| Tenth Air Force The Tenth Air Force was created for air combat operations in India and Burma during World War II. In the years since World War II, the Tenth Air Force has served the air defense and reserve training programs. - Lineage
- Established as 10th Air Force on February 4, 1942. Activated on February 12, 1942, at Patterson Field, Ohio, and assigned to Air Force Combat Command. Moved to New Delhi, India, March-May 1942, with assignment to U.S. Army Forces in China-Burma-India. Redesignated Tenth Air Force on September 18, 1942. Assigned to Army Air Forces, India-Burma Sector, on August 21, 1943. Moved to Barrackpore, India, in October 1943; to Belvedere Palace, Calcutta, India, in January 1944; to Kanjikoah, India, in June 1944. Assigned to Army Air Forces, India-Burma Theater, on October 27, 1944. Moved to Myitkyina, Burma, in November 1944; to Bhamo, Burma, in February 1945; to Piardoba, India, in May 1945; and to Kunming, China, June-July 1945. Assigned to Army Air Forces, China Theater, on July 6, 1945. Moved to Liuchow, China, in early August 1945; to Kunming, China, later in August 1945; and to Shanghai, China, in October 1945. Returned to the U.S., arriving at Fort Lawton, Washington, on January 5, 1946. Inactivated on January 6, 1946. Activated on May 24, 1946, at Brooks Field (later, AFB), Texas, and assigned to Air Defense Command. Moved to Offutt AFB, Nebraska, effective July 1, 1948, and to Fort Benjamin Harrison (later, Benjamin Harrison AFB), Indiana, effective September 25, 1948. Assigned to Continental Air Command on December 1, 1948. Moved to Selfridge AFB, Michigan, in January 1950. Discontinued, and inactivated, on September 1, 1960. Activated on January 20, 1966, and assigned to Air (later, Aerospace) Defense Command. Organized on April 1, 1966, at Richards-Gebaur AFB, Missouri. Inactivated on December 31, 1969. Redesignated Tenth Air Force (Reserve) on September 24, 1976. Activated on October 8, 1976, at Bergstrom AFB, Texas, and assigned to Air Force Reserve (later, Air Force Reserve Command). Redesignated Tenth Air Force on December 1, 1985. Moved to Carswell ARS, Texas, effective June 30, 1996.
- The preceding web-site text was obtained from the Air Force Historical Agency. The text layout has been modified to conform to this webpage and for ease of reading.
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