Air Proving Ground Command
The Army Air Forces Proving Ground Command was the primary testing command of the United States Army Air Forces, and then the United States Air Force.
In March 1946, the Army Air Forces Center was redesignated the AAF PGC, adding the responsibilities of a similarly named organization in June, when it moved to Eglin Field, Florida. It became the Army Air Forces' primary testing command until 1957. In 1957 the PGC was redesignated the Air Proving Ground Center and re-assigned to Air Research and Development Command. The APGC continued its mission thereafter as part of the ARDC.
From 27 October 1942, the School of Applied Tactics, later the AAF Tactical Center and then the AAF Center, was stationed at Orlando Army Air Base, Florida. The Centre was redesignated the AAF PGC on 8 March 1946 and, the same day, re-stationed to
Eglin Field, Florida. It remained at Eglin AFB thereafter.
On 1 October 1998, the Air Force Development Test Center, as it had become, was redesignated the Air Armament Center. The Air Armament Center continued to carry out its tasks until it was inactivated on 1 October 2012.
Lineage
- Established as Army Air Forces School of Applied Tactics on 27 October 1942, with major command status
Assignments
- United States Army Air Forces, 27 October 1942
- Air Materiel Command, 20 January 1948
- United States Air Force, 1 June 1948
- Air Research and Development Command, 1 December 1957
- Air Force Materiel Command, 1 July 1992 – 1 October 2012
Components
- Air Force Division, Joint Long Range Proving Ground, 1 December 1949 – 14 May 1951
- 550th Guided Missiles Wing, 20 July 1949 – 1 December 1950
- 3200th Maintenance Wing, 1 July 1953 – 24 October 1955
- 3200th Proof Test Wing, 1 April 1951 – 1 July 1952
- 3201st Air Base Wing, 1 April 1951 – 1 July 1957
- 3202d Installations Wing, 1 July 1953 – unknown
- 3206th Support Wing
- 3200 Headquarters Squadron, 1 July 1948 – 1 April 1951, 1 July 1952 – 1 July 1953
- 3201 Headquarters Squadron, 1 July 1948 – 1 April 1951
- 600th AAF Base Unit, 1 October 1947 – 9 July 1948
- 604th AF Base Unit, 16 January 1948 – 9 July 1948
- 605th AAF Base Unit, 1 October 1947 – 9 July 1948
- 607th AAF Base Unit, 1 October 1947 – 9 July 1948
- 609th AAF Base Unit, 1 January 1947 – 9 July 1948
- 610th AAF Base Unit, 1 June 1946 – 1 August 1947
- 611th AAF Base Unit , 1 June 1946 – 9 July 1948
- 612th AAF Base Unit, 1 June 1946 – 31 December 1946
- 615th AAF Base Unit, 1 August 1946 – 31 December 1946
- 902d AAF Base Unit, 15 June 1946 – 20 Jul 1946
- 999th AAF Base Unit, 1 June 1946 – 31 December 1946