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Antilles Air Command
Active	1943–1946
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Role	Command of tactical units

The Antilles Air Command is a disbanded United States Army Air Forces unit. Its last assignment was with Sixth Air Force, based at Borinquen Field, Puerto Rico, where it was inactivated on 25 August 1946.

Engaged in antisubmarine operations, 1941–1945. Inactivated 1946.

History

Lineage

• Constituted as the Antilles Air Task Force on 20 February 1943

Activated on 1 March 1943

Redesigned Antilles Air Command c. 1 June 1943

Inactivated on 25 August 1946

Disbanded on 8 October 1948

Assignments

• Sixth Air Force, 20 February 1943 – 25 August 1946

Stations

• San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1 March 1943
• Borinquen Field, Puerto Rico, 1 March 1943 – 25 August 1946

Components

• Trinidad Wing, 1 March 1943 – 15 March 1944
• 4th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, 11 July 1941 – 29 March 1942

Attached to Puerto Rican Department: 29 March 1942-23 March 1943

Attached to Antilles Air Task Force: 23 March-1 June 1943

Assigned to Antilles Air Command: 1 July 1943-25 August 1946

• 23d Antisubmarine Squadron:

Attached to Trinidad Wing, Antilles Air Command: 5 August–December 1943

• 32d Fighter Squadron: 3 August 1943 – 13 March 1944
• 59th Bombardment Squadron: 19 March-26 April 1943

Detached to 25th Bombardment Squadron: 26 April-1 August 1943

• 91st Reconnaissance Squadron

Attached: 26 July-21 October 1948

Assigned: 21 October 1948-22 January 1949

• 101st Bombardment (Photographic) Squadron

Attached to Trinidad Sector and Base Command, 6 August 1942-1 June 1943

Assigned to Antilles Air Command: 1 June 1943-15 March 1944

References

Notes

1. ^ Maurer, p. 455

Bibliography

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

• Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1983) . Air Force Combat Units of World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-912799-02-1. LCCN 61060979. Retrieved 17 December 2016.

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