Air Service Command, Mediterranean Theater of Operations was a
United States Army Air Forces logistics formation. It had its headquarters and an HQ squadron at
Naples, Italy. It was originally XII Air Force Service Command, part of
Twelfth Air Force, but after 1 January 1944 became AAF Service Command, Mediterranean Theater of Operations.[1] The command was assigned directly to Army Air Forces,
Mediterranean Theater of Operations, and controlled the air depots and air sub depots in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations.
Casablanca Service Area Command (Provisional) (later 1st Service Area Command (Provisional)), 12 December 1942 – ca. 14 March 1943
Constantine Service Area Command (Provisional) (later 3d Service Area Command (Provisional)), 14 December 1942 – 14 March 1943
Oran Service Area Command (Provisional) (later 2d Service Area Command (Provisional)), 12 December 1942 – ca. 14 March 1943
I Service Area Command (later I Air Service Area Command (Special)), ca. 14 March 1943 – 30 September 1945
II Service Area Command (later II Air Service Area Command (Special), XV Air Force Service Command), ca. 14 March 1943 – December 1943, January 1944 – 9 September 1945 (detached to Strategic Air Force, Mediterranean Allied Air Forces January 1944 – spring 1945)
III Service Area Command (later III Air Service Area Command (Special), XII Air Force Service Command), 14 March 1943 – 25 July 1945 (detached to Tactical Air Force, Mediterranean Allied Air Forces January 1944 – spring 1945)
Areas
Advanced Air Depot Area, October 1943 – December 1943
Depots
Adriatic Base Depot, unknown
Air Force General Depot No. 1 (later Oran Intransit Depot, Air Force Sub Depot No. 12), Nov 42 – ca 1 May 1945
Air Force General Depot No. 2 (later Maison Blanche General Depot, Air Force General Depot No. 4), Nov 42 – 17 October 1944
Air Force General Depot No. 3 (later Casablanca Sub Depot, Air Force Sub Depot No. 11, Air Force General Depot No. 11), Feb 43 – 21 August 1944
Air Force General Depot No. 4 (later Air Force General Depot No. 2), Jan 43 – 29 November 1944
Air Force General Depot No. 5 (later Air Force General Depot No. 1), May 43 – 29 November 1944
Air Force General Depot No. 6 (later Air Force General Depot No. 3, Air Force Sub Depot No. 31), Aug 43 – 14 July 1944, 19 September 1944 – ca. 31 July 1945