AU History
Air University
History
Air University Chronology 1920s-1930s
| 25 Feb 20 |
As a result of the US Army Reorganization Act of 1920, the Air Service authorized the establishment of an Air Service School at Langley Field, Virginia. |
| 10 Feb 21 |
To reflect its primary mission of preparing senior officers for higher Air Service duty, the Air Service redesignated the Air Service School as the Air Service Field Officers' School. |
| 8 Nov 22 |
Following the decision to let all Air Service officers attend the institution, the Air Service redesignated the Air Service Field Officers' School as the Air Service Tactical School. |
| 18 Aug 26 |
In conjunction with the 1926 redesignation of the Air Service as the Air Corps, the Air Service Tactical School became the Air Corps Tactical School. |
| 15 Jul 31 |
To take advantage of the propitious climate and facilities expansion potential, the Army Air Corps began moving the Air Corps Tactical School from Langley Field in Virginia to Maxwell Field, Alabama. |
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