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Japanese airfields and other targets, in addition to flying long-range B-29 escort missions to
Japanese cities, until the end of the war. In addition, effective 14 July 1945, the Seventh Air Force command echelon was moved to Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands, and assigned to United States Far East Air Force. VII Fighter Command remained attached to 20th Air Force until the end of the war.
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1820:(CINCPAC). Responsibilities included preparation of plans to support CINCPAC and allied operations. For purely Air Force matters, the new command was placed under the command of Far East Air Forces Headquarters located in Japan. That headquarters completed its move to Hickam on 1 July 1957, its designation being changed to Pacific Air Forces.
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contracted activities remaining in South
Vietnam including logistics, intelligence training, South Vietnamese Joint General Staff liaison, operations and communications electronics, and monitor the security assistance planning for South Vietnam, making recommendations to CINCPAC and the services as appropriate.
1748:(FEAF) on 3 August 1944. FEAF was subordinate to the U.S. Army Forces Far East and served as the headquarters of Allied Air Forces Southwest Pacific Area. By 1945, three numbered air forces—5th, 7th and 13th—were supporting operations in the Pacific. FEAF was the functional equivalent in the Pacific of the
1780:(PACAIRCOM) and elevated to major command status. The Hawaiian Air Depot was re-designated Hawaiian Air Materiel Area (HAWAMA) both at Hickam. PACAIRCOM's mission was to oversee air defense and other operations in the Pacific Ocean area, of the Pacific Region from the Hawaiian Islands west to include
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Since then, both as U.S. Air Forces Korea, under the joint U.S. Forces Korea, and the U.S. Air Force component to the United States and
Republic of Korea Combined Forces Command's Air Component Command, 7 AF has been an integral part of deterring aggression from North Korea. It develops the total air
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devastated the
Hawaiian Air Force. Total Air Force casualties during the Japanese attack on 7 December were 163 killed. 43 missing, and 336 wounded, of which 121 killed, 37 missing, and 274 wounded were at Hickam Field. Out of a total of 231 aircraft of the Hawaiian Air Force, 64 were destroyed and
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by attacking Iwo Jima and other
Japanese-held islands and providing fighter protection for the Marianas. During the summer of 1945, the 15th Fighter Group (along with the 21st and 318th from the VII Fighter Command) were reassigned to the Twentieth Air Force. They continued fighter sweeps against
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Seventh Air Force also became the hub of the
Pacific aerial network. In addition to Depot functions, it supported the 4-engine all-weather transport used in ferrying troops, supplies, and evacuating wounded from forward areas. These transport planes were under the command of Pacific Division, Air
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Following a directive from the Joint Chiefs of Staff, CINCPAC on 11 June 1975 directed the disestablishment of USSAG/7th AF. The disestablishment was effective at 17:00 on 30 June. With the disestablishment of USSAG/7th AF control of the Four Party Joint
Military Team established under the Paris
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On 27 April 1973 CINCPAC published its terms of reference for USSAG/7th AF, these were: "USSAG/7AF, Thailand will plan for resumption of an effective air campaign in Laos, Cambodia, the
Republic of Vietnam and North Vietnam as directed by CINCPAC; maintain a command and control structure for the
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in the central
Pacific during November 1943, where its B-24 Liberators took part in the invasion of the Gilbert Islands. Remaining part of Seventh Air Force, the group moved westward across the Pacific, taking part in several campaigns until returning to Wheeler Field, Hawaii in March 1945. From
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Pacific war. One of the biggest elements of this organization was the Hawaiian Air Depot at Hickam, which served as an in-transit supply, repair, and modification center for force units scattered all the way to
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The advance echelon of USSAG/7AF moved from Tan Son Nhut to Nakhon Phanom on 29 January 1973. Transfer of the main body, drawn largely from the operations and intelligence sections of MACV and Seventh Air Force, began on 10 February. USSAG was activated on 11 February 1973 under the command of
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on the main island. The first detachment of twenty men started clearing land for it in February 1922. This field was named for Major Sheldon H. Wheeler, who had assumed command of Luke Field in 1920 and was killed in an air accident in 1921. By June 1923, Wheeler Field boasted six 112' x 200'
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activities in Cambodia, Laos, South and North Vietnam, to coordinate search and rescue operations in Southeast Asia and adjacent waters and make recommendations concerning USAF levels in Thailand. the command was also to supervise through DAO the management and/or coordination of US DOD and
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in the central Pacific in December 1943. Remaining as part of 7AF, the group took part in combat operations across the western Pacific as well as attacking targets on Taiwan and mainland China as well as the Japanese home islands. It was inactivated at Clark Field, Philippines on 27 January
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Australia. The Air Depot had to expand its activities, which in peacetime included assembly, repair, and reconditioning of aircraft, to handle large numbers of P-39s and P-40s. These were rushed out in crates for assembly, flight-testing, and delivery to forward-deployed combat units.
