00467189 5-1389-12 UNCLASSIFIED 2436966 02-01-1960 2436994 02-29-1960

DIVISION/0820/AIR

HISTORY K-DIV-820-HI 11580 P0804 1184 1412 37 2448549 10-19-1991 4060 AIR REFUELING WING (4060 AREFW) AT DOW AIR FORCE BASE (AFB) ME (FORMERLY ASSIGNED TO 820 AIR DIVISION AT PLATTSBURGH AFB NY) WAS DISCONTINUED EFFECTIVE 1 FEB 60. (SUPPORTING UNITS THAT WERE FORMERLY ASSIGNED TO 4060 AREFW WERE REDESIGNATED AS UNITS OF 4038 STRATEGIC WING WHICH BECAME OPERATIONAL AND WAS ASSIGNED TO 820 AIR DIVISION AS OF 1 FEB.) DIVISION COMMANDER (BRIG GEN PERRY M. HOISINGTON, II) REQUESTED ASSISTANCE OF STRATEGIC AIR COMMAND (SAC) INSPECTOR GENERAL (IG) IN IMPLEMENTATION OF PROGRAM FOR REGULAR TESTING OF DIVISION SUPERVISORS. IT WAS BROUGHT TO ATTENTION OF DIVISION COMMANDER THAT CRITICAL SHORTAGE OF SUPPLY FUNDS EXISTED AT PLATTSBURGH AFB. DIVISION HEADQUARTERS (HQ) AT PLATTSBURGH AFB WAS SITE OF SQUADRON MANAGEMENT CONTROL CONFERENCE ON 25 FEB 60. IT WAS ANNOUNCED DURING FEB 60 THAT MONTHLY CALENDAR WAS TO BE MAINTAINED BY DIVISION HQ. DIVISION UNITS WERE INFORMED THAT CONCEPT OF OPERATION FOR DIVISION HQ REQUIRED THAT THERE BE ABSOLUTE MINIMUM OF CORRESPONDENCE PREPARED AND PROCESSED BY AIR DIVISION. COMMANDER AND PERSONNEL OF 71 AIR REFUELING SQUADRON (71 AREFS) AT DOW AFB WERE CONGRATULATED BY GEN HOISINGTON FOR RECEIVING GOLDEN BOOM AWARD (FOR OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE DURING PREVIOUS THREE MONTHS). DIVISION POINTED OUT PROBLEM AREAS RELATIVE TO DISASTER CONTROL EXERCISE OF 29 JAN 60AT DOW AFB. (UNANNOUNCED OPERATIONAL READINESS INSPECTION OF ALL UNITS AT DOW AFB WAS CONDUCTED BY 8 AIR FORCE INSPECTOR GENERAL ON 29 FEB 60.) DIVISION ALSO EVALUATED JET STREAM INDIA EXERCISE AT DOW AFB. OPERATIONS STAFF OF DIVISION FOCUSED ATTENTION OF UNITS WITHIN DIVISION ON PROBLEM AREAS BEING EXPERIENCED IN OTHER UNITS. ANNOUNCEMENT WAS MADE THAT TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS IN TACTICAL UNITS WOULD BE DISCONTINUED. NONE 820 AIR DIVISION, COMBAT CREW RESOURCES, 5 FEB 60 INCLUDES REVIEW OF SUBORDINATE UNIT AND STAFF AGENCY ACTIVITIES. ALSO INCLUDES SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS, SUCH AS: LETTERS, CONFERENCE MINUTES, MESSAGES, AND PROGRESS REPORTS, AS WELL AS MATERIAL COVERING JAN 60.