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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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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.
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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
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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
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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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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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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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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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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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combat aircraft, and perform a myriad of intelligence, logistics, planning, communications, and liaison duties.
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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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strikes dropped 110,000 tons of ordnance in attacks that averaged over 300 sorties per day. At night,
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872:, California, arrived at Hickam on 13 May 1941. Nine of the 21 bombers were sent to
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884:, and consisted of 754 officers and 6,706 enlisted men with 231 military aircraft.
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307th Bombardment Group (Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress/Consolidated B-24 Liberator)
189:
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The Seventh Air Force along with Thirteenth Air Force in the Central Pacific and
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Wheeler, the group flew patrol missions until being inactivated in June 1946.
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692:. The history of the Seventh Air Force can be traced to the arrival of the
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Far East Air Forces (later, Pacific Air Command, U.S. Army), 14 July 1945
1975:
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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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1611:. Returned to the United States in January 1946 and was inactivated.
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to the Ryukus. The combat record of its major units is as follows:
60:
18 January 2008 – present (as Seventh Air Force (Air Forces Korea))
1928:
1850:
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1503:, and his plane went down in June 1942. No bodies were recovered.
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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 )
1910:, overseeing the operations of the ten primary USAF bases in the
1671:, California where it flew west coast antisubmarine patrols for
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The first known reforesting by plane was accomplished for the
769:, 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
1990:
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)
638:
Current organization the U.S. 7th Air Force in South Korea
1787:
On 15 December 1947, Seventh Air Force was re-designated
1667:
was reassigned to Seventh Air Force in October 1943 from
1281:
549th Night Fighter Squadron (Northrop P-61 Black Widow)
859:, activated on 1 November 1940 (P-26's) at Wheeler Field.
853:(formerly 18th Composite Wing) (B-10's) at Hickam Field.
558:
On 8 September 1986, Seventh Air Force was activated at
76:
19 October 1940 – 5 February 1942 (Hawaiian Air Command)
68:
10 December 1954 – 5 January 1955 (as Seventh Air Force)
27:
US Air Force formation responsible for the Korean region
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70:
15 December 1947 – 1 June 1949 (as Pacific Air Command)
3533:
Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces
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to attack Japanese surface fleets. It was deployed to
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House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces
3094:. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History.
3079:. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History.
1308:
30th Bombardment Group (Consolidated B-24 Liberator)
1287:
11th Bombardment Group (Consolidated B-24 Liberator)
1179:
or Hawaii Operation as it was called by the Japanese
1158:, one B-17E set down on a golf course, one landed at
876:
in September to begin a belated reinforcement of the
2275:
VII Air Service Area: 3 August 1944 – 12 August 1945
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was dedicated on 31 May 1935, named for Lt. Colonel
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5 February 1942 – 18 September 1942 (as 7 Air Force)
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under Brig. Gen. Walter J. Reed on 15 October 1942.
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5770:Numbered air forces of the United States Air Force
3511:House Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces
2289:): 2 February 1942 – 1 March 1945; 14–16 July 1945
2226:Hickam Field, Hawaii, 1 January 1946 – 1 June 1949
5780:Military units and formations established in 1940
3258:. Center of Military History United States Army.
3180:. United States Army Center of Military History.