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Aircraft strength at the beginning of 1941 was 117 planes, mostly obsolete. In connection with defense plans for the Pacific, planes were brought to Hawaii throughout 1941 (principally P-36's and P-40's) by carrier. The first mass flight of Army bombers (21
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About this time, the Navy decided it would need to use the whole of Ford Island, displacing Luke Field. So the Army bought land adjacent to Pearl Harbor near Fort Kamehameha for a new airfield. The land was purchased on 20 February 1935 from Faxon Bishop
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On 1 January 1946, Seventh Air Force was reassigned without personnel or equipment to Hickam Field, Hawaii, where it resumed its prewar mission of defense of the Hawaiian Islands. In May 1946 the Hawaiian Air Depot assumed jurisdiction of Hickam Field.
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in December 1942 and January 1943, by staging through Midway Island. The group deployed to Guadalcanal in February 1943 and was assigned to Thirteenth Air Force. It served in combat, primarily in the Central and Southwest Pacific, until the war
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was formed at March Field, California in January 1941 and performed antisubmarine patrols along the west coast until deploying to Seventh Air Force in Hawaii during October 1943 for final overseas training. From Hawaii, the group deployed its
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Headquarters Seventh Air Force consists of approximately 10,000 Air Force personnel located primarily at Osan AB, Kunsan AB, and five other collocated operating bases throughout the Republic of Korea. Air Force personnel fly and maintain the
1143:. They arrived in Hawaii at the height of the attack on 7 December (radar operators mistakenly thought that the Japanese attack force was this flight arriving from California). Two of the B-17Es managed to land at a short fighter strip at
1577:. Re-equipped with P-51 Mustangs in January 1945 and trained for long-range bomber escort missions. The group deployed to Iwo Jima in February 1945. Was reassigned to Twentieth Air Force for the remainder of the war, being inactivated on
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With the reactivation of Pacific Air Force, Seventh Air Force was reactivated on 5 January 1955 at Hickam AFB. It was assigned to Pacific Air Force (later, Pacific Air Force/FEAF ) and transferred to Wheeler AFB, Hawaii, in March 1955.
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expansion program of 1939/1940. It was organized and activated with headquarters at Fort Shafter (the first Army Air Force outside the continental United States), moving to Hickam in July 1941. It consisted of two air base commands:
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Seventh Air Force units deployed 2,000 miles southwest to the Gilbert Islands, then 600 miles northwest to the Marshall Islands, 900 miles west to the Caroline Islands, 600 miles northwest to the Mariana Islands, 600 miles north to
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Pacific Air Command was discontinued effective 1 June 1949 as a result of a budgetary actions. Its mission, functions, responsibilities and command jurisdiction of installations and facilities transferred to the Pacific Division,
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hangars, three used for housing shops and three others for planes, four other hangars used as warehouses, and oil storage tanks holding 50,000 gallons. Tents and huts housed the men. The first commander of Wheeler Field was Major
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was reassigned to Seventh Air Force in October 1942 from Fourth Air Force, where it flew patrols off the west coast, first in B-17s and later in B-24s. In Hawaii, the group trained and flew patrol and search missions. Attacked
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Seventh Air Force oversaw Pacific Air Force's area of responsibility east of 140 degrees east longitude, including the Hawaiian Islands. Seventh was also responsible for the air defense of the islands. However, the movement of
823:) arrived at Hickam on 1 September 1937 and was housed in tents. In September 1938, when the base was officially activated, the Hawaiian Air Depot began its move from Luke Field. The move was completed on 31 October 1940.
1967:. In addition a small U.S. military headquarters was needed to continue the military assistance program for the South Vietnamese military and supervise the technical assistance still required to complete the goals of
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to Wheeler Field was made in June 1927 by L.J. Maitland and A.F. Hegenberger. (Navy Commander John Rodgers had set a non-stop seaplane record from San Francisco in 1925 and had fallen short of the mark for
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Although primarily a combat ready command, 7AF also provides assistance to non-combatants and civilians with the region. Rescue at sea, typhoon evacuations, and medical assistance are typical missions.
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2023:. Since then, 7AF, as the US Air Force component to the US and ROK Combined Forces Command's Air Component Command, has been an integral part of deterring aggression from North Korea against the ROK.
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in the Solomon Islands and served in combat with Thirteenth Air Force during the Allied drive from the Solomons to the Philippines. It was assigned to the Philippines in 1945 until the end of the war.
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for use as an airport and by September 1918 the 6th Aero Squadron, by then composed of ten officers and a small group of enlisted men, moved to Ford Island. The airfield established there was named
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to serve Pacific Air Forces during the Vietnam War when the growth of forces required a replacement for the 2d Air Division. In this capacity Seventh Air Force was the Air Component Command of
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directed that Pacific Air Force be established. This unit came into being on 1 July 1954, the primary mission being to serve as the USAF component on the staff of the
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Re-equipping of the command after the Japanese attack on Oahu took a significant length of time. The re-equipped Seventh Air Force consisted of the following units:
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during April 1945 and flew combat missions over China and the Japanese home islands. It returned to the United States in December 1945 where it was inactivated at
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bombers. The unit was engaged primarily in search and patrol missions off Hawaii from December 1941 to November 1942. In Hawaii, the group was used in the
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The B-17 squadrons were equipped with a mixture of B-17B, B-17C and B-17D models. Additional units assigned to Hawaiian Air Force on 6 December 1941 were:
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USSAG/7th AF oversaw the ongoing US air campaigns in Cambodia and Laos until the prohibition on offensive operations came into effect on 14 August 1973.
