USAAF PTO HQ

[el cid again]

5th Air Force formed up in Brisbane in March 1942. I formed it on 15 March 15% disabled.

7th Air Force existed as Hawaiian Air Force when the war began. I give it the dual name
Hawaiian/7th Air Force - and while it exists when the game begins - it is at 10% strength.
It was renamed in March 1942.

10th Air Force was formed up at New Dheli on 16 May 1942. I form it 14% disabled.
It was associated with the AVG - and when that organization was renamed the China Air Task Force
it was originally under 10th AF.

[m10bob]

If you need details of any of the info I sent, let me know, I am at the office, have my referances with me but will take home tonight...

[el cid again]

8th Air Force appeared in Okinawa in July 1945, and claims to be the atom bomb dropper. 20th Air Force appeared in India in "April 1944" and moved to China, was defeated and driven out of China, and then moved to Pacific bases and really did drop the atomic bombs in 1945. 20th AF is in all flavors of WITP, 8th in none of them. Half of the 8th arrived only in September 1945 - after the war had ended.

11th Air Force began as the Alaska Air National Guard and now starts the war - but is 90% disabled. It has a dual name
Alaska ANG/11th AF

13th Air Force formed 13 January 1943 at Luganville. I start it 17% disabled.

14th Air Force formed as the China Air Task Force on 4 July 1942 in India, and was renamed 14th Air Force later. I gave it a dual name of China/14th Air Force - and start it 16% disabled.

[Andrew Brown]

ORIGINAL: el cid again
20th AF is in all flavors of WITP, 8th in none of them.

8th AF is included in CHS.

[DuckofTindalos]

ORIGINAL: Andrew Brown

ORIGINAL: el cid again
20th AF is in all flavors of WITP, 8th in none of them.

8th AF is included in CHS.

That's "funny"; you'd think he'd know that...[8|]

[el cid again]

ORIGINAL: Andrew Brown

ORIGINAL: el cid again
20th AF is in all flavors of WITP, 8th in none of them.

8th AF is included in CHS.

Before posting, I looked at CHS 177 and did not see it. What slot?

More germanely - why put it in? Apparently 20th Air Force formed 20th Bomber Command - and 8th Air Force (after it started to stand up) began to be in command of it - in spite of it still being part of 20th Air Force (administratively?).
Whatever we call it - there was only one command operating one set of bombers in the Western Pacific at the time.
I can see calling it either 8th or 20th - or even 8th/20th. Since 20th operated WITHOUT the 8th until about July 1945, it seems to me that stock and CHS (in the CHS 155 and CHS 177 sense I checked) were more right than wrong to leave the 8th out. If CHS changed that - I am interested in why - and might adopt the same standard (which often is the case)? But I don't understand yet.

Note that with respect to these HQ - until now - RHS IS CHS. It began with the CHS177 file set - and anything never changed (like these HQ) - didn't change - and remains as it was when the conversion began.

[treespider]

ORIGINAL: el cid again

ORIGINAL: Andrew Brown

ORIGINAL: el cid again
20th AF is in all flavors of WITP, 8th in none of them.

8th AF is included in CHS.

Before posting, I looked at CHS 177 and did not see it. What slot?

175

[el cid again]

175 is the Indian XXXIII Corps - in my copy of CHS 177 - of the last version Andrew sent to me. Since these slots were never tampered with by me or anyone else in RHS, it remains that in RHS - all versions - all scenarios - all levels - to this day.

IF this was changed at some point - what happened to XXXIII Corps HQ?

[treespider]

ORIGINAL: el cid again

175 is the Indian XXXIII Corps - in my copy of CHS 177 - of the last version Andrew sent to me. Since these slots were never tampered with by me or anyone else in RHS, it remains that in RHS - all versions - all scenarios - all levels - to this day.

IF this was changed at some point - what happened to XXXIII Corps HQ?

174

[Andrew Brown]

ORIGINAL: el cid again
Before posting, I looked at CHS 177 and did not see it. What slot?

I think it would be best to use a released copy of CHS, not a development copy, if you want to check it for anything. The current release of CHS is 2.08, which is available from the usual places.

More germanely - why put it in?

I put it in as it is a USAAF HQ, and the scenario includes USAAF HQs in the HQ list. As a general rule, reinforcements are in the CHS scenario if they were to occur before the end of 1945, and the 8th AF arrived in the PTO almost 6 months before that cutoff, if I recall correctly.

