Continental Air Command - History - Components

Components

Agencies

• Air Defense Command, 1 December 1948 - 1 July 1950
• Tactical Air Command, 1 December 1948 - 1 December 1950

Air Forces

• First Air Force, 1 December 1948-23 June 1958
• Fourth Air Force, December 1948-1 September 1960
• Ninth Air Force*, 1 December 1948 - 1 December 1950
• Tenth Air Force, 1 December 1948 - 1 September 1960
• Twelfth Air Force*, 1 December 1948 - 1 December 1950
• Fourteenth Air Force, 1 December 1948 - 1 July 1968

Regions

• First Air Force Reserve Region: 1 September 1960-1 August 1968

(Stewart AFB, NY) Responsible for the training of all Air Force Reservists in the six New England states, New York and New Jersey

• Second Air Force Reserve Region: 1 September 1960-24 June 1966

(Andrews AFB, MD) Responsible for the training of all Air Force Reservists in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, West Virginia and the District of Columbia. Inactivated 24 June 1966, merged into First Region.

• Third Air Force Reserve Region: 1 September 1960-1 August 1968

(Dobbins AFB, GA) Responsible for the training of all Air Force Reservists in Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Florida, Tennessee, and North and South Carolina.

• Fourth Air Force Reserve Region: 1 September 1960-1 August 1968

(Randolph AFB, TX) Responsible for the training of all Air Force Reservists in Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and New Mexico.

• Fifth Air Force Reserve Region: 1 September 1960-1 August 1968

(Selfridge AFB, MI) Responsible for the training of all Air Force Reservists in Michigan, Wisconsin, Indiana, Illinois, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, and North and South Dakota

• Sixth Air Force Reserve Region: 1 September 1960-1 August 1968

(Hamilton AFB, CA) Responsible for the training of all Air Force Reservists in California, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho, Montana, Washington and Oregon