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  • United States Air Force Heritage of America Band (ACC)

    Lineage. Constituted as Air Force Band, Barksdale Field, Shreveport, LA, and activated on 1 Oct 1941. Redesignated as: 64 Army Air Forces Band on 10 Aug 1942; 564 Army Band on 21 Dec 1943; 564 Army Air Forces Band on 26 Feb 1944; 564 Air Force Band on 26 Sep 1947; 564 Tactical Air Command Band on 15

  • United States Air Forces in Europe (USAF)

    Lineage.  Established as 8 Air Force on 19 Jan 1942.  Activated on 28 Jan 1942.  Redesignated as:  Eighth Air Force on 18 Sep 1942; United States Strategic Air Forces in Europe on 22 Feb 1944; United States Air Forces in Europe on 7 Aug 1945.  Was a specified command of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, 22

  • United States Air Forces in Europe Air Postal Sq (USAFE)

    Lineage. Constituted as 2 Air Postal Squadron on 12 Sep 1949.  Activated on 5 Oct 1949. Discontinued, and inactivated, on 8 Jan 1963.Consolidated (1 Jun 1993) with the 7025 Air Postal Squadron, which was activated on 1 Jul 1976. Redesignated as: 2 Air Postal Squadron on 15 Jun 1993; United States

  • United States Air Forces in Europe Band (USAFE)

    Lineage. Constituted as 386 Army Air Forces Band on 14 Jan 1943. Activated on 1 Feb 1943. Redesignated as: 686 Army Band on 27 Dec 1943; 686 Army Air Forces Band on 26 Feb 1944; 686 Air Force Band on 26 Sep 1947; United States Air Forces in Europe Band on 1 Oct 1991. Assignments. Army Air Forces

  • United States Air Forces in Europe NCO Academy (USAFE)

    Lineage. Constituted as the United States Air Forces in Europe NCO Academy on 14 Nov 1997. Activated on 21 Nov 1997.Assignments. United States Air Forces in Europe, 21 Nov 1997-.Stations. Kapaun AS, Germany, 21 Nov 1997-.Service Streamers. None.Campaign Streamers. None.Armed Forces Expeditionary

  • United States Air Forces Southern Command

    The first air units arrived in the Canal Zone in February 1917. By 1940, a rapid increase in the number of units warranted a new organization, and the Panama Canal Air Force was created as a major command. When the command inactivated in 1976, most of its functions and resources passed to the

  • USAF Academy Preparatory School (USAFA)

    Lineage. Constituted as USAF Academy Preparatory School on 11 Apr 1969.  Activated on 1 Jul 1969.  Given a headquarters, and converted from a unit into an establishment, on 30 Aug 2003.   Assignments. United States Air Force Academy, 1 Jul 1969-. Stations.  United States Air Force Academy, 1 Jul

  • USAF Academy Preparatory School Commandant (USAFA)

    Lineage. Established as 1 USAF Academy Preparatory Group, and activated, on 30 Aug 2003. Redesignated as USAF Academy Preparatory School Commandant on 1 Aug 2010. Assignments. USAF Academy Preparatory School, 30 Aug 2003-. Stations. USAF Academy, CO, 30 Aug 2003-.Service Streamers. None. Campaign