[akdreemer]

4th AF (Western Command): 1941.12.07 San Francisco
5th AF (USAFFE): 1941.12.07 Manila (Nichols Field) as Far East Airforce
7th AF (Unknown-Central Pacific): 1941.12.07 Oahu (Hickam Field) as Hawaiian Air Force
8th AF (Central Pacific): 1945.07.16 Okinawa
10th AF (China-India-Burma CBI-South East Asia?): 1942.02.12 United States (Patterson Field)
11th AF(Weatern Command-North Pacific): 1941.12.28 Anchorage (Elmendorf Field) as Alaskan Air Force which was Not an offical disignation.
13th AF (SouthW Pacific): 1943.01.12 on New Caledonia Island.
14th AF (CBI-China?): 1943.03.10 at Kunming, China.

Far East Air Forces: 1944.08.03 (Not in game)

Regional Commands US:

Pacific Fleet: 1941.12.07 at Oahu (Not in game)
Asiatic Fleet: 1941.12.07 at Manila
Pacific Ocean Areas: 1942.04.03 at Oahu (Not in game)
North Pacific Area: 1942.05.17 at Kodiak (Starts 1941.12.07 at Oahu??)
South Pacific Area: 1942.04.20 at (starts game 1941.12.07 at Oahu??)
Southeast Pacific Area: 1941.12.08 (Not in game with regular map, extended map it would be at Balboa)
Southwest Pacific Area: 1942.04.18 (Starts game in Brisbane
CBI: Should be independent of British Far East Command (Not in game)



4th AF
Formed in the United States during World War II to provide air defense and combat training for the personnel of newly formed units, the Fourth Air Force was assigned, in turn, to Continental Air Forces, Air Defense Command, and Continental Air Command before inactivating in 1960. The Fourth Air Force served in the air defense program, 1966-1969 and became part of the Reserve program in 1976.

Lineage
Established as Southwest Air District on October 19, 1940. Activated on December 18, 1940 at March Field, California, initially assigned to General Headquarters Air Force, then to Western Defense Command, U.S. Army. Moved to Riverside, California, in January 1941. Redesignated 4th Air Force on April 9, 1941. Moved to Hamilton Field, California, on December 7, 1941, and to San Francisco, California, in January 1942. Redesignated Fourth Air Force on September 18, 1942. Assigned to Army Air Forces on September 16, 1943, to Continental Air Forces on April 16, 1945, and to Air Defense Command on March 21, 1946. Moved to Hamilton Field (later, AFB), California, in June 1946. Assigned to Continental Air Command on December 1, 1948. Discontinued, and inactivated, on September 1, 1960. Activated on January 20, 1966, and assigned to Air (later, Aerospace) Defense Command. Organized on April 1, 1966 at Hamilton AFB, California. Inactivated on September 30, 1969. Redesignated Fourth Air Force (Reserve) on September 24, 1976. Activated on October 8, 1976, at McClellan AFB, California, and assigned to Air Force Reserve (later, Air Force Reserve Command). Redesignated Fourth Air Force on December 1, 1985. Moved to March ARB, California, effective April 1, 1998.

5th AF
One of the few numbered air forces never stationed in the United States, Fifth Air Force is also one of the oldest and continuously active.* It engaged in combat in the Pacific during World War II and remained in Japan following the war. The Fifth was the combat air force in Korea during the Korean conflict, then returned and remains located in Japan.

Lineage

Established as Philippine Department Air Force on August 16, 1941. Activated on September 20, 1941 at Nichols Field, Philippine Islands, assigned to the Philippine Department, U.S. Army. Redesignated Far East Air Force on October 28, 1941. Moved to Darwin, Australia, in December 1941, following the Japanese attacks in the Philippines. Redesignated 5th Air Force on February 5, 1942. Moved to Brisbane, Australia, in September 1942. Redesignated Fifth Air Force on September 18, 1942. Assigned to Southwest Pacific Area in November 1942. Moved to Nadzab, New Guinea, in June 1944, and assigned to Far East Air Forces (later, Pacific Air Command, U.S. Army; Far East Air Forces; Pacific Air Forces). Moved to Owi, Schouten Islands in Aug 1944; to Leyte, Philippine Islands, in November 1944; to Mindoro, Philippine Islands, in January 1945; to Luzon, Philippine Islands, in April 1945; to Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands, in July 1945; to Irumagawa, Japan, about September 25, 1945; to Tokyo, Japan, in January 1946; to Nagoya (later, Nagoya AB), Japan, in May 1946; to Seoul, South Korea, on December 1, 1950; to Taegu AB, South Korea, on December 22, 1950; to Seoul, South Korea, on June 15, 1951; to Osan-ni, South Korea, in January 1954; to Nagoya AB (later, Nagoya AS; Moriyama AS), Japan, on September 1, 1954; to Fuchu AS, Japan, on July 1, 1957; and to Yokota AB, Japan, on November 11, 1974.

