13th Air Force
December 1942 to September 2012
United States of America
TYPE: USAAF Unit
IATA/ICAO CODES: Nil
HEADQUARTERS: Plaine Des Gaiacs Airfield, New Caledonia (1943), Pekoa Airfield, Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides (1943-1944), Carney Airfield, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands (1944), Momote Airfield, Admiralty Islands (1944), Hollandia Airfield, New Guinea, Netherlands East Indies (1944), Wama Airfield, Morotai, Netherlands East Indies, (1944-1945), Clark Field, Luzon, Philippines (1945-1946), Fort William McKinley, Luzon, Philippines (1946-1947), Clark Field, Luzon, Philippines (1947-1948), Kadena AB, Okinawa, Japan (1948-1949), Clark AFB, Luzon, Philippines (1949-1991), Andersen AFB, Guam (1991-2005), Hickam AFB, HI (2005-2012)
FORMER NAME: Nil
SUBSEQUENT NAME: Nil
The 13th Air Force was formed to engage in operations in the South Pacific theatre. It operated mainly in the Solomons, Gilbert, Marshall, Marianna and Philippine Islands compains. After the war, the 13th was mostly headquartered at Clark AB, Luzon, Philippines. The 13th Air Force operated Commandos in the Troop Carrier role under the following groups:
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