[2][3][4][5][6] After the attack on Pearl Harbor, the group was ordered to search for German U-boats off the southeast coast.

Although the Navy was responsible for long range patrolling, it lacked the aircraft to perform the mission and the Army Air Forces (AAF) performed the mission, even though its crews lacked proper training.

[7] As antisubmarine warfare assets were realigned to meet the growing threat in the North Atlantic, the 13th Group moved to Westover Field, Massachusetts in January 1942.

This has included acting as the air component of Joint Task Force-Support Forces Antarctica.

[1][10] This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency