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were not well adapted to support missions. Accordingly, the AAF adopted a more functional system in which each base was organized into a separate numbered unit. As part of this reorganization the group was disbanded on 31 March 1944 along with its subordinate units and its resources were absorbed by
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to the Soviet Union by the end of fiscal year 1942 (30 June 1942). The US continued to commit to a fixed number of aircraft deliveries to the Soviet Union through 1943, with any manufacturing shortfalls reducing deliveries elsewhere. Early deliveries were made across the
Atlantic and Africa, then
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were delivered the following month. In addition to delivery flights, the group also flew missions to transport supplies and construction equipment for bases and facilities along the route. However, it becamme apparent that having a unit in the United States managing the entire route, including
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In mid July, bases were established or expanded across
Alberta, British Columbia, and Alaska. On 11 July, the 25th Ferrying Squadron was activated at Gore Field. The group began to ferry aircraft to the Soviet Union over the Northwest Staging Route. The first
396:, California. The group includes organic support capabilities, including an operational medical element, Chaplain Corps and other administrative and technical support functions. The group commander also serves as the Assistant Commandant of the
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for the sector's activation. However, the squadron was not activated until 24 March. The AFHRA factsheet for the 517th Group indicates the squadron was not assigned until 10 February 1943. Robertson, Factsheet 517 Training Group. The
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the 557th Army Air Forces Base Unit (7th
Ferrying Group) which was designated and organized on the same day. The base unit was redescribed as the 557th AAF Base Unit (Ferry Group) then discontinued after the end of
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along with over 600 members of the 7th Group scattered along the route. The group then once more focused on its ferrying mission. However, the group continued to manage the route's southern terminal at Gore Field
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states that one squadron was constituted in
February 1942 for assignment to the Northwest Sector and that by April, "the squadrons constituted on 18 February were activated." p. 96.
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agents. Additionally, graduates participate in the
Language Enabled Airman Program, the Olmsted Scholar Program, and foreign professional military education and exchange programs.
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Its operating components are the 311th and 314th
Training Squadrons. The group trains more than two thousand Air Force enlisted students in foreign language skills. It trains
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in 16 languages at
Monterey, and in 65 languages at the DLI site in Washington, DC. The group also continuously develops training methods and processes to develop linguists.
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276:. Unlike the other sectors activated at the same time, no air base squadron was initially authorized for the Northwest Sector, although a single squadron, the
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Carter, John D. (1955). "Tactical
Demands, Chapter 9, The Early Development of Air Transport and Ferrying". In Craven, Wesley F; Cate, James L (eds.).
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construction and maintenance was not practical, In
November 1942, control of the Canadian stations on the route was transferred to the
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Goss, William A. (1955). "The
Organization and its Responsibilities, Chapter 2 The AAF". In Craven, Wesley F.; Cate, James L. (eds.).
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Ferrying Command requested the AAF to reorganize its sectors as groups, with assigned squadrons. Accordingly, the sector became the
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bombers from the plant to modification centers in the US. On 21 February, this office was formally organized as a unit, the
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1252:"Distribution of Air Materiel to the Allies, 1939–1944, Controls, Procedures and Policies, USAF Historical Study No. 106"
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The 7th Ferrying Group was reconstituted and redesignated the 517 Tactical Group on 31 July 1985, but remained inactive.
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along with new graduates from flying schools were added to the group. The group's 90th Ferrying Squadron was located at
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Haulman gives the assignment date as 18 February 1942, the date the 7th Squadron was constituted and the date in the
368:(AAF) was finding that standard military units like the 7th Group, whose manning was based on relatively inflexible
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1438:"Administrative History of the Ferrying Command, 29 May 1941-30 June 1942, USAF Historical Study No. 33"
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Air Force Bases, Vol. I, Active Air Force Bases Within the United States of America on 17 September 1982
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through Iran, but by early 1942, the Soviets had approved a route through Alaska and Siberia (
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The Administrative History gives the date for activation of the sectors as 18 February 1942.
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Lloyd Earl, the group's executive officer conducted a survey to examine facilities between
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Smith, Blake W. (2007). "The Northwest Route to Alaska". In Dolitsky, Alexander B. (ed.).
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divided its Domestic Division into six sectors. The Northwest Sector was established at
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1230:. Vol. I, Plans and Early Operations. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press.
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deliver via the ALSIB took place in September 1942, while the first fighters,
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had met with senior Soviet officers and had committed to the delivery of 1800
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384th Base Headquarters & Air Base Squadron: 11 July 1942 – 31 March 1944
1349:. Vol. VI, Men & Planes. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press.
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Air Force graduates of the Defense Language Institute serve as cryptologic
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was. At the end of February, Ferrying Command entered into a contract with
187:, California. It was activated in its present form on 14 May 2009. During
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Northwest Sector, air Corps Ferrying Command (later 7th Ferrying Group)
1150:"Factsheet 7 Expeditionary Airborne Command and Control Squadron (ACC)"
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aircraft produced there. The bulk of this work consisted in flying new
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7th Ferrying Group, Northwest Sector, Domestic Wing, Ferrying Command
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1443:. Assistant Chief of Air Staff Intelligence, Historical Division
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Allies in Wartime: The Alaska-Siberia Airway During World War II
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Allies in Wartime: The Alaska-Siberia Airway During World War II
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1257:. Assistant Chief of Staff, Intelligence, Historical Division
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The group's origins can be traced to 3 January 1942, when
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on 21 April 2009. It was activated on 14 May 2009 at the
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Defense Language Institute (DLI) Foreign Language Center
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on 26 May 1942. Shortly after this, the group moved to
796:. US Army Garrison, Presidio of Monterey Public Affairs
547:
Presidio of Monterey, California, 14 May 2009 – present
175:. It conducts language training and is assigned to the
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Historical Branch, Air Transport Command (June 1945).
