The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-07-10

sey, Delaware, Maryland, District
of Columbia, Virginia, that portion of
North Carolina north and east of
the line extending from South Bos-
ton in Virginia and Cape Lookout in
North Carolina; West Virginia,
Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky,
Illinois, Missouri, Iowa, Wisconsin
and Minnesota.
The Second air force is command
ed by Maj. Gen. John F. Curry.
Embracing the Northwest, it COM
prises the following states: Wash
ington, Oregon, Montana, Idaho,
Utah, Wyoming, Colorado, North Da-
kota, South Dakota, Nebraska and
Kansas.
The Third air force, under COM
mand of Maj. Gen. Barton K. Yount,
embraces the southeast region. The
states in this area are: North Caro-
lima Except that portion attached
to the First air force), South Caro-
lima, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee,
Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and
Arkansas.
The Fourth air force takes In the
Southwest. It is commanded by
Maj. Gen. Jacob E. Fickel. Includ-
ed IN the area of this force are the
following states: California, Nevada,
Arizona, New Mexico, Texas and
Oklahoma.
Bomber and Interceptor Commands.
Each air force is divided into two
components, bomber command,
which is controlled by the air force
commander, and an interceptor
command, which includes fighter
planes or pursuit aviation, anti-air-
craft artillery and balloon barrages,
supervises and controls the entire
observer and warning system, and
delivers the counter-blow.
Each interceptor command is un-
der the direct control of a brigadier
general who is subordinate to the
air force commander. The heads
Of the interceptor commands are as
follows: Brig. Gen. John c. McDon-
nell, interceptor command, First air
force, Mitchell field, Long island, N.
Y; Brig. Gen. Carlyle H. Wash, in
terceptor command, Second air
force, Fort George Wright, Wash
ington; Brig. Gen. Walter II. Frank,
interceptor command, Third air
force, Tampa, Fla; Brig. Gen. Mil
lard F. Harmon, interceptor COM
mand, Fourth air force, Riverside,
California.
Tests viii Continue.
The present air districts-North-
east air district, Northwest air dis
trict, Southeast air district, and
Southwest air district-are to be
designated hereafter as air forces,
as follows:
First air force, formerly North
east air district; Second air force,
formerly Northwest air district) !;
Third air force, formerly Southeast
air district; Fourth air force, (for-
merry Southwest air district.
The air defense command was
originally formed 10 provide expert
ence and the basis for future de-
velopments IN defense against air
attacks, which are now being ap-
piled in this new organization. The
air defense command co-ordinated
control of anti-aircraft units, pur-
suit planes, and aircraft warning
service of signal communications,
all elements for the protection of an
area against hostile air attacks. Now
that these functions are to be taken
over by the interceptor commands,
the air defense command will re-
main as laboratory group at
Mitchell field, New York, consisting
of Major General Clancy, four staff
officers and "a enlisted men. They
viii continue ''test sector" expert
ments and develop principles, tao
tics and doctrine to be used by the
army air CORDS.