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10th Air Force

Tenth Air Force Patch
Active 12 February 1942
Country United States
Branch United States Air Force
Garrison/HQ Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth

Tenth Air Force is a Numbered Air Force headquartered at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas. Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the For uses prior to 1 October 1994 see Carswell Air Force Base Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth or NAS JRB Fort Worth, This is a list of Numbered Air Forces (NAF of the United States Air Force Historically a NAF is a level of command below a MAJCOM (Major Command For uses prior to 1 October 1994 see Carswell Air Force Base Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth or NAS JRB Fort Worth, The command is one of three numbered air forces in Air Force Reserve Command, and is responsible for command supervision of fighter, bomber, rescue, airborne warning and control, special operations, flying training, combat air operations battle staff, and space units. The Air Force Reserve Command ( AFRC) is a major command (MAJCOM of the U

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Mission

Tenth Air Force is responsible for managing and supervising six fighter wings, three geographically dispersed rescue units, one bomber unit, one Airborne Warning and Control (AWACs) associate unit, one special operations wing, one space wing, one Regional Support Group, and more than 120 non-flying units in logistics and support roles.

The command directs the activities of more than 13,363 reservists and 947 civilians located at 30 military installations throughout the United States. With a full time staff of 87 and 93 reservist, Tenth Air Force and the 610th Regional Support Group, monitor and provides assistance to all subordinate units to ensure they maintain readiness to supplement the nation's active Air Force units with operationally ready units on a moment's notice. If mobilized, the flying units and their support elements would be gained by Air Combat Command (ACC), Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC), Air Force Space Command (AFSPACOM) and Air Education and Training Command (AETC). Air Combat Command ( ACC) is a major command (MAJCOM of the United States Air Force. Air Force Special Operations Command ( AFSOC) was established 22 May, 1990, with headquarters at Hurlburt Field, Florida Air Force Space Command ( AFSPC) is a major command of the United States Air Force. Air Education and Training Command ( AETC) was established July 1 1993 with the realignment of Air Training Command and Air University.

In addition, Tenth Air Force units fly satellites for both US SPACECOM and NOAA. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA) is a scientific agency within the United States Department of Commerce focused on the conditions of the

Units

Operational units of Tenth Air Force are|

History

World War II

10th Air Force USAAF emblem

Tenth Air Force was constituted on 4 February 1942 and activated on 12 February. The 301st Fighter Wing is a United States Air Force Reserve figher wing based at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth Carswell Field Texas For uses prior to 1 October 1994 see Carswell Air Force Base Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth or NAS JRB Fort Worth, The 307th Fighter Squadron ( 307 FS) is part of the Tenth Air Force and stationed at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia. Langley Air Force Base is located three Nautical miles (6 km) north of the Central business district of the city of Hampton, Virginia The 310th Space Wing ( 310 SW) is a Reserve space wing of the United States Air Force. Schriever Air Force Base (Schriever AFB is a base of the United States Air Force located approximately 10 miles (16 kilometers east of Peterson AFB near Colorado Randolph Air Force Base ( Randolph AFB) is a base of the United States Air Force located in Universal City, Texas, near San Antonio The 419th Group trained in the Reserve for troop carrier operations from 1949 to 1951 Hill Air Force Base is a major United States Air Force base located in northern Utah, south of the city of Ogden, adjacent to the cities of Clearfield The 442d Fighter Wing ( 442 FW) is a wing of the United States Air Force based out of Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. Whiteman Air Force Base ( Whiteman AFB) is a base of the United States Air Force in Johnson County, Missouri, United States The 482d Fighter Wing ( 482 FW) is a wing of the United States Air Force based out of Homestead Air Reserve Base, Florida. Homestead Joint Air Reserve Base (formerly Homestead Air Force Base) is a United States Air Force base located in South Miami-Dade County Florida adjacent The 552d Air Control Wing ( 552 ACW) is an operational wing of the United States Air Force based at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma Tinker Air Force Base is a major US Air Force base located in the southeast Oklahoma City area near the suburb of Midwest City, Oklahoma. For uses prior to 1 October 1994 see Carswell Air Force Base Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth or NAS JRB Fort Worth, The 917th Wing ( 917 WG) is a composite (mostly Reserve wing of the United States Air Force based at Barksdale Air Force Base. Barksdale Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located three Nautical miles (6 km) east of the Central business district of The 919th Special Operations Wing ( 919 SOW) is an Air Force Reserve wing of the United States Air Force based at Eglin AFB Auxiliary Field Eglin Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located southwest of Valparaiso in Okaloosa County, Florida, United States The 920th Rescue Wing ( 920 RQW) is a wing of the United States Air Force based at Patrick Air Force Base, Florida. Patrick Air Force Base is a United States Air Force Base located between Satellite Beach and Cocoa Beach, in Brevard County, Florida The United States Air Force 's 944th Fighter Wing is an initial fighter training (IFT unit located at Luke AFB, Arizona. Luke Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located seven miles (11 km west of the Central business district of Glendale, in Maricopa County Events 211 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the It was created for air combat operations in India and Burma during World War II as part of the China Burma India Theater of operations. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Burma, officially the Union of Myanmar ( pjìdàunzṵ mjàmmà nàinŋàndɔ̀ is the largest country by geographical area in mainland Southeast Asia. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including China Burma India Theater (CBI (later IBT or India-Burma theater was the name used by the United States Army for its forces operating in conjuction with Allied air

