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== [[First Air Force]] ==
== [[First Air Force]] ==
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* 3 Jun 1946 - Moved to [[Fort Slocum]], NY
* 3 Jun 1946 - Moved to [[Fort Slocum]], NY
* Dec 1948 - Assigned to Continental Air Defense Command (ConAC)
* Dec 1948 - Assigned to Continental Air Defense Command (ConAC)
* 23 Jun 1958 - Discontinued
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* 20 Jan 1966 - Activated
* 1 Apr 1966 - Reassigned to ADC
* 1 Apr 1966 - Reassigned to ADC
* 31 Dec 1969 - Inactivated
* 31 Dec 1969 - Inactivated
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* 6 Dec 1985 - Activated at [[Langley Air Force Base]], VA, assumed assets of Air Defense, Tactical Air Command
* 12 Sep 1991 - Moved to Tyndall Air Force Base, FL
* 1 Oct 1995 - Redesignated First Air Force (ANG)
* 1 Nov 2007 - Redesignated First Air Force (Air Forces Northern)


== [[Second Air Force]] ==
== [[Second Air Force]] ==
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* 30 Sep 1969 - Inactivated
* 30 Sep 1969 - Inactivated


== [[Tenth Air Force]] ==
== Tenth Air Force ==
* 12 Feb 1942 - Activated at [[Patterson Field]], OH, and served in India, Burma, and China during WWII.  
* 12 Feb 1942 - Activated at [[Patterson Field]], OH, and served in India, Burma, and China during WWII.  
* 6 Jan 1946 - Inactivated
* 6 Jan 1946 - Inactivated
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'''Sources:'''  
'''Sources:'''  
* {{Cornett}}, page 50-51.
* {{Cornett}}, page 50-51.
 
* [https://www.afhra.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/433194/first-air-force-air-forces-northern-acc/ USAF Fact Sheet - Northern) (ACC)]
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Revision as of 18:36, 11 October 2018


Selected Air Forces (1949-1983)

First Air Force

  • 18 Dec 1940 - Activated at Mitchel Field, NY, as the Northeast Air District.
  • Early 1941 - Redesignated First Air Force.
  • Until 1943 - Provided air defense for the eastern U.S.
  • 27 Mar 1946 - Assigned to ADC
  • 3 Jun 1946 - Moved to Fort Slocum, NY
  • Dec 1948 - Assigned to Continental Air Defense Command (ConAC)
  • 23 Jun 1958 - Discontinued

  • 20 Jan 1966 - Activated
  • 1 Apr 1966 - Reassigned to ADC
  • 31 Dec 1969 - Inactivated

  • 6 Dec 1985 - Activated at Langley Air Force Base, VA, assumed assets of Air Defense, Tactical Air Command
  • 12 Sep 1991 - Moved to Tyndall Air Force Base, FL
  • 1 Oct 1995 - Redesignated First Air Force (ANG)
  • 1 Nov 2007 - Redesignated First Air Force (Air Forces Northern)

Second Air Force

  • 18 Dec 1940 - Activated at McChord Field, WA, as the Northwest Air District.
  • early 1941 - Redesignated Second Air Force .
  • 30 Mar 1946 - Inactivated
  • 6 Jun 1946 - Reactivated at Fort Crook, NE, and assigned to ADC.
  • 1 Jul 1948 - Inactivated

Fourth Air Force

  • 18 Dec 1940 - Activated at March Field, CA, as the Southwest Air District.
  • early in 1941 - Redesignated Fourth Air Force
  • until 1943 - Provided air defense for the western U.S.engaged primarily in training replacements for combat units.
  • Assigned to ADC in Mar 1946
  • 19 Jun 1946 - Moved to Hamilton Field, CA.
  • Dec 1948 - Reassigned to ConAC, being concerned chiefly with air defense until 1949 and with reserve and national guard activities thereafter.
  • 1 Sep 1960 - Discontinued
  • 1 Apr 1966 - Reactivated and assigned to ADC.
  • 30 Sep 1969 - Inactivated

Tenth Air Force

  • 12 Feb 1942 - Activated at Patterson Field, OH, and served in India, Burma, and China during WWII.
  • 6 Jan 1946 - Inactivated
  • 24 May 1946 - Reactivated at Brooks Field, TX, and assigned to ADC
  • Dec 1948 - Assigned to ConAC.
  • 1 Sep 1960 - Inactivated

Eleventh Air Force

  • 13 Jun 1946 - Activated at Olmstead Field, Middletown, PA, and assigned to ADC.
  • 1 Jul 1948 - Inactivated

Fourteenth Air Force

  • 10 Mar 1943 - Activated in China served in combat, mostly in China, until the end of the war
  • 6 Jan 1946 - Inactivated
  • 24 May 1946 - Activated at Orlando Air Base, FL, and assigned to ADC
  • 1948 - Assigned to ConAC
  • 1 Apr 1966 - Reactivated at Gunter Air Force Base, AL, and assigned to ADC
  • 1 Jul 1968 - Redesignated Fourteenth Aerospace Force and moved to Ent Air Force Base, CO
  • 1 Oct 1976 - Inactivated

Air Forces Iceland


Sources:

  • Cornett, Lloyd H. & Johnson, Mildred W., A Handbook of Aerospace Defense Organization (1946-1980), Office of History ADC, Peterson AFB, Colorado, 31 Dec 1980, 179 pages, Pdf, page 50-51.
  • USAF Fact Sheet - Northern) (ACC)