Civil Air Patrol, USAF (ACC)

Lineage. Established as Civil Air Patrol on 28 May 1943. Activated on 1 Jun 1943. Redesignated National Headquarters, Civil Air Patrol on 15 Sep 1944. Redesignated Civil Air Patrol, USAF on 28 Aug 1948.

Assignments. HQ, Army Air Forces (AAF), 1 Jun 1943; AAF Training Command, 1 May 1945; HQ AAF, 12 Feb 1946; Air Defense Command, 1 Aug 1947; HQ USAF, 1 Feb 1948; Headquarters Command USAF, 19 Jan 1949; Continental Air Command, 1 Jan 1959; Headquarters Command USAF, 1 Aug 1968; Air University, 1 Jul 1976; Jeanne M. Holm Officer Accession and Citizen Development Center, 11 Jun 2009; First Air Force (Air Forces Northern), 6 Jun 2016-.

Stations. 500 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, 1 Jun 1943; Texas & Pacific Building, Fort Worth, TX, 1 May 1945; Bolling Field (later, Bolling AFB), DC, 12 Feb 1946; Ellington AFB, TX, 8 Aug 1959; Maxwell AFB, AL, 15 Jun 1967-.

Service Streamers. World War II, American Theater.

Campaign Streamers. None.

Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers. None.

Decorations. Air Force Organizational Excellence Awards: 1 Jan 1979-31 Dec 1980; 1 Jan 1986-31 Dec 1987; 1 Jan 1992-31 Dec 1993; 1 Jul 1994-30 Jun 1996; 1 Jul 2002-30 Jun 2004; 1 Jul 2004-30 Jun 2006; 1 Jul 2006-30 Jun 2008; 1 Jul 2009-30 Jun 2011; 1 Jul 2011-30 Jun 2013; 1 Jul 2013-30 Jun 2015.

Lineage, Assignments, Stations, and Honors through 19 Nov 2019.

Supersedes statement prepared on 6 Jun 2016.

Emblem. Approved on 3 Sep 1981.

Prepared by Margaret Ream.