Apr – 16 Jul 1952 42d Air Division: 2 Mar 1951 – 8 Jan 1958; 15 Jul 1959 – 9 Jul 1991 58th Air Division: 1 Mar – 16 Oct 1948 311th Air Division: 31 Mar 1947 – 1 Nov 1949. Overseas components Strategic Air Command in the United Kingdom was among the command's largest overseas concentrations of forces, with additional forces under SAC's 16th Air Force at air bases in North Africa, Spain and Turkey during the 1950s and 1960s. SAC "Provisional" wings were also located in Kadena AB, Okinawa and U-Tapao Royal Thai Navy Airfield / U-Tapao AB, Thailand during the Vietnam War SAC also maintained bomber, tanker, and/or reconnaissance aircraft assets at the former Ramey AFB, Puerto Rico in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, and at Andersen AFB, Guam; RAF Mildenhall, RAF Fairford and RAF Alconbury in the United Kingdom; Moron AB, Spain; Lajes Field, Azores (Portugal); Diego Garcia, BIOT; and the former NAS Keflavik, Iceland through the 1990s. SAC also conducted operations from RAF Fairford, RAF Alconbury and RAF Mildenhall in the United Kingdom, Moron AB in Spain, Lajes Field in the Azores (Portugal), RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus, Incirlik AB in Turkey, Diego Garcia in the British Indian Ocean Territory, and from multiple air bases in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates during the first Gulf War (Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm) from 1990 to 1991. See also List of commanders-in-chief of the Strategic Air Command References Further reading Text at alternatewars.com. External links Major commands of the United States Air Force Bombardment units and formations of the United States Air Force Bomber aircraft commands (military formations) United States Army Air Force Commands 1946 establishments in Washington, D.C. 1992 disestablishments in the United States Military units and formations established in 1946 Military units and formations disestablished in 1992 Cold War in popular culture