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Benjamin O. Davis Jr. The Thirteenth Expeditionary Air Force ( 13 EAF) is a provisional numbered air force of the United States Air Force Pacific Air Forces (PACAF). It is headquartered at Hickam Air Force Base, Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. It has never been stationed in the continental United States.
The group was first activated at Langley Field, Virginia in January 1941 as the 13th Bombardment Group, with the 39th, 40th, and 41st Bombardment Squadrons assigned and the 3d Reconnaissance Squadron attached. The group was equipped with a mix of Douglas B-18 Bolos and North American B-25 Mitchells. In June, the group moved to Orlando Army Air ...
During World War II, the United States Army Air Forces engaged in combat against the air, ground and naval forces of the Empire of Japan in the South West Pacific Theatre . As defined by the United States Department of War, the South West Pacific theatre included the Philippines, the Dutch East Indies (excluding Sumatra ), Borneo, Australia ...
The 13th Airborne Division was an airborne forces formation of division -size of the United States Army that was active during World War II. The division was commanded for most of its existence by Major General Elbridge G. Chapman. [ 1] It was officially activated in the United States in August 1943 at Fort Bragg in North Carolina, remaining ...
The 13th Armored Corps Sustainment Command —the "Lucky 13th"—is a U.S. Army modular sustainment command which serves as a forward presence for expeditionary operations for a theater, or in support of a regional combatant commander. Corps Sustainment Commands (CSC), such as the 13th, synchronize distribution of supplies and services within ...
13th Bomb Squadron. The 13th Bomb Squadron is a squadron of the United States Air Force. It is assigned to the 509th Operations Group, Air Force Global Strike Command, stationed at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. The squadron is equipped with the Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber. [2] The 13th is one of the oldest units in the ...
United States. The United States Army Air Forces ( USAAF or AAF) [ 1 ] was the major land-based aerial warfare service component of the United States Army and de facto aerial warfare service branch of the United States [ 2 ] during and immediately after World War II (1941–1947). It was created on 20 June 1941 as successor to the previous ...
Tachikawa Airfield. / 35.71083°N 139.40306°E / 35.71083; 139.40306. Tachikawa Airfield (立川飛行場, Tachikawa Hikōjō) ( ICAO: RJTC) is an airfield in the city of Tachikawa, in the western part of Tokyo, Japan. Currently under the administration of the Ministry of Defense, it has also served as a civilian airport with Japan's ...