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was re-equipped after the Pearl Harbor attack, then was deployed to the Central Pacific and reassigned to Thirteenth Air Force. It began operations from
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Transport Command. The command also played a major role throughout the Pacific War as a training, staging, and supply-center for air and ground troops.
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management of air elements which may be committed to it and a capability for interface with air control system; establish and maintain liaison with ,
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The day before the Japanese Attack on Hawaii, and subsequent United States entry into World War II, the Hawaiian Air Force consisted of the following:
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VII Base Command assumed responsibility for various base and service functions, along with the Hawaiian Air Depot. VII Air Force Base Command became
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During the period from 1917 to 1931, the military air component in Hawaii grew to seven tactical squadrons and two service squadrons. In 1931 the
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In Hawaii the Seventh Air Force used the following military airfields. Some were operated solely by the AAF, others were jointly used with the
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was re-equipped after the Pearl Harbor attack and remained in Hawaii as part of the Hawaiian Defense Force, although rotated squadrons to the
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Also, air power began to take its place in the Hawaiian Department's military maneuvers. An aerial photo section joined other air units. The
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campaign and reinforcement plans for ROK defense and sustains mission readiness of 117 operational units and 8,300 U.S. Air Force personnel.
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was re-equipped after the Pearl Harbor attack with B-24 Liberators and initially flew patrol missions around Hawaii. It was deployed to the
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The first inter-island flight occurred in February 1919 and by 1920 inter-island flights were used for training purposes. Early in 1920 the
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and also to report operational and military intelligence through military channels to DOD authorities. This headquarters was to become the
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seaplanes, single-engine biplanes carrying a crew of two, with a top speed of 70 miles an hour. Late in 1917 the U.S. Government purchased
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occurred when 7AF planes bombed nearby oil installations. The following month, US aircraft struck North Vietnamese forces inside the
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and committed SAC forces; and exercise command over ".In addition to combat air operations the command was charged with conducting
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fighters and trained for long-range bomber escort missions. The group deployed to Iwo Jima in February 1945 and was reassigned to
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in South Korea and assumed the mission of maintaining the fragile armistice on the Korean peninsula previously performed by the
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of the air war. By 1970, this effort was successful enough that General Brown released the first USAF units to leave Vietnam.
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and engaging in combat operations primarily in the Central Pacific AOR. It was assigned units engaging enemy forces in the
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Peace Accords, the Joint Casualty Resolution Center and the residual Defense Attaché Office reverted to CINCPAC.
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combat aircraft, and perform a myriad of intelligence, logistics, planning, communications, and liaison duties.
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was assigned to Seventh Air Force late in the war, after spending three years in combat with the Twelfth and
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for the remainder of the war. In November 1945 it returned to Hawaii and Seventh Air Force in November 1945.
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gunships kept up fire against enemy troops. In August 1968, General George S. Brown began to oversee the
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not more than 79 were left usable. Some fighters were scrambled and managed to engage Japanese aircraft.
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7th Air Force Base (later, VII Air Force Base; VII Air Force Service): 19 February 1942 – 15 August 1944
19:"Pacific Air Command" redirects here. For the Pacific Air Command, United States Army of 1945–1947, see
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strikes dropped 110,000 tons of ordnance in attacks that averaged over 300 sorties per day. At night,
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On 11 September 1986, Seventh Air Force was reactivated at Osan Air Base, South Korea to replace the
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7 AF is commanded by Lt Gen David R. Iverson. The Vice Commander is Brig Gen Ryan P. Keeney.
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Wheeler, the group flew patrol missions until being inactivated in June 1946.
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681:. The history of the Seventh Air Force can be traced to the arrival of the
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by a plane from Wheeler in 1926. The first non-stop Hawaiian flight from
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From mid-1944 to July 1945, the Seventh Air Force tried to prevent the
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to the Ryukus. The combat record of its major units is as follows:
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18 January 2008 – present (as Seventh Air Force (Air Forces Korea))
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World War II aerial operations and battles of the Pacific theatre
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Pacific Air Force (later, Pacific Air Force/Far East Air Forces )
1899:, overseeing the operations of the ten primary USAF bases in the
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1660:, California where it flew west coast antisubmarine patrols for
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765:
The first known reforesting by plane was accomplished for the
758:, who by 1941 was a brigadier general and Acting Chief of the
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Air Force Combat Wings Lineage and Honors Histories 1947–1977
1979:
commander of MACV, but at 08:00 on 15 February, USAF General
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On 5 February 1942, the Hawaiian Air Force was re-designated
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Seventh Air Force was revived under the command of Lt. Gen.
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U.S. Army Forces in Central Pacific Area, c. 16 August 1943
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18 September 1942 – 15 December 1947 (as Seventh Air Force)
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Current organization the U.S. 7th Air Force in South Korea
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On 15 December 1947, Seventh Air Force was re-designated
1656:
was reassigned to Seventh Air Force in October 1943 from
1270:
549th Night Fighter Squadron (Northrop P-61 Black Widow)
848:, activated on 1 November 1940 (P-26's) at Wheeler Field.
