| Twelfth Air Force Established in the United States, the Twelfth Air Force moved to England for training, then participated in the invasion of North Africa. It engaged in tactical operations for the remainder of the war in the Mediterranean. The Twelfth Air Force has subsequently served both in Europe and later the United States. The Twelfth Air Force serves as the Air Force component to the United States Southern Command. - Lineage
- Established as Twelfth Air Force, and activated, on August 20, 1942, at Bolling Field, D.C., with assignment to Army Air Forces. Moved to England August-September 1942, then to Algeria in November 1942, participating in the invasion of north Africa. Moved to Tunisia in August 1943, and to Italy in December 1943. Inactivated at Florence, Italy, on August 31, 1945. Activated on May 17, 1946, at March Field, California, and assigned to Tactical Air Command. Assigned to Continental Air Command on December 1, 1948. Moved to Brooks AFB, Texas, in January 1949. Discontinued on July 1, 1950. Organized on January 21, 1951, at Wiesbaden, Germany, and assigned to United States Air Forces in Europe. Moved to Ramstein (later, Ramstein AB), Germany, in April 1953. Moved without personnel or equipment to Waco, Texas, absorbing resources of Eighteenth Air Force, and concurrently assigned to Tactical Air Command, on January 1, 1958. Moved to Bergstrom AFB, Texas, in August 1968. Relieved from assignment to Tactical Air Command and assigned to Air Combat Command on June 1, 1992. Moved from Bergstrom AFB, Texas, to Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona, effective October 1, 1992.
- 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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