• Source: Glasgow Air Force Base

Glasgow Air Force Base is a former United States Air Force base near Glasgow, Montana. It operated from 1957 to 1968 and again from 1971 through 1976.




Major commands to which assigned


Air Defense Command, 8 February 1957 – 1 April 1960
Remained as tenant unit until 30 June 1968
Central Air Defense Force, 2 July 1959
29th Air Division (Defense), 1 April 1960
Minot Air Defense Sector, 1 January 1961 – 30 June 1968
Strategic Air Command, 1 April 1960 – 30 June 1968; 30 September 1971 – 30 September 1976
Fifteenth Air Force
810th Strategic Aerospace Division, 1 July 1962 – 1 July 1963; 1 July 1966 – 30 June 1968
18th Strategic Aerospace Division, 1 July 1963 – 1 September 1964
821st Strategic Aerospace Division, 15 February 1962 – 1 July 1962; 1 September 1964 – 1 July 1966




Major units assigned



476th Fighter Group (Defense), 8 February 1957 – 30 June 1968
Not equipped, 8 February 1957 – 2 July 1959
13th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, 2 July 1959 – 30 June 1968 (F-101B)
4141st Strategic Wing, 1 September 1958 – 1 February 1963
Not equipped, 1 September 1958 – 1 February 1961
326th Bombardment Squadron, 1 February 1961 – 1 February 1963 (B-52C)
91st Bombardment Wing 18 November 1962 – 30 June 1968
322d Bombardment Squadron, 1 February 1963 – 25 June 1968 (B-52C/D)
Detached to Advanced Echelon, 3d Air Division: 11 September 1966 – 31 March 1967; 5 February – 30 April 1968
(deployed to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam for Arc Light Missions)
(deployed to Kadena Air Force Base, Okinawa for Operation Port Bow; 5 February – 30 April 1968)
Not operational: 1 May – 25 June 1968
907th Air Refueling Squadron, 1 July 1963 – 25 June 1968 (KC-135A)
Detached to Advanced Echelon, 3d Air Division: 11 September 1966 – 31 March 1967; 5 February – 30 April 1968
(deployed to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam and Kadena Air Force Base, Okinawa)
Not operational: 1 May – 25 June 1968
4300th Air Base Squadron, 17 November 1971 – 30 September 1976
Detached from Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, for dispersed B-52/KC-135 operations
Note: All aircraft deployed to Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, 1 April – 30 June 1964 due to runway repairs
References for commands and major units assigned:




See also


List of military installations in Montana




References






Sources


This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

Ravenstein, Charles A. Air Force Combat Wings Lineage and Honors Histories 1947–1977. Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama: Office of Air Force History 1984. ISBN 0-912799-12-9.
SAC Bases: Glasgow Air Force Base
Boeing Technical Services - Flight Test Facility
[1] Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Glasgow AFB, Montana




External links


Glasgow AFB Photo Album Archived 29 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine
McDonnell F-101B Voodoo
Current-day photos of Glasgow AFB

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