581:, U.S. Forces, Korea/Combined Forces Command and
1753:in Australia were assigned to the newly created
1733:. It joined Seventh Air Force in Okinawa flying
5775:Air Forces of the United States Army Air Forces
3330:The Pineapple Air Force: Pearl Harbor to Tokyo
3126:"Seventh Air Force (Air Forces Korea) (PACAF)"
830:, Texas. The first detachment of 12 men (the
515:of World War II, providing air defense of the
5302:
4819:
4361:
4152:
3402:
365:Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm
8:
3295:. Commander in Chief Pacific. 7 October 1976
2183:Pacific Air Forces, 8 September 1986—present
1927:In June 1966, the first US air attacks near
1530:to Fiji, and 5,000 miles east and west from
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3213:
3211:
3209:
3207:
3155:Army Air Forces in World War II, Volume 4,
1772:Japanese air attacks on the Mariana Islands
5729:581st Air Resupply and Communications Wing
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4855:Previously: Hawaiian Air Force (1940-1942)
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2092:Upgraded to Major Command 15 December 1947
1918:for operations conducted from Thailand as
1139:, California, with a final destination of
696:, Aviation Section, Army Signal Corps, at
45:
5749:USAF units and aircraft of the Korean War
3137:
3135:
2044:Fairchild Republic A/OA-10 Thunderbolt II
1962:US Support Activities Group/7th Air Force
977:(Interceptor), Bellows Fld (P-40B, P-40C)
841:was established as a part of the general
749:, California on 25 January 1923, and the
703:The 6th Aero Squadron consisted of three
5476:Far East Air Forces Combat Cargo Command
3120:
3118:
3116:
2251:, Thailand, 29 March 1973 – 30 June 1975
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1233:
633:
3174:Vietnam from Cease Fire to Capitulation
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3112:
1972:Nakhon Phanom Royal Thai Air Force Base
346:
249:
5631:91st Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron
5621:56th Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron
5616:31st Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron
5324:United States Air Force In South Korea
3605:Operational Test and Evaluation Center
3469:Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force
3077:Air Force Combat Units of World War II
3048:United States Air Force in South Korea
593:Major units of Seventh Air Force are:
531:, and in the last major battle of the
507:, Territory of Hawaii, the 7 AF was a
499:Established on 19 October 1940 as the
443:Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II
258:World War II - Asiatic-Pacific Theater
233:, Gyeonggi Province, Republic of Korea
36:
5785:United States military in South Korea
5657:1st Troop Carrier Group (Provisional)
2285:7th Interceptor (later, 7th Fighter;
2257:, Republic of Korea, 8 September 1986
2235:, Hawaii, 24 March 1955 – 1 July 1957
2193:Fort Shafter, Hawaii, 1 November 1940
2040:General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon
753:was activated at Luke on 1 May 1923.
646:607th Air and Space Operations Center
455:General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon
7:
5479:Far East Air Forces Materiel Command
3070:Air Force Historical Research Agency
2308:: 15 October 1966 – 1 December 1971.
2300:7th Air (formerly, 7th Fighter Wing)
1901:Military Assistance Command, Vietnam
1871:Seventh Air Force Commander General
1855:Headquarter of Seventh Air Force in
1607:in July 1945 in preparation for the
1332:41st Photo Reconnaissance Squadron (
1272:28th Photo Reconnaissance Squadron (
1135:, were also en route to Hawaii from
467:Seventh Air Force (Air Forces Korea)
134:, 20 June 1941 – 18 September 1947;
40:Seventh Air Force (Air Forces Korea)
3362:United States Forces Korea Web Site
3042:United States Air Force in Thailand
2302:: 1 January 1946 – 3 September 1948
2282:): 29 January 1942 – 1 January 1946
1550:groups. In April 1944, it received
800:was activated with headquarters at
670:Formation of the Hawaiian Air Force
161:Provide combat-ready air forces to
5549:319th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
5473:Far East Air Forces Bomber Command
4106:Air & Space Forces Association
3523:Senate Committee on Armed Services
2249:Nakhon Phanom Royal Thai Navy Base
2229:Hickam AFB, Hawaii, 5 January 1955
1761:United States Strategic Air Forces
1618:was created on 12 October 1944 at
1203:replaced the 18th Bombardment Wing
652:607th Air Support Operations Group
62:8 September 1986 – 18 January 2008
25:
5626:67th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing
1756:United States Far East Air Forces
642:Non-Flying Units (Osan Air Base)
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2197:Hickam Field (later, Hickam AFB)
2004:Joint Casualty Resolution Center
1841:United States Far East Air Force
1803:, Solomon and Marshall Islands.
888:Order of Battle, 6 December 1941
573:It operates in conjunction with
481:(PACAF). It is headquartered at
358:
355:Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
348:
292:Vietnam Air Offensive, Phase III
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215:
206:
197:
188:
135:
126:
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105:
87:
5544:136th Fighter-Bomber Wing (ANG)
5539:116th Fighter-Bomber Wing (ANG)
4239:Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson
3090:Ravenstein, Charles A. (1984).
2168:), 1 January 1947 – 1 June 1949
1573:and became a permanent part of
1407:Homestead Field AAF/Molokai NAF
298:Vietnam Air Offensive, Phase IV
289:Vietnam Air Offensive, Phase II
143:19 October 1940 – 20 June 1941)
78:(83 years, 11 months)
51:Shield of the Seventh Air Force
4927:USAAF in the Southwest Pacific
4249:Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam
3929:Reserve Officer Training Corps
3886:Judge Advocate General's Corps
3528:Senate Subcommittee on Airland
3506:House Armed Services Committee
3290:"CINCPAC Command History 1975"
3221:"CINCPAC Command History 1973"
2320:
2180:, 28 March 1966 – 30 June 1975
2174:, 5 January 1955 – 1 July 1957
1984:Defense Attaché Office, Saigon
1809:Military Air Transport Service
1765:European Theater of Operations
1251:548th Night Fighter Squadron (
1209:replaced the 14th Pursuit Wing
727:, who fell in action in 1918.