7th AF
Established as Hawaiian Air Force on October 19, 1940. Activated on November 1, 1940, at Fort Shafter, Territory of Hawaii, and assigned to Hawaiian Department, U.S. Army. Moved to Hickam Field, Territory of Hawaii, in July 1941. Redesignated 7th Air Force on February 5, 1942, and Seventh Air Force on September 18, 1942.

7th AF
Seventh Air Force evolved from the Hawaiian Air Force that was originally established to control a growing number of air units arriving in the Territory of Hawaii in 1940. Following World War II it was briefly a named command before inactivating. HQ USAF revived the Seventh Air Force to serve Pacific Air Forces during the conflict in Southeast Asia when the growth of forces required a replacement for the 2d Air Division. It has been active under Pacific Air Forces in South Korea since 1986.

Lineage
Established as Hawaiian Air Force on October 19, 1940. Activated on November 1, 1940, at Fort Shafter, Territory of Hawaii, and assigned to Hawaiian Department, U.S. Army. Moved to Hickam Field, Territory of Hawaii, in July 1941. Redesignated 7th Air Force on February 5, 1942, and Seventh Air Force on September 18, 1942. Became part of U.S. Army Forces, Central Pacific Area, about August 16, 1943, and assigned to Army Air Forces, Pacific Ocean Areas, on August 1, 1944. Moved to Saipan, Mariana Islands, in December 1944. Moved to Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands, and assigned to Far East Air Forces (later, Pacific Air Command, U.S. Army), effective July 14, 1945. Moved without personnel or equipment to Hickam Field, Territory of Hawaii, on January 1, 1946. Assigned to Army Air Forces on January 1, 1947. Redesignated Pacific Air Command on December 15, 1947. Discontinued on June 1, 1949. Redesignated Seventh Air Force on December 10, 1954. Activated at Hickam Field, Territory of Hawaii, on January 5, 1955, and assigned to Pacific Air Force (later, Pacific Air Force/FEAF [Rear]). Moved to Wheeler AFB, Territory of Hawaii, in March 1955. Inactivated on July 1, 1957. Activated on March 28, 1966, and assigned to Pacific Air Forces. Organized on April 1, 1966, at Tan Son Nhut Airfield, South Vietnam. Moved to Nakhon Phanom Airport, Thailand, effective March 29, 1973. Inactivated on June 30, 1975. Assigned to Pacific Air Forces on August 20, 1986, and activated at Osan AB, South Korea, on September 8, 1986.


8th AF
Redesignated Eighth Air Force on February 22, 1944. Moved without personnel or equipment to Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands, on July 16, 1945, with assignment to U.S. Army Strategic Air Forces.

10th AF
The Tenth Air Force was created for air combat operations in India and Burma during World War II. In the years since World War II, the Tenth Air Force has served the air defense and reserve training programs.

Lineage
Established as 10th Air Force on February 4, 1942. Activated on February 12, 1942, at Patterson Field, Ohio, and assigned to Air Force Combat Command. Moved to New Delhi, India, March-May 1942, with assignment to U.S. Army Forces in China-Burma-India. Redesignated Tenth Air Force on September 18, 1942. Assigned to Army Air Forces, India-Burma Sector, on August 21, 1943. Moved to Barrackpore, India, in October 1943; to Belvedere Palace, Calcutta, India, in January 1944; to Kanjikoah, India, in June 1944. Assigned to Army Air Forces, India-Burma Theater, on October 27, 1944. Moved to Myitkyina, Burma, in November 1944; to Bhamo, Burma, in February 1945; to Piardoba, India, in May 1945; and to Kunming, China, June-July 1945. Assigned to Army Air Forces, China Theater, on July 6, 1945. Moved to Liuchow, China, in early August 1945; to Kunming, China, later in August 1945; and to Shanghai, China, in October 1945. Returned to the U.S., arriving at Fort Lawton, Washington, on January 5, 1946. Inactivated on January 6, 1946. Activated on May 24, 1946, at Brooks Field (later, AFB), Texas, and assigned to Air Defense Command. Moved to Offutt AFB, Nebraska, effective July 1, 1948, and to Fort Benjamin Harrison (later, Benjamin Harrison AFB), Indiana, effective September 25, 1948. Assigned to Continental Air Command on December 1, 1948. Moved to Selfridge AFB, Michigan, in January 1950. Discontinued, and inactivated, on September 1, 1960. Activated on January 20, 1966, and assigned to Air (later, Aerospace) Defense Command. Organized on April 1, 1966, at Richards-Gebaur AFB, Missouri. Inactivated on December 31, 1969. Redesignated Tenth Air Force (Reserve) on September 24, 1976. Activated on October 8, 1976, at Bergstrom AFB, Texas, and assigned to Air Force Reserve (later, Air Force Reserve Command). Redesignated Tenth Air Force on December 1, 1985. Moved to Carswell ARS, Texas, effective June 30, 1996.


