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Air Training Command (ATC) was formed in January [[1942]] as '''Army Air Forces Technical Training Command''' and trained more than 13 million people. It was redesignated as Air Training Command on 1 July 1946. |
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ATC installations between [[1942]] and [[1993]] ranged from a peak of more than 600 during [[World War II]], to a low of 13 when it was redesignated and inactivated on [[1 July]], [[1993]]. |
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Command headquarters was located in [[Fort Worth, Texas]], and [[Barksdale Air Force Base|Barksdale AFB]], Louisiana, during the mid- and late-1940s. It was relocated to [[Scott Air Force Base|Scott AFB]], Illinois, in [[1949]], and moved to [[Randolph Air Force Base|Randolph AFB]] in [[1957]]. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 20:04, 10 April 2008
| Air Training Command | |
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 Emmblem of Air Training Command (ATC) | |
| Active | 1946 - 1993 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Army Air Forces (1946-1947) United States Air Force (1947-1993) |
| Type | Military Technical Training |
| Part of | Major Command |
| Garrison/HQ | Randolph Air Force Base, Texas |
Air Training Command (ATC) was a former command of the United States Army Air Forces and United States Air Force. ATC came into being as a redesignation of the Army Air Forces Training Command on July 1, 1946. Its headquarters were located at Randolph Air Force Base near San Antonio, Texas. ATC and Air University merged to form the Air Education and Training Command (AETC) on July 1, 1993. Headquarters AETC is located at Randolph AFB today.[1]
Bases
Major Air Force Bases of Air Training Command (in 1982) were:
- Chanute AFB, Illinois
- Columbus AFB, Mississippi**
- Goodfellow AFB, Texas**
- Gunter AFB, Alabama
- Keesler AFB, Mississippi**
- Lackland AFB, Texas**
- Laughlin AFB, Texas**
- Lowry AFB, Colorado
- Mather AFB, California
- Maxwell AFB, Alabama**
- Randolph AFB, Texas**
- Reese AFB, Texas
- Vance AFB, Oklahoma**
- Williams AFB, Arizona
.** Still active and part of Air Education and Training Command (2008)
History
Air Training Command (ATC) was formed in January 1942 as Army Air Forces Technical Training Command and trained more than 13 million people. It was redesignated as Air Training Command on 1 July 1946.
ATC installations between 1942 and 1993 ranged from a peak of more than 600 during World War II, to a low of 13 when it was redesignated and inactivated on 1 July, 1993.
Command headquarters was located in Fort Worth, Texas, and Barksdale AFB, Louisiana, during the mid- and late-1940s. It was relocated to Scott AFB, Illinois, in 1949, and moved to Randolph AFB in 1957.
References
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