842:(formerly 18th Composite Wing) (B-10's) at Hickam Field.
547:
On 8 September 1986, Seventh Air Force was activated at
65:
19 October 1940 – 5 February 1942 (Hawaiian Air Command)
57:
10 December 1954 – 5 January 1955 (as Seventh Air Force)
16:
US Air Force formation responsible for the Korean region
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3350:
59:
15 December 1947 – 1 June 1949 (as Pacific Air Command)
3522:
Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces
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to attack Japanese surface fleets. It was deployed to
658:
3505:
House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces
3083:. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History.
3068:. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History.
1297:
30th Bombardment Group (Consolidated B-24 Liberator)
1276:
11th Bombardment Group (Consolidated B-24 Liberator)
1168:
or Hawaii Operation as it was called by the Japanese
1147:, one B-17E set down on a golf course, one landed at
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in September to begin a belated reinforcement of the
2264:
VII Air Service Area: 3 August 1944 – 12 August 1945
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was dedicated on 31 May 1935, named for Lt. Colonel
63:
5 February 1942 – 18 September 1942 (as 7 Air Force)
3321:. Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing, 2006.
1205:
under Brig. Gen. Walter J. Reed on 15 October 1942.
876:
5759:Numbered air forces of the United States Air Force
3500:House Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces
2278:): 2 February 1942 – 1 March 1945; 14–16 July 1945
2215:Hickam Field, Hawaii, 1 January 1946 – 1 June 1949
5769:Military units and formations established in 1940
3247:. Center of Military History United States Army.
3169:. United States Army Center of Military History.
570:, U.S. Forces, Korea/Combined Forces Command and
5750:
1742:in Australia were assigned to the newly created
1722:. It joined Seventh Air Force in Okinawa flying
5764:Air Forces of the United States Army Air Forces
3319:The Pineapple Air Force: Pearl Harbor to Tokyo
3115:"Seventh Air Force (Air Forces Korea) (PACAF)"
819:, Texas. The first detachment of 12 men (the
504:of World War II, providing air defense of the
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4808:
4350:
4141:
3391:
354:Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm
3284:. Commander in Chief Pacific. 7 October 1976
2172:Pacific Air Forces, 8 September 1986—present
1916:In June 1966, the first US air attacks near
1519:to Fiji, and 5,000 miles east and west from
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3144:Army Air Forces in World War II, Volume 4,
1761:Japanese air attacks on the Mariana Islands
5718:581st Air Resupply and Communications Wing
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4844:Previously: Hawaiian Air Force (1940-1942)
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2081:Upgraded to Major Command 15 December 1947
1907:for operations conducted from Thailand as
1128:, California, with a final destination of
685:, Aviation Section, Army Signal Corps, at
34:
5738:USAF units and aircraft of the Korean War
3126:
3124:
2033:Fairchild Republic A/OA-10 Thunderbolt II
1951:US Support Activities Group/7th Air Force
966:(Interceptor), Bellows Fld (P-40B, P-40C)
830:was established as a part of the general
738:, California on 25 January 1923, and the
692:The 6th Aero Squadron consisted of three
5465:Far East Air Forces Combat Cargo Command
3271:
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3109:
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2240:, Thailand, 29 March 1973 – 30 June 1975
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1839:
622:
3163:Vietnam from Cease Fire to Capitulation
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1961:Nakhon Phanom Royal Thai Air Force Base
5751:
5620:91st Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron
5610:56th Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron
5605:31st Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron
5313:United States Air Force In South Korea
3594:Operational Test and Evaluation Center
3458:Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force
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3159:
3121:
3066:Air Force Combat Units of World War II
3037:United States Air Force in South Korea
1767:
1159:
582:Major units of Seventh Air Force are:
520:, and in the last major battle of the
496:, Territory of Hawaii, the 7 AF was a
488:Established on 19 October 1940 as the
432:Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II
247:World War II - Asiatic-Pacific Theater
222:, Gyeonggi Province, Republic of Korea
5774:United States military in South Korea
5646:1st Troop Carrier Group (Provisional)
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4338:
4129:
3379:
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2301:
2274:7th Interceptor (later, 7th Fighter;
2246:, Republic of Korea, 8 September 1986
2224:, Hawaii, 24 March 1955 – 1 July 1957
2182:Fort Shafter, Hawaii, 1 November 1940
2029:General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon
1472:
742:was activated at Luke on 1 May 1923.
635:607th Air and Space Operations Center
444:General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon
5468:Far East Air Forces Materiel Command
4745:
3150:
3059:Air Force Historical Research Agency
2297:: 15 October 1966 – 1 December 1971.
