He took command of March Field, California, where Spaatz had just assumed command of the grandiose-sounding but tiny 1st Wing, on November 27, 1931.
Leta 1930 je postal tudi načelnik Letališke sekcije v Materialnem oddelku Letalskega korpusa "(Chief of the Field Service Section, Air Corps Materiel Division)" in bil 1. februarja 1931 povišan v stalni čin podpolkovnika.