1:
5800:1940 establishments in Hawaii
5713:6147th Tactical Control Group
5636:512th Reconnaissance Squadron
5524:51st Fighter-Interceptor Wing
5514:35th Fighter-Interceptor Wing
5194:United States Army Air Forces
4077:Women Airforce Service Pilots
2994:
2132:Activated on 8 September 1986
1937:Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone
1438:Mana AAF / Barking Sands NAAF
1214:VII Air Force Service Command
1181:Imperial General Headquarters
575:United States Pacific Command
509:United States Army Air Forces
115:(18 September 1947 – present)
5708:502nd Tactical Control Group
5494:4th Fighter-Interceptor Wing
4922:USAAF in the Central Pacific
2145:, U.S. Army, 1 November 1940
2068:Activated on 1 November 1940
1690:North American B-25 Mitchell
1327:North American B-25 Mitchell
1129:88th Reconnaissance Squadron
1114:38th Reconnaissance Squadron
1096:58th Bombardment Sqd (Light)
971:(Interceptor) (P-40B, P-40C)
843:United States Army Air Corps
826:, killed 5 November 1934 at
789:, landing off the island of
169:, along with serving as the
66:5 January 1955 – 1 July 1957
64:28 March 1966 – 30 June 1975
5641:543d Tactical Support Group
3432:Department of the Air Force
3352:Seventh Air Force Factsheet
3143:"Seventh Air Force History"
2965:3 years, 232 days
2817:2 years, 347 days
2709:2 years, 352 days
2599:2 years, 160 days
2567:2 years, 189 days
2127:Inactivated on 30 June 1975
2111:Activated on 5 January 1955
2097:Discontinued on 1 June 1949
1639:Consolidated B-24 Liberator
1552:North American P-51 Mustang
1290:9th Troop Carrier Squadron(
1267:Consolidated B-24 Liberator
1263:Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
959:(Interceptor), Wheeler Fld
5816:
5335:United States Forces Korea
4194:Seventh (Air Forces Korea)
3437:Secretary of the Air Force
3357:Seventh Air Force Homepage
3030:United States Forces Korea
2931:1 year, 290 days
2893:2 years, 50 days
2855:1 year, 202 days
2783:3 years, 43 days
2745:2 years, 18 days
2635:2 years, 66 days
2535:2 years, 44 days
2497:2 years, 41 days
2459:1 year, 249 days
2421:1 year, 327 days
2119:Activated on 28 March 1966
2114:Inactivated on 1 July 1957
1948:Boeing B-52 Stratofortress
1829:Commander-in-Chief Pacific
1601:Republic P-47 Thunderbolts
583:United States Forces Korea
310:Sanctuary Counteroffensive
29:
5746:
5667:314th Troop Carrier Group
5534:474th Fighter-Bomber Wing
5369:
5330:
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4937:
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2840:Terrence J. O'Shaughnessy
2673:2 years, 0 days
2327:
2324:
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2199:, Hawaii, c. 12 July 1941
2124:Organized on 1 April 1966
1675:. It was deployed to the
1628:Southwest Pacific Theater
1626:bombardment units in the
1624:Boeing B-29 Superfortress
1357:319th Bombardment Group (
1253:Northrop P-61 Black Widow
778:Department of Agriculture
760:was established south of
745:moved to Luke Field from
203:U.S. Indo-Pacific Command
163:U.S. Indo-Pacific Command
44:
5692:483rd Troop Carrier Wing
5687:437th Troop Carrier Wing
5677:374th Troop Carrier Wing
5672:315th Troop Carrier Wing
5662:61st Troop Carrier Group
5529:58th Fighter-Bomber Wing
5519:49th Fighter-Bomber Wing
5509:27th Fighter-Escort Wing
5504:18th Fighter-Bomber Wing
4544:Monkey Mountain Facility
4243:Elmendorf Air Force Base
4204:Thirteenth Expeditionary
3939:Airman Leadership School
3741:Thirteenth Expeditionary
3579:Field Operating Agencies
3171:Le Gro, William (1985).
1325:41st Bombardment Group (
945:(Fighter) (P-40B, P-36A)
837:On 1 November 1940, the
751:72d Bombardment Squadron
743:23d Bombardment Squadron
732:4th Observation Squadron
304:Vietnam Summer/Fall 1969
95:United States of America
5682:403d Troop Carrier Wing
5499:8th Fighter-Bomber Wing
4382:United States Air Force
3924:Officer Training School
3418:United States Air Force
3252:Cosmas, Graham (2006).
