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The XXII Tactical Air Command is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with Twelfth Air Force, at Pomigliano Airfield, Italy, where it was inactivated on 4 October 1945.
XXII Tactical Air Command | |
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Active | 1942-1945 |
Country | United States |
Branch | United States Air Force |
Role | Command of fighter and air support units |
Engagements | Mediterranean Theater of Operations[1] |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Brig Gen Elwood Richard Quesada Brig Gen Benjamin W. Chidlaw[1] |
The command was formed in the southeast United States in early 1942. It moved to the United Kingdom in September 1942 and to North Africa during October–November 1942. Served in combat in the Mediterranean theater until the end of the war. Inactivated in Italy
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