On March 1, 1935, General Headquarters Air Force was activated to control all combat aviation units of the Air Corps based in the United States, although it was not subordinate to the Chief of Air Corps.
Pozneje istega leta je osvojil svoj drugi Pokal Mackay, ko je vodil deset bombnikov Martin B-10B na 13.340 km dolgem poletu med letališčem Field in Fairbanksom (Aljaska) in nazaj.