IV Fighter Command

The IV Fighter Command is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to Fourth Air Force, based at Oakland Airport, California. It was inactivated on 31 March 1944.

Lineage

 * Constituted as IV Interceptor Command on 26 May 1941
 * Activated on 8 July 1941
 * Redesignated as IV Fighter Command in May 1942
 * Disbanded on 31 March 1944.

Assignments

 * Fourth Air Force, 8 July 1941-31 March 1944

Components

 * Los Angeles Fighter Wing: 1942-1944
 * Seattle Fighter Wing: 1942-1944
 * San Diego Fighter Wing: 1942-1944
 * San Francisco Fighter Wing: 1942-1944.

Stations

 * March Field, California, 8 July 1941
 * Riverside Municipal Airport, California, c. July 1941
 * Oakland Airport, California, June 1942-31 March 1944.

Operational history
Provided air defense for the west coast; trained fighter organizations and personnel.