The Tenth moved to India over a three month period from March to May 1942. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. It served in India, Burma, and China until March 1943 when Fourteenth Air Force was activated in China. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Fourteenth Air Force is a Numbered Air Force (NAF of Air Force Space Command (AFSPC Then the Tenth operated in India and Burma until it moved to China late in July 1945. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar . [1]

The Tenth Air Force in the China Burma India Theater gave birth to Maj. Gen. Claire L. Chennault's Fourteenth Air Force. China Burma India Theater (CBI (later IBT or India-Burma theater was the name used by the United States Army for its forces operating in conjuction with Allied air WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The Tenth Air Force was built up around a nucleus of air force personnel newly arrived from Java and the Philippines, under the command of Maj. Gen. (later Lt. Gen.) Louis Brereton. Java (Jawa is an Island of Indonesia and the site of its Capital city Jakarta. The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP Lewis Hyde Brereton ( June 21, 1890 - July 20, 1967) was a military aviation pioneer and United States Army Air Forces general in the It, too, had headquarters at New Delhi at a later date. New Delhi (नई दिल्ली ਨਵੀਂ ਦਿੱਲੀ نئی دلی is the Capital city of India.

In these early days of theater organization, the Tenth Air Force constituted most of the American military establishment in India. In China, General Chennault's American Volunteer Group, which eventually became the Fourteenth Air Force, was still under the control of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek. The Fourteenth Air Force is a Numbered Air Force (NAF of Air Force Space Command (AFSPC Chiang Kai-shek ( POJ: Chiúⁿ Kài-se̍k Jyutping: zoeng2gaai3sek6 GCB ( October 31, 1887 &ndash In July 1942, what remained of it was inducted into the United States Army Air Force as the China Air Task Force, and complement of the India Air Task Force, both of which were elements of the Tenth Air Force. Events in July The traditional period known as "fence month" (the closed season for deer in England ended July 9 (date varied Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States Army Air Forces ( USAAF) was the military aviation arm of the United States of America during and immediately after World War II.

As a result of decisions which the Joint Chiefs of Staff made in Washington, DC, the Tenth Air Force expanded in 1943. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. It required new bases which Theater Headquarters ordered Services of Supply to build and maintain. General Chennault's China Air Task Force was later incorporated into the USAAF as the Fourteenth Air Force. The Tenth and Fourteenth Air Forces constituted the major American combat forces in the theater.

Throughout the life of the China-Burma-India theater, General Chennault's air element constituted the bulk of the U. S. Forces in China-an element greatly outnumbered by the troops of the Services of Supply and the Tenth Air Force in India. The Tenth Air Force processed and trained crews for combat and transport activities.

From bases in Assam, it also supervised and protected supply flights over The Hump and prepared to support Allied ground efforts with close air support and operations against Japanese communications and supply installations in Burma. The Hump was the name given by Allied pilots in the Second World War to the eastern end of the Himalayan Mountains over which they flew from India Burma, officially the Union of Myanmar ( pjìdàunzṵ mjàmmà nàinŋàndɔ̀ is the largest country by geographical area in mainland Southeast Asia.