11th AF
Military aircraft began to deploy to Alaska during the last half of 1940. To coordinate air activities there, the Alaskan Defense Command established the Air Field Forces, Alaskan Defense Command, on May 29, 1941. Under authority from Western Defense Command, the Alaskan Defense Command replaced the Air Field Forces, Alaskan Defense Command, with the Air Force, Alaskan Defense Command, on October 17, 1941. Neither the Air Field Forces nor the Air Force, Alaskan Defense Command, were legitimate War Department establishments and must be classified in the same category as provisional units, although the term "provisional" was never used in connection with them. The War Department activated the Alaskan Air Force on January 15, 1942, replacing the Air Force, Alaskan Defense Command.

Lineage
Established as Alaskan Air Force on December 28, 1941. Activated at Elmendorf Airfield, Alaska, on January 15, 1942. Redesignated 11th Air Force on February 5, 1942, and Eleventh Air Force on September 18, 1942. Moved to Adak, Alaska, in August 1943. Redesignated Alaskan Air Command and assumed major command status, on December 18, 1945. Moved to Elmendorf Field (later, AFB), Alaska, effective October 1, 1946. Redesignated Eleventh Air Force on August 9, 1990 and, concurrently, status changed from a major command of the United States Air Force to a subordinate organization of Pacific Air Forces.

13th AF
Like the Fifth Air Force, the Thirteenth Air Force has never been stationed in the United States; it is also one of the oldest, continuously active, numbered air forces. It engaged in combat in the Pacific during World War II. Since World War II, it has provided air defense in the Far East, primarily the Philippines, until the 1991 eruption of Mt. Pinatubo forced the closure of Clark AB. Numerous Thirteenth Air Force organizations participated in Southeast Asia combat operations in the 1960s and 1970s.

Lineage

Established as Thirteenth Air Force on December 14, 1942. Activated on January 13, 1943, on New Caledonia Island. Moved to Espiritu Santo Island, New Hebrides in January 1943 as part of U.S. Army Forces in the Far East. Moved to Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, in January 1944, and to Los Negros Island, Admiralty Islands, in June 1944. Assigned to Far East Air Forces on June 15, 1944. Moved to Hollandia, then Noemfoor Island, New Guinea, in September 1944; to Morotai Island in October 1944; to Leyte, Philippine Islands, in March 1945; and to Luzon, Philippine Islands about January 1, 1946. Moved without personnel or equipment to Kadena AB, Okinawa, on December 1, 1948, and to Clark AFB (later, AB), Philippine Islands, in May 1949. Assigned to Pacific Air Force (later, Pacific Air Force/FEAF [Rear]), on May 17, 1955. Assigned to Pacific Air Forces, on July 1, 1957. Moved without or personnel or equipment from Clark AB, Philippine Islands, to Andersen AFB, Guam, on December 2, 1991.

14th AF
Fourteenth Air Force operated primarily in China during World War II and subsequently served Air Defense Command, Continental Air Command, and the Air Force Reserve. Since 1993 Fourteenth Air Force has had responsibility for missile warning, space surveillance, and range operations for DoD, NASA, and commercial launches.

