| Ninth Air Force After beginning life in the United States as a numbered air support command, this establishment became the major tactical air force in the European Theater of Operations during World War II. Ninth Air Force first entered combat in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations, then moved to England in 1943. Following the war, Ninth Air Force served as one of the tactical air forces of Tactical Air Command. Presently assigned to Air Combat Command, Ninth Air Force also serves as the Air Force component to the United States Central Command. - Lineage
- Established as 5th Air Support Command on August 21, 1941. Activated on September 2, 1941, at Bowman Field, Kentucky, and assigned to Air Force Combat Command. Moved to New Orleans Army Air Base, Louisiana, in January 1942. Redesignated 9th Air Force on April 8, 1942. Moved to Bolling Field, D.C., in July 1942. Redesignated Ninth Air Force on September 18, 1942. Moved to Egypt in November 1942, and entered combat in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations. Moved to England in October 1943. Became part of United States Strategic Air Forces (later, United States Air Forces in Europe) in June 1944. Moved to France in September 1944 and to Germany in June 1945. Inactivated on December 2, 1945. Activated on March 28, 1946, at Biggs Field, Texas, and assigned to Tactical Air Command. Moved to Greenville Army Air Base (later, AFB), South Carolina, in October 1946. Assigned to Continental Air Command on December 1, 1948. Moved to Langley AFB, Virginia, in February 1949. Moved without personnel and equipment to Pope AFB, North Carolina, and redesignated Ninth Air Force (Tactical), on August 1, 1950. Assigned to Tactical Air Command on December 1, 1950. Redesignated Ninth Air Force on June 26, 1951. Moved to Shaw AFB, South Carolina, in August 1954. Relieved from assignment to Tactical Air Command and assigned to Air Combat Command on June 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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