General Chennault relinquished command of the Fourteenth Air Force in August 1945. During the last months of the year many personnel and units of the Tenth and Fourteenth Air Forces were moved out of China. In December 1945 both air forces were disbanded; only units remained. Events in December Union Day of Romania (1 December World AIDS Day ( December 1) National Day of Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar

World War II Campaigns

Burma, 1942; India-Burma; China Defensive; Central Burma; China Offensive. [1]

World War II Commanders

World War II Headquarters

World War II Units

  • 1st Combat Cargo Group (C-47) India, Burma
    Aug 1944 - Aug 1945
    Xfer to 14AF in China
  • 3d Combat Cargo Group (C-47) India, Burma
    Jun 1944 - Nov 1945
    Xfer to 14AF in China
  • 4th Combat Cargo Group (C-47) India, Burma
    Nov 1944 - Nov 1945
  • 7th Bombardment Group (Heavy) (B-17E, B-24) India
    Reassigned from Brisbaine Australia (Far East Air Force)
    Feb 1942 - Dec 1945
    B-17E's Pearl Harbor Survivors, Xfer to 9AF Lydda, Palestine, Dec 1942
    Re-equipped with B-24s
  • 12th Bombardment Group (Medium) (B-25) India
    Reassigned from Guado Airfield, Italy (12AF)
    Jun 1944 - Dec 1945
  • 33d Fighter Group (P-38, P-47) India, Burma
    Reassigned from Cercola, Italy (12AF)
    Feb 1944 - Nov 1945
    TDY to 14AF in China, Apr - Sep 1944
  • 80th Fighter Group (P-38, P-40, P-47) India, Burma
    Jun 1943 - Nov 1945
  • 311th Fighter Group (A-36, P-51) India, Burma
    Jul 1943 - Jul 1944
    Xfer to 14AF in China - Aug 1944
  • 341st Bombardment Group (Medium) (B-25) (1943-1944)
    India
    Sep 1942 - Jan 1944
    Xfer to 14AF in China - Jan 1944
  • 443d Troop Carrier Group (c-47/c-53) India
    Feb 1944 - May 1945
    Xfer to 14AF in China - Jan 1944 - May 1945
  • 426th Night Fighter Squadron: (P-61) India
    Jan 1944
    Xfer to 14AF in China
  • 427th Night Fighter Squadron: (P-61) India
    Transferred from Pomigliano, Italy, October 1944
    Xfer to 14AF in China

Post World War II

After World War II, Tenth Air Force was assigned to the reestablished Air Defense Command, later to Continental Air Command, and back to Air Defense Command. The 4th Combat Cargo Group was a World War II United States Army Air Forces combat organization The 7th Bomb Wing ( 7 BW) is the premier operational B-1B Lancer unit in the United States Air Force, based at Dyess Air Force Base, The 33d Fighter Wing ( 33 FW) is a wing of the United States Air Force based out of Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. The 80th Flying Training Wing ( 80 FTW) is a wing of the United States Air Force based out of Sheppard Air Force Base in Wichita Falls From September 1960 to January 1966 the organization was inactive. It was deactivated again in September 1969. In October 1976 Tenth Air Force reactivated as a part of the Air Force Reserves (AFRES).

See also

References

Notes

  1. ^ a  b  c Air Force Combat Units of World War II - Part 8 See References Maurer
  2. ^  a  Transferred to the Fourteenth Air Force
  3. ^  The 341st Bomb Group usually functioned as if it were two groups and for a time as three. Objective Burma! is a 1945 movie which depicts a Commando -style raid in the China Burma India Theater of World War II. The Fourteenth Air Force is a Numbered Air Force (NAF of Air Force Space Command (AFSPC Soon after its activation in September 1942, 341st Bomb Group Headquarters and three of its sauadrons the 22d, 490th and 491st, and were stationed and operating in India under direction of the Tenth Air Force, while the 11th squadron was stationed and operating in China under direction of the "China Air Task Force", which was later reorganized and reinforced to become the Fourteenth Air Force. Fourteen months later the Group Headquarters along with 22d and the 491st squadrons joined the 11th squadron under the command of the Fourteenth Air Force. However most of the 490th "Burma Bridge Busters" remained under the command of Major-General Howard Davidson's Tenth Air Force. Still later the 11th Squadron and a detachment of the 491st operated for a time under the East China Task Force. [2]
  4. ^ Life and Times of the 341st Bomb Group: Forward

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