Lineage
Established as Fourteenth Air Force on March 5, 1943. Activated on March 10, 1943, at Kunming, China, and assigned to U.S. Army Forces, China-Burma-India Theater. Assigned to U.S. Forces, China Theater, about October 24, 1944. Moved to Peishyi, China, in August 1945. Returned to the United States, arriving at Fort Lawton, Washington, on January 5, 1946. Inactivated on January 6, 1946. Activated on May 24, 1946, at Orlando Army Air Base (later, AFB), Florida, with assignment to Air Defense Command. Assigned to Continental Air Command on December 1, 1948. Moved to Robins AFB, Georgia, in October 1949. Inactivated on September 1, 1960. Activated on January 20, 1966, and assigned to Air (later, Aerospace) Defense Command. Organized on April 1, 1966, at Gunter AFB, Alabama. Moved without personnel or equipment to Colorado Springs, Colorado, on July 1, 1968, absorbing resources of 9th Aerospace Defense Division. Redesignated Fourteenth Aerospace Force on July 1, 1968. Inactivated on October 1, 1976. Redesignated Fourteenth Air Force (Reserve), and activated on October 8, 1976, at Dobbins AFB (later, ARB), Georgia, and assigned to Air Force Reserve. Redesignated Fourteenth Air Force on December 1, 1985. Inactivated on July 1, 1993. Activated the same day at Vandenberg AFB, California, with a change in assignment to Air Force Space Command.

Far East Air Forces
The Far East Air Forces was created in 1944 to direct the Fifth and Thirteenth Air Forces in the Asiatic-Pacific theater. Also controlled the Seventh Air Force, from mid-1945 through 1946, during the Vietnam war years, and since 1986.

Lineage
Established as Far East Air Forces on July 31, 1944. Activated on August 3, 1944. Redesignated: Pacific Air Command, U.S. Army, on December 6, 1945; Far East Air Forces on January 1, 1947; Pacific Air Forces on July 1, 1957.

[m10bob]

Great details Richard...Hope you got a scanner for Christmas? [:D]

[akdreemer]

ORIGINAL: el cid again

5th Air Force formed up in Brisbane in March 1942. I formed it on 15 March 15% disabled.

7th Air Force existed as Hawaiian Air Force when the war began. I give it the dual name
Hawaiian/7th Air Force - and while it exists when the game begins - it is at 10% strength.
It was renamed in March 1942.

10th Air Force was formed up at New Dheli on 16 May 1942. I form it 14% disabled.
It was associated with the AVG - and when that organization was renamed the China Air Task Force
it was originally under 10th AF.

5th USAAF was redsignated from East Air Force on February 5, 1942 in Darwin, not Brisbane. It moved to Brisbane, Australia, in September 1942.

10th USAAF did not form up in New Delhi, if formed up in the States then moved there.

From official USAF lineage files.

[AmiralLaurent]

The problem with the 8th Air Force is the same as with many units that were scheduled to go from ETO/MTO to Pacific for Japan invasion and that should arrive as reinforcements in late 1945-1946.... They are not in stock OOB but should be included in mods if there are enough slots...

[el cid again]

Very nice data AKW.

I will make 5th AF a dual unit - and FEAF can then exist at the start. But how did it move? Was it evacuated, or recreated?

I also found a disconnected slot - and 8th AF does appear in all mods after all - but not near the other USAAF HQ slots.
Apparently at some point CHS rearranged slots so that all the HQ were together.

I have taken this review as an opportunity to flesh out these units so they are more like support HQ. The early war units have - when all up - 192 support squads - 48 aviation support squads - an air force security company (9 infantry squads plus 4 HMG) and an air force engineer battalion (27 motorized engineer squads plus 27 support squads). This totals 247 squads. Late war HQ add 12 x 90mm and 12 x 40mm AAA.

8th Air Force was replaced in RHS by UK Burma Command. Since RHS ends earlier than CHS and stock - I see little point in adding it. 20th Bomber Command can represent it fine. But the 4th Air Force seems wholly missing. I will add that. And I see we have HQ slots freed up by a change in the way RHS deals with Chinese forces - so we can add ANY missing HQ.

In general, I am moving HQ dates forward. Think of it as you get 4th at start instead of 8th in summer 1945.

I am adding Far East Air Forces as a HQ. Adding 4th and FE means we now have more HQ than any other mod.

[el cid again]

[quote]ORIGINAL: AlaskanWarrior

11th AF(Weatern Command-North Pacific): 1941.12.28 Anchorage (Elmendorf Field) as Alaskan Air Force which was Not an offical disignation.

