Evening star., 1935-04-28


command functions, not from q desk
In Washington. but from q combat post
in the field.
While the bulk Of the I'd Wing of
the G.. H. @. Air Force is stationed at
Langley Field-now the home of the
I'd Bombardment Group, the 9th Pur-
suit Group. and the 10th Airship
Company-other squadrons forming an
integral part Of the group are being
created at other points along the coast.
Boiling Home Of Tactical Units.
Boiling Field, as result Of the re-
organization. will be for the first time
in its 10 years history. the home of
technical units of the air force. The
local field Is reaching the greatest peak
of activity 1t has known, with the
creation of three new squadrons now
In process.
The new Boiling Field squadrons
are the 14th Bombardment Squadron.
a part Of the new 9th Bombardment
Group, with headquarters at Mitchell
Field, N. Y; the 21st Observation
Squadron, which is to be equipped with
long range amphibion planes capable
of reconnaissance operations at sea
or ashore, and the Tooth Service
Squadron.
Although these squadrons are being
organized and will be housed at Boiling
Field, they are a part of the I'd Wing,
will receive much Of their actual train
ing with the wing and, in case of
emergency would at once join the
wing for war service. The present
Headquarters Unit at Boiling Field
has been abolished and administration
of the field turned over to a station
complement, as is the case at other
fields which are the homes of tactical
organizations.
Not only do the new War Depart
ment plans provide for the temporary
promotion of Air Corps off1cers to
ranks in keeping with their duties and
responsibilities, but they also provide
for a rigorous wedding out, especially
in the G. H. @. Air Force, of officers
who for any reason are not first-class
flying material. Flying proficiency
boards have been set up for this pur-
pose and will pass at least once a
year on the flying ability OF every
pilot in the service.
New Plan In Effect Now.
Under the new plan which went
into effect March /. the chief of the
Army Air Corps, Maj. Gen. Benjamin
D. Foulois. assuming the same status
as the chiefs of other arms, relin-
quished command of all Air Corps
activities except the Office Of the chief
of the Air Corps. the Materiel Divi-
son, including all Air Corps depots,
and the stations, installations and
units, assigned or attached. of Air
Corps Special Service Schools.
All Air Corps stations. station COM
plements, photo sections, corps and
Army observation units and corps
area detachments other than those
coming under the Jurisdiction of the
chief of Air Corps, remain under the
jurisdiction of the corps area COM
manderS.
All the tactical squadrons in the
Continental United States are trans
ferred to the command Of the new
commanding general of the G. H. @.
Air Force, who is responsible directly
to the chief of staff, not TO the chief
Of Air Corps.
Two large-scale maneuvers which
are regarded as of outstanding i'm
portance have been held in connection
with the reorganization. with a num-
Der of only slightly less important
maneuvers on a smaller scale.
One OF the major maneuvers took
81 airplanes. a non-rigid airship and
ground train Of ~ trucks into a
number of Southern States in a series
of field maneuvers which covered a