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The Beginning:
- ACFTC
Air Corps Flying Training Command
established 23 Jan 42

- ACTTC
Air Cops Technical Training Command
established 26 Mar 41

15 Mar 42:
- AAFFTC
Redesignated Army Air Force
Flying Training Command
- AAFTTC
Redesignated Army Air Forces
Technical Training Command

31 Jul 43:
- AAFTC
Redesignated AAF Training Command with the merger of AAFFTC and AAFTTC

12 Mar 46:
- AAFTC
- AU Air University established as a MAJCOM

1 Jul 46:
- ATC Redesignated Air Training Command

15 May 78:
- ATC
- AU realigned under ATC

1 Jul 83:
- ATC
- AU Regained MAJCOM status

1 Jul 93:
- AETC
- AU realigned under ATC and ATC redesignated Air Education and Training Command