2289:7th Air (formerly, 7th Fighter Wing)
1890:Military Assistance Command, Vietnam
1860:Seventh Air Force Commander General
1844:Headquarter of Seventh Air Force in
1596:in July 1945 in preparation for the
1365:
1321:41st Photo Reconnaissance Squadron (
1261:28th Photo Reconnaissance Squadron (
1176:
1124:, were also en route to Hawaii from
884:
456:Seventh Air Force (Air Forces Korea)
123:, 20 June 1941 – 18 September 1947;
29:Seventh Air Force (Air Forces Korea)
3351:United States Forces Korea Web Site
3031:United States Air Force in Thailand
2291:: 1 January 1946 – 3 September 1948
2271:): 29 January 1942 – 1 January 1946
1539:groups. In April 1944, it received
789:was activated with headquarters at
659:Formation of the Hawaiian Air Force
150:Provide combat-ready air forces to
13:
5538:319th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
5462:Far East Air Forces Bomber Command
4095:Air & Space Forces Association
3512:Senate Committee on Armed Services
2238:Nakhon Phanom Royal Thai Navy Base
2218:Hickam AFB, Hawaii, 5 January 1955
2010:
1750:United States Strategic Air Forces
1607:was created on 12 October 1944 at
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1192:replaced the 18th Bombardment Wing
662:
641:607th Air Support Operations Group
51:8 September 1986 – 18 January 2008
14:
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5615:67th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing
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1745:United States Far East Air Forces
631:Non-Flying Units (Osan Air Base)
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3053: This article incorporates
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2186:Hickam Field (later, Hickam AFB)
2006:
1993:Joint Casualty Resolution Center
1830:United States Far East Air Force
1792:, Solomon and Marshall Islands.
877:Order of Battle, 6 December 1941
562:It operates in conjunction with
470:(PACAF). It is headquartered at
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344:Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
337:
281:Vietnam Air Offensive, Phase III
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5528:116th Fighter-Bomber Wing (ANG)
4228:Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson
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3079:Ravenstein, Charles A. (1984).
2157:), 1 January 1947 – 1 June 1949
1562:and became a permanent part of
1396:Homestead Field AAF/Molokai NAF
1154:
287:Vietnam Air Offensive, Phase IV
278:Vietnam Air Offensive, Phase II
132:19 October 1940 – 20 June 1941)
67:(83 years, 11 months)
40:Shield of the Seventh Air Force
4916:USAAF in the Southwest Pacific
4238:Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam
3918:Reserve Officer Training Corps
3875:Judge Advocate General's Corps
3517:Senate Subcommittee on Airland
3495:House Armed Services Committee
3279:"CINCPAC Command History 1975"
3210:"CINCPAC Command History 1973"
3138:
2309:
2169:, 28 March 1966 – 30 June 1975
2163:, 5 January 1955 – 1 July 1957
2125:
1973:Defense Attaché Office, Saigon
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1798:Military Air Transport Service
1754:European Theater of Operations
1240:548th Night Fighter Squadron (
1198:replaced the 14th Pursuit Wing
716:, who fell in action in 1918.
1:
5789:1940 establishments in Hawaii
5702:6147th Tactical Control Group
5625:512th Reconnaissance Squadron
5513:51st Fighter-Interceptor Wing
5503:35th Fighter-Interceptor Wing
5183:United States Army Air Forces
4066:Women Airforce Service Pilots
3043:
2983:
2250:
2121:Activated on 8 September 1986
1926:Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone
1427:Mana AAF / Barking Sands NAAF
1203:VII Air Force Service Command
1170:Imperial General Headquarters
564:United States Pacific Command
498:United States Army Air Forces
104:(18 September 1947 – present)
5697:502nd Tactical Control Group
5483:4th Fighter-Interceptor Wing
4911:USAAF in the Central Pacific
2134:, U.S. Army, 1 November 1940
2057:Activated on 1 November 1940
1679:North American B-25 Mitchell
1316:North American B-25 Mitchell
1118:88th Reconnaissance Squadron
1103:38th Reconnaissance Squadron
1085:58th Bombardment Sqd (Light)
960:(Interceptor) (P-40B, P-40C)
832:United States Army Air Corps
815:, killed 5 November 1934 at
778:, landing off the island of
158:, along with serving as the
55:5 January 1955 – 1 July 1957
53:28 March 1966 – 30 June 1975
7:
5630:543d Tactical Support Group
3421:Department of the Air Force
3341:Seventh Air Force Factsheet
3132:"Seventh Air Force History"
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2954:3 years, 232 days
2806:2 years, 347 days
2698:2 years, 352 days
2588:2 years, 160 days
2556:2 years, 189 days
2176:
2116:Inactivated on 30 June 1975
2100:Activated on 5 January 1955
2086:Discontinued on 1 June 1949
1803:
1628:Consolidated B-24 Liberator
1541:North American P-51 Mustang
1279:9th Troop Carrier Squadron(
1256:Consolidated B-24 Liberator
1252:Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
948:(Interceptor), Wheeler Fld
542:
10:
5805:
5324:United States Forces Korea
4183:Seventh (Air Forces Korea)
3426:Secretary of the Air Force
3346:Seventh Air Force Homepage
3019:United States Forces Korea
2920:1 year, 290 days
2882:2 years, 50 days
2844:1 year, 202 days
2772:3 years, 43 days
2734:2 years, 18 days
2624:2 years, 66 days
2524:2 years, 44 days
2486:2 years, 41 days
2448:1 year, 249 days
2410:1 year, 327 days
2108:Activated on 28 March 1966
2103:Inactivated on 1 July 1957
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1937:Boeing B-52 Stratofortress
1818:Commander-in-Chief Pacific
1590:Republic P-47 Thunderbolts
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648:
572:United States Forces Korea
299:Sanctuary Counteroffensive
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5656:314th Troop Carrier Group
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5523:474th Fighter-Bomber Wing
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2188:, Hawaii, c. 12 July 1941
2113:Organized on 1 April 1966
1664:. It was deployed to the
1617:Southwest Pacific Theater
1615:bombardment units in the
1613:Boeing B-29 Superfortress
1346:319th Bombardment Group (
1242:Northrop P-61 Black Widow
767:Department of Agriculture
749:was established south of
734:moved to Luke Field from
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192:U.S. Indo-Pacific Command
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152:U.S. Indo-Pacific Command
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5681:483rd Troop Carrier Wing
5676:437th Troop Carrier Wing
5666:374th Troop Carrier Wing
5661:315th Troop Carrier Wing
5651:61st Troop Carrier Group
5518:58th Fighter-Bomber Wing
5508:49th Fighter-Bomber Wing
5498:27th Fighter-Escort Wing
5493:18th Fighter-Bomber Wing
4533:Monkey Mountain Facility
4232:Elmendorf Air Force Base
4193:Thirteenth Expeditionary
3928:Airman Leadership School
3730:Thirteenth Expeditionary
3568:Field Operating Agencies
3160:Le Gro, William (1985).
