition Depot ( later , Landsberg AFB , Landsberg-Lech Air Base ) , West Germany , 10 June 1949 – 7 May 1951 . - Ramstein ( later , Ramstein Air Base ) , West Germany , 20 April 1953 – 1 March 1954 - Dhahran Airfield , Saudi Arabia , 1 March 1954 – 1 April 1962 . - Tan Son Nhut Airfield ( later , Tan Son Nhut Air Base ) , South Vietnam , 8 October 1962 – 1 April 1966 . - Hurlburt Field , Florida , 1 March 1983 – 1 February 1987 . Aircraft / Missiles / Space Vehicles . - B-24 Liberator , 1943–1945 ; - P-38 Lightning , 1944 ; - P-47 Thunderbolt , 1944–1945 ; - P-51 Mustang , 1944–1945 ; - OA-10 , 1945 ; - B-17 Flying Fortress , 1945 . - B/RB-26 , 1949 ; - C-47 Skytrain , 1949 ; - F-47 , 1949–1950 ; - F-80 , 1949–1950 ; - L-5 Sentinel , 1949 ; - F-84 Thunderjet , 1950–1951 . - B/RB-26 , 1962–1965 ; - C-47 Skytrain , 1962–1966 ; - C-54 Skymaster , 1962–1963 ; - C-123 Provider , 1962–1966 ; - F-100 Super Sabre , 1962–1966 ; - F-101 Voodoo , 1962–1966 ; - T-28 Trojan , 1962–1964 ; - U-10 , 1962–1966 ; - B/RB-57 , 1963–1965 ; - YC-123 , 1963 ; - F/TF-102 , 1963–1965 ; - O-1 , 1963–1966 ; - U-3 , 1963–1966 ; - A-1 Skyraider , 1964–1966 ; - KB-50 , 1964 ; - C-130 Hercules , 1964–1965 ; - F-105 Thunderchief , 1964–1966 ; - HH-43 Huskie , 1964–1966 ; - HU-16 Albatross , 1964–1966 ; - B-57 Canberra , 1965–1966 ; - EB-66 , 1965–1966 ; - AC-47 Spooky , 1965–1966 ; - EC-121 , 1965–1966 ; - F-4 Phantom II , 1965 1966 ; - F-5 Freedom Fighter , 1965–1966 ; - F-104 Starfighter , 1965 ; - CH-3 , 1965–1966 ; - Lockheed AC-130 , 1983–1987 ; - MC-130 Combat Talon , 1983–1987 ; - HH-53 , 1983–1987 ; - UH-1 Iroquois , 1983–1987 .