00466584
4-2482-9A
UNCLASSIFIED
2436325
05-01-1958
2436355
05-31-1958
DIVISION/0802/AIR
HISTORY
K-DIV-802-HI
11524
P0753
4
161
37
2448549
10-19-1991
802 AIR DIVISION (802 AD) AND 802 AIR BASE GROUP (802 ABG) WERE LOCATED AT SCHILLING AIR FORCE BASE (AFB) KS. COL HAROLD W. OHLKE SERVED AS 802 AD COMMANDER, WHILE LT COL GORDON E. HEIN SERVED AS 802 ABG COMMANDER. MISSION OF 802 AD INVOLVED SUPERVISION OF ORGANIZATION AND TRAINING OF FORCE CAPABLE OF IMMEDIATE AND SUSTAINED LONG/RANGE OFFENSIVE BOMBARDMENT AND AIR/TO/AIR REFUELING OPERATIONS IN ANY PART OF WORLD, UTILIZING LATEST TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE AND ADVANCED WEAPONS, AS DIRECTED BY 8 AIR FORCE (8 AF) HEADQUARTERS (HQ) AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH POLICIES ESTABLISHED BY HQ STRATEGIC AIR COMMAND (SAC). MISSION OF 802 ABG INVOLVED RESPONSIBILITY FOR: PROVIDING NECESSARY SUPPORT FOR 802 AD AND ASSIGNED OR ATTACHED UNITS; MAINTAINING AND DEVELOPING BASE FACILITIES; PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR CONDUCTING TRAINING PROGRAMS; PROVIDING CUSTODIAL SERVICE FOR PERMANENT BASE RECORDS; MAINTAINING CAPABILITIES OUTLINED IN CURRENT EMERGENCY PLANS; AND PERFORMING SUCH SPECIAL SERVICES AND ASSIGNMENTS AS MIGHT BE DIRECTED BY HIGHER HQ. ARMED FORCES DAY (AND OPEN HOUSE) WAS OBSERVED AT SCHILLING AFB ON 10 MAY 58. MAJ GEN WALTER C. SWEENEY, JR. VISITED AND INSPECTED SCHILLING AFB ON 20 MAY 58. INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE OF NEW BASE CHAPEL TOOK PLACE ON 28 MAY 58.
NONE
GROUP/0802/AIR BASE
INCLUDES REVIEW OF SUBORDINATE UNIT AND STAFF AGENCY ACTIVITIES. ALSO INCLUDES SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS (SUCH AS: MESSAGES, LETTERS, MEMORANDUMS, MISCELLANEOUS MONTHLY REPORTS, AND STAFF AGENCY HISTORIES), AS WELL AS PHOTOGRAPH OF DIVISION COMMANDER (COL HAROLD W. OHLKE) AND OTHER PHOTOGRAPHS (OF PERSONNEL AND AIRCRAFT).