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Antilles Air Command
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The Antilles Air Command was a unit of the United States Army Air Forces. The unit was established by the breakup of the Caribbean Defense Command - its Puerto Rico and Panama Sectors became the Antilles Air Task Force in February, 1943.[1] Redesignated Antilles Air Command June 1943. Its last assignment was with Sixth Air Force, based at Borinquen Field, Puerto Rico, where it was inactivated on 25 August 1946.

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Engaged in antisubmarine operations, 1941–1945. Disbanded on 8 October 1948[2]

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Stations

Components

Attached to Puerto Rican Department: 29 March 1942-23 March 1943
Attached to Antilles Air Task Force: 23 March-1 June 1943
Assigned to Antilles Air Command: 1 July 1943-25 August 1946
Attached to Trinidad Wing, Antilles Air Command: 5 August–December 1943
Detached to 25th Bombardment Squadron: 26 April-1 August 1943
Attached: 26 July-21 October 1948
Assigned: 21 October 1948-22 January 1949
Attached to Trinidad Sector and Base Command, 6 August 1942-1 June 1943
Assigned to Antilles Air Command: 1 June 1943-15 March 1944
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