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303:. As operations expanded, experienced pilots from the
299:, Montana, where it would be able to superintend the
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B-17F Flying Fortress in flight near Seattle inb 1943
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and Ferrying Command's Domestic Division became the
972:. 341st Missile Wing Public Affairs. Archived from
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307th Ferrying Squadron: 18 June 1943 – 31 May 1944
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90th Ferrying Squadron: 10 April 1943 – 31 Mar 1944
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510:25th Ferrying Squadron: 11 July 1942 – 31 Mar 1944
507:7th Ferrying Squadron: 24 March 1942 – 31 Mar 1944
335:), originating at Gore Field. In early June 1942,
1476:Military units and formations established in 2009
441:Northwest Sector, Domestic Wing, Ferrying Command
1414:. Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History.
1466:Training groups of the United States Air Force
1314:. Juneau, AK: Alaska-Siberia Research Center.
1279:. Juneau, AK: Alaska-Siberia Research Center.
522:314th Training Squadron: 14 May 2009 – present
519:311th Training Squadron: 14 May 2009 – present
260:, Washington and was responsible for ferrying
1127:"About us: Factsheet 311th Training Squadron"
1101:"About us: Factsheet 314th Training Squadron"
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1181:"Air Force Personnel Services: Unit Awards"
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42:being ferried to the Soviet Union over the
1471:Military intelligence units and formations
1075:"Factsheet Twenty-Second Air Force (AFRC)"
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871:"About us: Factsheet 517th Training Group"
528:34th Sub Depot: c. 1 January – 31 March 44
416:Air Force Office of Special Investigations
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1152:. Air Force Historical Research Agency
1077:. Air Force Historical Research Agency
17:
970:"History of Malmstrom Air Force Base"
838:"Factsheet 517 Training Group (AETC)"
544:, Montana, 22 June 1942 – 31 Mar 1944
538:Seattle, Washington, 21 February 1942
7:
1270:Dolitsky, Alexander B., ed. (2007).
1215:Air Force Historical Research Agency
842:Air Force Historical Research Agency
794:"Units/Tenants 517th Training Group"
690:American Theater without inscription
388:The group was then redesignated the
1343:The Army Air Forces in World War II
1224:The Army Air Forces in World War II
1148:Haulman, Danniel L. (20 May 2019).
1129:. 17th Training Wing Public Affairs
1103:. 17th Training Wing Public Affairs
873:. 17th Training Wing Public Affairs
358:Alaskan Wing, Air Transport Command
429:Northwest Sector, Ferrying Command
270:Northwest Sector, Ferrying Command
98:Air Education and Training Command
14:
1377:Larson, Lt Col George A. (2020).
1250:Claussen, Martin P. (July 1944).
1073:Kane, Robert B. (12 April 2010).
1209: This article incorporates
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836:Robertson, Patsy (4 June 2009).
693:21 February 1942 – 31 March 1944
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654:Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
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636:Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
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618:Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
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600:Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
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581:Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
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217:Defense Language Institute (DLI)
183:, Texas. It is stationed at the
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118:Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
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33:
465:Reconstituted and redesignated
211:conducts language training for
1:
436:Activated on 21 February 1942
1183:. Air Force Personnel Center
266:Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
147:517th Training Group emblem
1492:
1380:Montana During World War 2
657:1 July 2019 – 30 June 2020
639:1 July 2017 – 30 June 2019
621:1 July 2015 – 30 June 2017
603:1 July 2013 – 30 June 2015
585:1 July 2009 – 30 June 2011
460:Disbanded on 31 March 1944
248:, in the aftermath of the
246:Air Corps Ferrying Command
1125:Staff writer, no byline.
1099:Staff writer, no byline.
869:Staff writer, no byline.
792:Staff writer, no byline.
767:Great Falls Army Air Base
313:Great Falls Army Air Base
181:Goodfellow Air Force Base
32:
1405:Mueller, Robert (1989).
481:Activated on 14 May 2009
288:, Alaska across Canada.
497:, 14 May 2009 – present
301:Northwest Staging Route
213:United States Air Force
173:United States Air Force
80:United States Air Force
55:1942–1944; 2009–present
1211:public domain material
942:Administrative History
930:Administrative History
918:Administrative History
892:Administrative History
754:Administrative History
749:Administrative History
736:Administrative History
370:tables of organization
250:attack on Pearl Harbor
241:
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660:517th Training Group
642:517th Training Group
624:517th Training Group
606:517th Training Group
588:517th Training Group
377:on 14 December 1945.
353:Curtiss P-40 Warhawks
278:7th Ferrying Squadron
239:
26:
21:517th Training Group
725:Approved 12 Nov 2010
552:Awards and campaigns
474:517th Training Group
467:517th Tactical Group
394:Presidio of Monterey
390:517th Training Group
341:Great Falls, Montana
221:Presidio of Monterey
191:, the group was the
185:Presidio of Monterey
165:517th Training Group
137:Jennifer L. Saraceno
108:Presidio of Monterey
1003:Claussen, pp. 34–35
769:. Mueller, p. 360.
431:on 14 February 1942
427:Constituted as the
309:6th Ferrying Groups
976:on 2 February 2008
669:Campaign Streamer
495:17th Training Wing
455:7th Ferrying Group
349:Douglas A-20 Havoc
293:7th Ferrying Group
282:Northwest Airlines
242:
193:7th Ferrying Group
177:17th Training Wing
28:
1390:978-1-6780-1044-7
1383:. Merriam Press.
1321:978-0-9653-8916-7
1286:978-0-9653-8916-7
713:Explanatory notes
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384:Language training
318:In October 1941,
215:personnel at the
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