I Tactical Air Division

IV Air Support Command
Active	1941-1945
Country	United States
Branch	United States Army Air Forces
Type	Command and Control

The VI Air Support Command is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to Second Air Force, based at Biggs Field, Texas. It was inactivated on 22 December 1945.

History

Lineage

• Constituted as IV Air Support Command on 21 August 1941

Activated on 3 September 1941

Redesignated IV Ground Air Support Command in April 1942

Redesignated IV Air Support Command in September 1942

Redeisgnated III Tactical Air Division in August 1943

Redesignated I Tactical Air Division in April 1944

Inactivated on 22 December 1945

Disbanded on 8 October 1948.

Assignments

• Fourth Air Force, 21 August 1941-15 December 1943
• Third Air Force, April 1944-22 December 1945
• Second Air Force, 23 November-22 December 1945

Stations

• Hammer Field, California, 3 September 1941
• Hamilton Field, California, 11 September 1941
• Presidio of San Francisco, California, February 1942
• Thermal Army Airfield, California, January 1943
• Camp Young, California, c. September 1943
• Thermal Army Airfield, California, c. 15 December 1943
• Esler Regional Airport, Louisiana, April 1944
• Alexandria Army Air Base, Louisiana, September 1945
• Barksdale Field, Louisiana, c. 16 November 1945
• Biggs Field, Texas, c. 23 November-22 December 1945.

Operational history

At various times, supervised heavy bomber flights to Hawaii, gave air support to ground units in training, participated in air-ground maneuvers, and put on air support demonstrations.

References

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

• Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.