[1] In the summer of 1941 GHQ AF had decided to establish commands to direct its air support mission in each numbered air force, plus one additional command reporting directly to GHQ AF.

[3][2][4] New observation groups were formed, with a cadre drawn from National Guard squadrons that had been mobilized in 1940 and 1941.

[2] Following the attack on Pearl Harbor the command came under the control of the Western Theater of Operations[2] and flew antisubmarine patrols off the Pacific coast.

Most of the command's observation units were withdrawn form antisubmarine operations in June 1942, although some patrols continued until January 1943.

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