3075:Maurer, Maurer (1983).
3036:Military of South Korea
2166:United States Air Force
2155:(AAFPOA), 1 August 1944
1966:Under the terms of the
1715:319th Bombardment Group
1702:307th Bombardment Group
1311:163d Liaison Squadron (
1274:Lockheed F-5B Lightning
1261:5th Bombardment Group (
1069:50th Reconnaissance Sqd
919:(Fighter), Wheeler Fld
649:607th Air Support Group
301:TET 69/Counteroffensive
113:United States Air Force
5595:307th Bombardment Wing
3967:Awards and decorations
3600:District of Washington
3593:Direct Reporting Units
3066:public domain material
2027:
1892:
1864:
1863:, Republic of Vietnam.
1723:North African Campaign
1685:41st Bombardment Group
1665:30th Bombardment Group
1654:11th Bombardment Group
1522:, 1,000 miles west to
1492:
1463:Waieli Strip AAF (Aux)
1334:Lockheed F-5 Lightning
1177:attack on Pearl Harbor
1118:41st Bombardment Group
1051:11th Bombardment Group
1017:4th Reconnaissance Sqd
866:B-17 Flying Fortresses
678:
639:
579:United Nations Command
221:United Nations Command
179:United Nations Command
5734:6167th Air Base Group
5600:452d Bombardment Wing
5590:98th Bombardment Wing
5580:22d Bombardment Group
5575:19th Bombardment Wing
5570:17th Bombardment Wing
4253:Hickam Air Force Base
4010:Aeronautical Division
3383:(Google Earth format)
3379:16 March 2008 at the
2621:Charles R. Heflebower
2239:Tan Son Nhut Air Base
2025:
1908:Tan Son Nhut Air Base
1870:
1857:Tan Son Nhut Air Base
1854:
1825:Joint Chiefs of Staff
1735:Douglas A-26 Invaders
1731:Mediterranean Theater
1635:5th Bombardment Group
1491:
1296:Curtiss C-46 Commando
1292:Douglas C-47 Skytrain
1228:on 18 September 1942
1133:7th Bombardment Group
1127:Also, six B-17Es the
1011:5th Bombardment Group
1005:, Territory of Hawaii
999:18th Bombardment Wing
989:(Interceptor) (P-40B)
983:(Interceptor) (P-40B)
965:(Interceptor) (P-40B)
878:Philippine Department
851:18th Bombardment Wing
767:George E. Stratemeyer
677:
637:
477:of the United States
307:Vietnam Winter/Spring
286:Vietnam Air Offensive
5585:92d Bombardment Wing
5565:3rd Bombardment Wing
4415:Thirteenth Air Force
3881:Aeronautical ratings
3480:Three-star generals
2768:Jeffrey A. Remington
2406:Craven C. Rogers Jr.
2089:on 15 December 1947
2082:on 18 September 1942
1952:Douglas AC-47 Spooky
1916:Thirteenth Air Force
1795:, Midway Atoll, the
1719:Fifteenth Air Forces
1586:Bell P-39 Airacobras
1548:Thirteenth Air Force
1359:Douglas A-26 Invader
1343:508th Fighter Group
1322:318th Fighter Group
1313:Stinson L-5 Sentinel
1237:VII FIGHTER COMMAND
1102:86th Observation Sqd
1071:(Heavy) (B-17, B-18)
1065:(Heavy) (B-17, B-18)
1059:(Heavy) (B-17, B-18)
1057:26th Bombardment Sqd
1053:(Heavy), Hickam Fld
1045:(Heavy) (B-17, B-18)
1039:(Heavy) (B-17, B-18)
1037:31st Bombardment Sqd
1033:(Heavy) (B-17, B-18)
1013:(Heavy), Hickam Fld
951:(Interceptor) (none)
523:; Marshall Islands;
5173:549th Night Fighter
5168:548th Night Fighter
5147:316th Troop Carrier
5142:311th Troop Carrier
5116:41st Reconnaissance
5111:28th Reconnaissance
5084:419th Troop Carrier
4772:(Republic of China)
3678:Numbered Air Forces
3459:Vice Chief of Staff
3223:. 17 September 2012
2916:Kenneth S. Wilsbach
2520:Howell M. Estes III
2278:7th Bomber (later,
2153:Pacific Ocean Areas
2143:Hawaiian Department
2106:on 10 December 1954
2087:Pacific Air Command
2026:7th Air Force Bases
1968:Paris Peace Accords
1912:Republic of Vietnam
1789:Pacific Air Command
1779:Pacific Air Command
1616:508th Fighter Group
1597:318th Fighter Group
1575:Far East Air Forces
1556:Twentieth Air Force
1305:21st Fighter Group
1284:18th Fighter Group
1258:15th Fighter Group
1207:VII Fighter Command
1171:Pearl Harbor Attack
1122:Davis-Monthan Field
1098:, Hickam Fld (A-20)
1092:, Hickam Fld (C-33)
1063:42d Bombardment Sqd
1043:72d Bombardment Sqd
1031:23d Bombardment Sqd
910:Territory of Hawaii
882:Frederick L. Martin
812:for US$ 1,091,239.
