00467348
5-2247-17
SECRET
2437240
11-01-1960
2437300
12-31-1960
DIVISION/0823/AIR
HISTORY
K-DIV-823-HI
11594
P0816
1208
2044
37
2448549
10-19-1991
823 AIR DIVISION (823 AD) AT HOMESTEAD AIR FORCE BASE (AFB) FL PARTICIPATED IN LAUNCHING INTO OUTER SPACE AND RECOVERY OF DISCOVERER XVII SPACE CAPSULE ON 12 TO 14 NOV 60. HOMESTEAD AFB SECURITY READINESS PERSONNEL ACHIEVED HIGHEST SCORE AMONG 8 AIR FORCE BASES DURING SECOND TESTING CYCLE FOR 1960. PLANS WERE MADE BY STRATEGIC AIR COMMAND FOR 823 AD TO ACQUIRE THREE NEW SUBORDINATE UNITS AS OF 1 JAN 61. TEST EXERCISE (PURPLE HOOD II) WAS CONDUCTED AT HOMESTEAD AFB ON 10 NOV 60. (THIS EXERCISE TESTED BASE CAPABILITY AGAINST NUCLEAR, BIOLOGICAL, AND CHEMICAL ENEMY ATTACK.) TEAM SCRIMMAGE EXERCISE OF 5 DEC 60 WAS DESIGNED TO PREPARE 823 AD UNIT COMMANDERS FOR UNIT SIMULATED COMBAT MISSION (USCM)/OPERATIONAL READINESS INSPECTION (ORI) AND PRACTICE EMERGENCY WAR ORDER (EWO) PREPARATION. 19 BOMBARDMENT WING DEPLOYMENT BULLETIN PROVIDED FOR COMPLIANCE WITH STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES OF 823 AD MOBILITY PLAN. CONFERENCE WAS HELD (ON 15 NOV 60) RELATING TO AIR DEFENSE IDENTIFICATION ZONE (ADIZ) VIOLATIONS. WINTER FLYING PROGRAM GUIDE WAS PUBLISHED BY HOMESTEAD AFB TO KEEP FLYING PERSONNEL OPERATIONAL IN ALL KINDS OF CLIMATIC CONDITIONS.
NOFORN RD
REPORT OF PURPLE HOOD II, 23 NOV 60 823 AIR DIVISION, WINTER FLYING PROGRAM, 18 NOV 60
INCLUDES REVIEW OF SUBORDINATE UNIT AND STAFF AGENCY ACTIVITIES. ALSO INCLUDES SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS (SUCH AS: MEETING MINUTES, MESSAGES, AND CORRESPONDENCE), AS WELL AS MATERIAL COVERING JAN 61.