III Bomber Command

III Bomber Command
B-26 Marauder in flight
Active1941-1946
Country United States
Branch United States Army
 United States Air Force
RoleCommand and training of bomber units
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Robert Olds

The III Bomber Command is a disbanded United States Air Force headquarters. It was established in September 1941, shortly before the attack on Pearl Harbor to command bomber units assigned to 3rd Air Force. Following the entry of the United States into World War II, it flew patrols off the south Atlantic and Gulf coasts. However, its main efforts soon began organizing and training medium bomber units and aircrews. Its last assignment was with Third Air Force at MacDill Field, Florida. It was inactivated on 8 April 1946 and disbanded in October 1948.