13th Air Expeditionary Group

13th Air Expeditionary Group
Emblem of the 13th Air Expeditionary Group
Active	1941-1942; 2007-Present
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Role	Bombardment; Antisubmarine warfare
Garrison/HQ	Hickam AFB, Hawaii

304th EAS C-17 sits on the Ice Runway at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, Nov. 21, 2011.

An LC-130 Hercules is unloaded Nov. 27 on the ice runway near McMurdo Station, Antarctica, during Operation Deep Freeze.

World War II unit emblem of the 13th Bombardment Group

The 13th Air Expeditionary Group is a provisional United States Air Force unit. It is assigned to Air Mobility Command, based at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii.

Overview

The 13 AEG was re-activated by Air Mobility Command as the air component of Joint Task Force-Support Forces Antarctica (JTF-SFA). The 13 AEG commander is dual hatted as the deputy commander, JTF-SFA.^[1]^[2]

Units

304th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, C-17 Globemaster III
139th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, LC-130 Hercules (New York Air National Guard)

History

Organized in early 1941 as a First Air Force bombardment group equipped with B-18 Bolos. After the United States entered World War II the group was ordered to search for German U-Boats and to fly aerial coverage of friendly convoys off the east coast. Reassigned to Army Air Forces Antisubmarine Command in October 1942 and inactivated shortly afterwards, its component squadrons being redesignated Antisubmarine Squadrons and reassigned to the 25th Antisubmarine Wing.

Lineage

Constituted as 13th Bombardment Group (Medium) on 20 November 1940

Inactivated on 30 November 1942

Re-designated 13th Air Expeditionary Group, and converted to provisional status in 2007

Assignments

First Air Force, 15 January 1941
I Bomber Command, 6 June 1941
Army Air Forces Antisubmarine Command, 15 October–November 1942
Air Mobility Command to activate or inactivate at any time, 2007.

Attached to: Thirteenth Air Force, 2007-Present

Squadrons

39th Bombardment: 15 January 1941 – 30 November 1942
40th Bombardment: 15 January 1941 – 30 November 1942

An air echelon was attached to the: Caribbean Sea Frontier, United States Navy, 30 August-9 October 1942 and 16 October-15 November 1942

An air echelon was attached to the: 99th Bombardment Squadron, 9–16 October 1942

41st Bombardment: 15 January 1941 – 30 November 1942
3d Reconnaissance, later 393d Bombardment: 15 January 1941 – 30 November 1942

Stations

Langley Field, Virginia, 15 January 1941
Orlando Army Air Base, Florida, c. 6 June 1941
Westover Field, Massachusetts, 20 January-30 November 1942.

References

This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of 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.

USAAF Antisubmarine Command

Command

Headquarters Antisubmarine Command
I Bomber Command (First Air Force, 1941–42)

Wings

Groups

Squadrons

Antisubmarine	1st 2d 3d 4th 6th 7th 8th 9th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 22d 23d 25th

Other	2d Search Attack 3d Search Attack 4th Search Attack

Airfields

United States	Dover (Delaware) Drew (Florida) Jacksonville (Florida) Key West (Florida) Lantana (Florida) Miami (Florida) Orlando (Florida) Savannah (Georgia) Grenier (New Hampshire) Atlantic City (New Jersey) Fort Dix (New Jersey) Mitchel (New York) Bluethenthal (North Carolina) Cherry Point (North Carolina) Charleston (South Carolina) Hyannis (Massachusetts) Otis (Massachusetts) Westover (Massachusetts) Langley (Virginia)

Newfoundland	Gander Torbay

Caribbean and South America	Batista (Cuba) Guantanamo (Cuba) Zanderij (Suriname) Vernam (Jamaica) Carlsen (Trinidad)

Europe	Dunkeswell (England) Podington (England) St. Eval (England)

North Africa	Port Lyautey (Morocco)

USAAF First Air Force in World War II

Airfields

First Air Force Group Training Stations
First Air Force Replacement Training Stations
First Air Force Tactical Airfields
Freeman Army Airfield
Godman Army Airfield
Selfridge Field

Units

Commands

I Bomber Command (1941-42)
I Bomber Command (1943-1946)
I Fighter Command
I Ground Air Support Command

Wings

Groups

Bombardment	2d Bombardment 13th Bombardment 22d Bombardment 34th Bombardment 43d Bombardment 45th Bombardment 301st Bombardment 302d Bombardment 400th Bombardment 402d Bombardment 455th Bombardment 459th Bombardment 460th Bombardment 471st Bombardment

Combat Cargo	1st Combat Cargo 2d Combat Cargo 4th Combat Cargo

Fighter	8th Fighter 31st Fighter 33d Fighter 52d Fighter 56th Fighter 57th Fighter 58th Fighter 59th Fighter 79th Fighter 80th Fighter 83d Fighter 87th Fighter 324th Fighter 325th Fighter 326th Fighter 327th Fighter 332d Fighter 348th Fighter 352d Fighter 353d Fighter 355th Fighter 356th Fighter 358th Fighter 359th Fighter 361st Fighter 362d Fighter 365th Fighter 366th Fighter 368th Fighter 370th Fighter 371st Fighter 373d Fighter 402d Fighter 413th Fighter 476th Fighter

Reconnaissance	26th Reconnaissance 73d Reconnaissance

Troop Carrier	10th Troop Carrier 60th Troop Carrier 61st Troop Carrier 62d Troop Carrier 63d Troop Carrier 89th Troop Carrier 313th Troop Carrier 314th Troop Carrier 315th Troop Carrier 316th Troop Carrier 317th Troop Carrier 349th Troop Carrier 375th Troop Carrier 403d Troop Carrier 433d Troop Carrier 434th Troop Carrier 435th Troop Carrier 436th Troop Carrier 437th Troop Carrier 438th Troop Carrier 439th Troop Carrier 440th Troop Carrier 441st Troop Carrier 442d Troop Carrier

Other	1st Search Attack 477th Composite

Incidents	Freeman Field Mutiny

United States Army Air Forces

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