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United States Army Air Forces
The
United States Army Air Forces
(
USAAF
or
AAF
) was the
military aviation
service of the
United States of America
during and immediately after
World War II
, successor to the
United States Army Air Corps
and the direct predecessor of the
United States Air Force
. The AAF were a component of the
United States Army
, which in 1942 was divided functionally by executive order into three autonomous forces: the
Army Ground Forces
, the
Services of Supply
(which in 1943 became the
Army Service Forces
), and the Army Air Forces. Each of these forces had a commanding general who reported directly to the
Army Chief of Staff
.
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