REPLY: Correct - but there was an official designation - Alaska Air National Guard HQ - it is still unofficially the Alaskan Air Force - and Alaskan Command is traditionally an air force HQ. Unusually - the commander or deputy commander (it rotates) is a Canadian general.

[el cid again]

ORIGINAL: AlaskanWarrior

ORIGINAL: el cid again

5th Air Force formed up in Brisbane in March 1942. I formed it on 15 March 15% disabled.

7th Air Force existed as Hawaiian Air Force when the war began. I give it the dual name
Hawaiian/7th Air Force - and while it exists when the game begins - it is at 10% strength.
It was renamed in March 1942.

10th Air Force was formed up at New Dheli on 16 May 1942. I form it 14% disabled.
It was associated with the AVG - and when that organization was renamed the China Air Task Force
it was originally under 10th AF.

5th USAAF was redsignated from East Air Force on February 5, 1942 in Darwin, not Brisbane. It moved to Brisbane, Australia, in September 1942.

10th USAAF did not form up in New Delhi, if formed up in the States then moved there.

From official USAF lineage files.

I quoted the 5th AF association history. Machts nichts, I am moving it to PI as Far East/5th Air Force - so you get to move it whereever you please - or not.

[el cid again]

ORIGINAL: AmiralLaurent

The problem with the 8th Air Force is the same as with many units that were scheduled to go from ETO/MTO to Pacific for Japan invasion and that should arrive as reinforcements in late 1945-1946.... They are not in stock OOB but should be included in mods if there are enough slots...

Historically it was on Okinawa. But we cannot know if Okinawa is available for it in a game. Probably it will not be available. WHERE should it appear?

"Moved without personnell or equipment" sounds pretty administrative to me. If we did put it in, it should start at 99% disabled or something like that. It would be awful late becoming effective for RHS - which recommends the war end on 1 Sept if atom bombs are used (I assume the normal case). Since it had been a strategic bombing force in ETO it may be mainly propaganda - to make it sound like an entire air force had moved - one that did strategic bombing - when in fact it was just a designation. Note that 20th AF liniage claims to have done the ops 8th also claims re atomic bombings. Apparently 20th AF never left CONUS, and formed a separate HQ 20th Bomber Command - which may have operationally been theoretically under the 8th HQ - which had no people or gear. Whatever that may mean? Sounds like propaganda to me. 8th had famous commanders and other history - and still does - so using it may have been a way to mount psychological pressure / generate psychological support in US.

Far East Air Forces sounds a lot more real to me. And it arrives in 1944 - in time to matter. So a HQ WITH personnell and equipment in time for almost a year of ops sounds like better slot usage to me.

[akdreemer]

ORIGINAL: el cid again

ORIGINAL: AlaskanWarrior

11th AF(Weatern Command-North Pacific): 1941.12.28 Anchorage (Elmendorf Field) as Alaskan Air Force which was Not an offical disignation.

REPLY: Correct - but there was an official designation - Alaska Air National Guard HQ - it is still unofficially the Alaskan Air Force - and Alaskan Command is traditionally an air force HQ. Unusually - the commander or deputy commander (it rotates) is a Canadian general.

When did the Alaska Air NG come into being as in 1941 Alaska was a territory and as such did not have National Guard units which are State and not Territory contolled organizations? And we are discussing 11th AAF and WWII, not modern reality.

[m10bob]

ORIGINAL: AlaskanWarrior

ORIGINAL: el cid again

ORIGINAL: AlaskanWarrior

11th AF(Weatern Command-North Pacific): 1941.12.28 Anchorage (Elmendorf Field) as Alaskan Air Force which was Not an offical disignation.

REPLY: Correct - but there was an official designation - Alaska Air National Guard HQ - it is still unofficially the Alaskan Air Force - and Alaskan Command is traditionally an air force HQ. Unusually - the commander or deputy commander (it rotates) is a Canadian general.

When did the Alaska Air NG come into being as in 1941 Alaska was a territory and as such did not have National Guard units which are State and not Territory contolled organizations? And we are discussing 11th AAF and WWII, not modern reality.

Richard The 11th Air Force was formed 2/42 from the Alaskan Air Force. Components include 11th AFSC(P)(6-8/42)Eleventh AFSC (8/42-46)

Source: C47/R4D Skytrain Units of the Pacific and CBI..David Isby...ISBN 978 1 84603 046 8

In that they had their own "Air Force", I don't think it would be wrong to consider them "National Guard" (for themselves), unless you are comparing them to modern day NG units??