XXXVI Fighter Command

XXXVI Fighter Command
Active	1942–1943
Country	United States
Branch	United States Army Air Forces
Role	Command and Control

The XXXVI Fighter Command is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with Sixth Air Force, based at Waller Field, Trinidad. It was inactivated on 30 April 1943.

History

Lineage

• Established as Caribbean Interceptor Command, on 3 June 1941

Redesignated as: Panama Interceptor Command, on 18 September 1941

Redesignated as: XXXVI Fighter Command on 9 August 1942

Disbanded on 30 April 1943

Assignments

• Sixth Air Force on 21 August 1942 – 30 April 1943

Stations

• Waller Field, Trinidad, 6 March 1942 – 25 August 1946

Units assigned

• Undetermined

Operational history

Engaged in antisubmarine operations

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.