798:18th Composite Wing
782:Oakland, California
690:Territory of Hawaii
686:Hawaiian Department
655:607th Support Group
511:combat unit in the
401:Frederick L. Martin
5469:315th Air Division
5464:314th Air Division
5340:Pacific Air Forces
5121:43d Reconnaissance
4750:support facilities
4400:Pacific Air Forces
4173:Pacific Air Forces
4036:The U.S. Air Force
3949:Fitness Assessment
3906:Chief of Chaplains
3825:Civilian auxiliary
3574:Air National Guard
3476:Four-star generals
3038:(ROK Armed Forces)
2984:Lieutenant General
2950:Lieutenant General
2912:Lieutenant General
2878:Thomas W. Bergeson
2874:Lieutenant General
2836:Lieutenant General
2802:Lieutenant General
2764:Lieutenant General
2728:Lieutenant General
2692:Lieutenant General
2654:Lieutenant General
2618:Lieutenant General
2586:Lieutenant General
2554:Lieutenant General
2516:Lieutenant General
2478:Lieutenant General
2440:Lieutenant General
2402:Lieutenant General
2364:Lieutenant General
2313:List of commanders
2213:, 19 December 1944
2178:Pacific Air Forces
2075:on 5 February 1942
2063:on 19 October 1940
2061:Hawaiian Air Force
2032:314th Air Division
2028:
1893:
1879:Commander General
1865:
1692:medium bombers to
1582:21st Fighter Group
1563:18th Fighter Group
1540:15th Fighter Group
1497:Clarence L. Tinker
1493:
1484:Wartime operations
1371:United States Navy
1201:VII Bomber Command
1108:(B-12, O-47, O-49)
1090:19th Transport Sqd
957:18th Pursuit Group
935:(Fighter) (P-36A,
917:15th Pursuit Group
839:Hawaiian Air Force
832:31st Bomb Squadron
762:Schofield Barracks
683:United States Army
679:
640:
564:314th Air Division
501:Hawaiian Air Force
479:Pacific Air Forces
475:Numbered Air Force
422:Ronald R. Fogleman
405:Clarence L. Tinker
295:Vietnam Air/Ground
194:Pacific Air Forces
152:Numbered Air Force
123:United States Army
32:Pacific Air Forces
5755:
5754:
5742:
5741:
5438:
5437:
5430:51st Fighter Wing
5409:Seventh Air Force
5284:
5283:
5185:
5184:
5181:
5180:
5163:6th Night Fighter
5137:9th Troop Carrier
5092:
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5032:494th Bombardment
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1881:Joseph J. Nazzaro
1877:Pacific Air Force
1609:Invasion of Japan
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902:14th Pursuit Wing
857:14th Pursuit Wing
723:"balloon buster"
694:6th Aero Squadron
598:51st Fighter Wing
537:Battle of Okinawa
494:Northwest Pacific
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414:William W. Momyer
325:Vietnam Ceasefire
322:Commando Hunt VII
313:Southwest Monsoon
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175:U.S. Forces Korea
167:U.S. Forces Korea
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1643:Battle of Midway
1605:Eighth Air Force
1501:Battle of Midway
1457:Joint USAAF/Navy
1425:Kualoa Field AAF
1419:Kipapa Field AAF
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975:44th Pursuit Sqd
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1873:George S. Brown
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2137:Assignments
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1389:Haleiwa AAF
1383:Bellows AAF
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335:Decorations
283:Vietnam Air
279:Vietnam War
238:Engagements
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5266:Fourteenth
5261:Thirteenth
4963:VII Bomber
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4181:Air Forces
3998:traditions
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2280:VII Bomber
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1821:Korean War
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4725:388th TFW
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3977:Equipment
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4057:Flag
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