3095:
1314:41st Bombardment Group (
934:(Fighter) (P-40B, P-36A)
826:On 1 November 1940, the
740:72d Bombardment Squadron
732:23d Bombardment Squadron
721:4th Observation Squadron
577:
293:Vietnam Summer/Fall 1969
84:United States of America
5671:403d Troop Carrier Wing
5488:8th Fighter-Bomber Wing
4371:United States Air Force
3913:Officer Training School
3407:United States Air Force
3241:Cosmas, Graham (2006).
3064:Maurer, Maurer (1983).
3025:Military of South Korea
2155:United States Air Force
2144:(AAFPOA), 1 August 1944
1955:Under the terms of the
1704:319th Bombardment Group
1691:307th Bombardment Group
1300:163d Liaison Squadron (
1263:Lockheed F-5B Lightning
1250:5th Bombardment Group (
1058:50th Reconnaissance Sqd
908:(Fighter), Wheeler Fld
638:607th Air Support Group
290:TET 69/Counteroffensive
102:United States Air Force
5584:307th Bombardment Wing
3956:Awards and decorations
3589:District of Washington
3582:Direct Reporting Units
3055:public domain material
2016:
1881:
1853:
1852:, Republic of Vietnam.
1712:North African Campaign
1674:41st Bombardment Group
1654:30th Bombardment Group
1643:11th Bombardment Group
1511:, 1,000 miles west to
1481:
1452:Waieli Strip AAF (Aux)
1323:Lockheed F-5 Lightning
1166:attack on Pearl Harbor
1107:41st Bombardment Group
1040:11th Bombardment Group
1006:4th Reconnaissance Sqd
855:B-17 Flying Fortresses
667:
628:
568:United Nations Command
210:United Nations Command
168:United Nations Command
5723:6167th Air Base Group
5589:452d Bombardment Wing
5579:98th Bombardment Wing
5569:22d Bombardment Group
5564:19th Bombardment Wing
5559:17th Bombardment Wing
4242:Hickam Air Force Base
3999:Aeronautical Division
3372:(Google Earth format)
3368:16 March 2008 at the
2610:Charles R. Heflebower
2228:Tan Son Nhut Air Base
2014:
1897:Tan Son Nhut Air Base
1859:
1846:Tan Son Nhut Air Base
1843:
1814:Joint Chiefs of Staff
1724:Douglas A-26 Invaders
1720:Mediterranean Theater
1624:5th Bombardment Group
1480:
1285:Curtiss C-46 Commando
1281:Douglas C-47 Skytrain
1217:on 18 September 1942
1122:7th Bombardment Group
1116:Also, six B-17Es the
1000:5th Bombardment Group
994:, Territory of Hawaii
988:18th Bombardment Wing
978:(Interceptor) (P-40B)
972:(Interceptor) (P-40B)
954:(Interceptor) (P-40B)
867:Philippine Department
840:18th Bombardment Wing
756:George E. Stratemeyer
666:
626:
466:of the United States
296:Vietnam Winter/Spring
275:Vietnam Air Offensive
5574:92d Bombardment Wing
5554:3rd Bombardment Wing
4404:Thirteenth Air Force
3870:Aeronautical ratings
3469:Three-star generals
2757:Jeffrey A. Remington
2395:Craven C. Rogers Jr.
