It was established in September 1941, shortly before the attack on Pearl Harbor to command bomber units assigned to 3rd Air Force.

Following the entry of the United States into World War II, it flew patrols off the south Atlantic and Gulf coasts.

The command soon moved to MacDill Field, Florida, where it was located when the attack on Pearl Harbor occurred.

Shortly afterwards, it moved to Army Air Base, Savannah, Georgia, but returned to MacDill, where it spent the remainder of the war.

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