2078:on 15 December 1947
2071:on 18 September 1942
1941:Douglas AC-47 Spooky
1905:Thirteenth Air Force
1784:, Midway Atoll, the
1708:Fifteenth Air Forces
1575:Bell P-39 Airacobras
1537:Thirteenth Air Force
1348:Douglas A-26 Invader
1332:508th Fighter Group
1311:318th Fighter Group
1302:Stinson L-5 Sentinel
1226:VII FIGHTER COMMAND
1091:86th Observation Sqd
1060:(Heavy) (B-17, B-18)
1054:(Heavy) (B-17, B-18)
1048:(Heavy) (B-17, B-18)
1046:26th Bombardment Sqd
1042:(Heavy), Hickam Fld
1034:(Heavy) (B-17, B-18)
1028:(Heavy) (B-17, B-18)
1026:31st Bombardment Sqd
1022:(Heavy) (B-17, B-18)
1002:(Heavy), Hickam Fld
940:(Interceptor) (none)
512:; Marshall Islands;
5162:549th Night Fighter
5157:548th Night Fighter
5136:316th Troop Carrier
5131:311th Troop Carrier
5105:41st Reconnaissance
5100:28th Reconnaissance
5073:419th Troop Carrier
4761:(Republic of China)
3667:Numbered Air Forces
3448:Vice Chief of Staff
3212:. 17 September 2012
2905:Kenneth S. Wilsbach
2509:Howell M. Estes III
2267:7th Bomber (later,
2142:Pacific Ocean Areas
2132:Hawaiian Department
2095:on 10 December 1954
2076:Pacific Air Command
2015:7th Air Force Bases
1957:Paris Peace Accords
1901:Republic of Vietnam
1778:Pacific Air Command
1768:Pacific Air Command
1605:508th Fighter Group
1586:318th Fighter Group
1564:Far East Air Forces
1545:Twentieth Air Force
1294:21st Fighter Group
1273:18th Fighter Group
1247:15th Fighter Group
1196:VII Fighter Command
1160:Pearl Harbor Attack
1111:Davis-Monthan Field
1087:, Hickam Fld (A-20)
1081:, Hickam Fld (C-33)
1052:42d Bombardment Sqd
1032:72d Bombardment Sqd
1020:23d Bombardment Sqd
899:Territory of Hawaii
871:Frederick L. Martin
801:for US$ 1,091,239.
787:18th Composite Wing
771:Oakland, California
679:Territory of Hawaii
675:Hawaiian Department
644:607th Support Group
500:combat unit in the
390:Frederick L. Martin
5458:315th Air Division
5453:314th Air Division
5329:Pacific Air Forces
5110:43d Reconnaissance
4739:support facilities
4389:Pacific Air Forces
4162:Pacific Air Forces
4025:The U.S. Air Force
3938:Fitness Assessment
3895:Chief of Chaplains
3814:Civilian auxiliary
3563:Air National Guard
3465:Four-star generals
3027:(ROK Armed Forces)
2973:Lieutenant General
2939:Lieutenant General
2901:Lieutenant General
2867:Thomas W. Bergeson
2863:Lieutenant General
2825:Lieutenant General
2791:Lieutenant General
2753:Lieutenant General
2717:Lieutenant General
2681:Lieutenant General
2643:Lieutenant General
2607:Lieutenant General
2575:Lieutenant General
2543:Lieutenant General
2505:Lieutenant General
2467:Lieutenant General
2429:Lieutenant General
2391:Lieutenant General
2353:Lieutenant General
2302:List of commanders
2202:, 19 December 1944
2167:Pacific Air Forces
2064:on 5 February 1942
2052:on 19 October 1940
2050:Hawaiian Air Force
2021:314th Air Division
2017:
1882:
1868:Commander General
1854:
1681:medium bombers to
1571:21st Fighter Group
1552:18th Fighter Group
1529:15th Fighter Group
1486:Clarence L. Tinker
1482:
1473:Wartime operations
1360:United States Navy
1190:VII Bomber Command
1097:(B-12, O-47, O-49)
1079:19th Transport Sqd
946:18th Pursuit Group
924:(Fighter) (P-36A,
906:15th Pursuit Group
828:Hawaiian Air Force
821:31st Bomb Squadron
751:Schofield Barracks
672:United States Army
668:
629:
553:314th Air Division
490:Hawaiian Air Force
468:Pacific Air Forces
464:Numbered Air Force
411:Ronald R. Fogleman
394:Clarence L. Tinker
284:Vietnam Air/Ground
183:Pacific Air Forces
141:Numbered Air Force
112:United States Army
21:Pacific Air Forces
5744:
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5731:
5730:
5427:
5426:
5419:51st Fighter Wing
5398:Seventh Air Force
5273:
5272:
5174:
5173:
5170:
5169:
5152:6th Night Fighter
5126:9th Troop Carrier
5081:
5080:
5021:494th Bombardment
5016:307th Bombardment
4924:
4923:
4832:Seventh Air Force
4790:
4789:
4786:
4785:
4732:
4731:
4602:
4601:
4399:Seventh Air Force
4332:
4331:
4123:
4122:
3908:Air Force Academy
3826:
3825:
3453:Director of Staff
3317:Lambert, John W.
3005:
3004:
2990:
2911:
2873:
2835:
2763:
2725:
2689:
2653:
2618:14 September 1999
2615:
2585:14 September 1999
2550:30 September 1994
2546:Ronald W. Iverson
2521:30 September 1994
2515:
2477:
2439:
2401:
2363:
2140:Army Air Forces,
2093:Seventh Air Force
2069:Seventh Air Force
1933:Siege of Khe Sanh
1870:Joseph J. Nazzaro
1866:Pacific Air Force
1598:Invasion of Japan
1469:
1468:
1356:
1355:
1215:Seventh Air Force
1213:was redesignated
1177:Seventh Air Force
1071:
1070:
891:14th Pursuit Wing
846:14th Pursuit Wing
712:"balloon buster"
683:6th Aero Squadron
587:51st Fighter Wing
526:Battle of Okinawa
483:Northwest Pacific
449:
448:
403:William W. Momyer
314:Vietnam Ceasefire
311:Commando Hunt VII
302:Southwest Monsoon
201:U.S. Forces Korea
164:U.S. Forces Korea
156:U.S. Forces Korea
5796:
5438:
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5414:8th Fighter Wing
5388:
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5364:
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5293:
5286:
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5090:
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5011:41st Bombardment
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2838:19 December 2014
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2803:19 December 2014
2786:
2766:24 November 2008
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2731:24 November 2008
2723:
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2692:19 November 2003
2687:
2684:Garry R. Trexler
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2656:19 November 2001
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2621:19 November 2001
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2366:8 September 1986
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1752:(USSTAF) in the
1716:Italian Campaign
1662:Fourth Air Force
1632:Battle of Midway
1594:Eighth Air Force
1490:Battle of Midway
1446:Joint USAAF/Navy
1414:Kualoa Field AAF
1408:Kipapa Field AAF
1366:
1223:
1222:
976:78th Pursuit Sqd
964:44th Pursuit Sqd
958:19th Pursuit Sqd
932:47th Pursuit Sqd
922:46th Pursuit Sqd
912:45th Pursuit Sqd
885:
813:3rd Attack Group
809:Horace M. Hickam
607:8th Fighter Wing
514:Caroline Islands
506:Hawaiian Islands
377:David R. Iverson
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2474:
2471:Ronald Fogleman
2468:
2464:
2463:
2442:31 October 1988
2436:
2433:Thomas A. Baker
2430:
2426:
2425:
2407:31 October 1988
2404:9 December 1986
2398:
2392:
2388:
2387:
2369:9 December 1986
2360:
2357:Jack I. Gregory
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2350:
2349:
2304:
2253:
2206:Yontan Airfield
2200:Mariana Islands
2179:
2151:Army Air Forces
2128:
2048:Established as
2045:
2009:
1953:
1886:Joseph H. Moore
1862:George S. Brown
1838:
1806:
1770:
1740:Fifth Air Force
1533:Central Pacific
1475:
1470:
1420:
1229:FIGHTER GROUPS
1179:
1162:
1157:
1141:Empire of Japan
1136:, Philippines.
1072:
970:73d Pursuit Sqd
952:6th Pursuit Sqd
938:72d Pursuit Sqd
879:
687:Fort Kamehameha
661:
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651:
614:
611:Kunsan Air Base
594:
580:
545:
518:Mariana Islands
510:Gilbert Islands
502:Pacific Theater
452:
415:Joseph H. Moore
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407:George S. Brown
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384:
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4033:
4031:Air Force Band
4028:
4021:
4015:Army Air Corps
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3988:
3982:
3981:
3979:
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1581:in April 1946.
1567:
1566:after the war.
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1277:
1274:
1271:
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1248:
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1237:
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1235:MISCELLANEOUS
1233:
1230:
1227:
1207:
1206:
1199:
1193:
1178:
1175:
1161:
1158:
1156:
1153:
1126:Hamilton Field
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859:Hamilton Field
850:
849:
843:
760:Army Air Corps
660:
657:
655:
652:
650:
647:
646:
645:
642:
639:
636:
621:
620:
604:
579:
576:
544:
541:
450:
447:
446:
441:
435:
434:
429:
423:
422:
421:Aircraft flown
418:
417:
398:Lucius D. Clay
386:
380:
379:
371:
365:
364:
360:
359:
357:
356:
329:
328:
327:
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224:
223:
217:
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212:
175:
171:
170:
148:
144:
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138:
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133:
130:Army Air Corps
91:
87:
86:
73:
69:
68:
47:
43:
42:
39:
31:
30:
15:
9:
6:
4:
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5177:
5163:
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5155:
5153:
5150:
5149:
5147:
5145:Night Fighter
5143:
5137:
5134:
5132:
5129:
5127:
5124:
5123:
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5117:
5111:
5108:
5106:
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5098:
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5088:
5084:
5074:
5071:
5070:
5068:
5066:Troop Carrier
5064:
5058:
5057:508th Fighter
5055:
5053:
5052:318th Fighter
5050:
5048:
5045:
5043:
5040:
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5028:
5022:
5019:
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4778:
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4755:(Philippines)
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4638:Nakhon Phanom
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4376:
4372:
4368:
4360:
4355:
4353:
4348:
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4341:
4340:
4337:
4325:
4324:374th Airlift
4322:
4320:
4319:354th Fighter
4317:
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4310:
4307:
4305:
4302:
4300:
4297:
4295:
4292:
4290:
4287:
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4275:
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4264:
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4176:
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4159:
4151:
4146:
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4139:
4137:
4132:
4131:
4128:
4116:
4115:
4106:
4105:
4102:
4096:
4093:
4091:
4088:
4086:
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4081:
4078:
4076:
4075:Air Force Two
4072:
4071:Air Force One
4069:
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4064:
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4059:
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4049:
4047:
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3831:Personnel and
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