In 1942, Gen. Henry "Hap" Arnold, the commanding general of the U.S. Army Air Forces, confronted the greatest challenge in Air Force history with gusto, expanding a token force from its depression-era strength of 20,000 men to a war-winning force producing 1.9 million Technical Training graduates, 200,000 pilots, 48,000 navigators and aircrew, and a staggering 2.8 million Basic Military Training graduates.

In 1942, Gen. Henry "Hap" Arnold, the commanding general of the U.S. Army Air Forces, confronted the greatest challenge in Air Force history with gusto, expanding a token force from its depression-era strength of 20,000 men to a war-winning force producing 1.9 million Technical Training graduates, 200,000 pilots, 48,000 navigators and aircrew, and a staggering 2.8 million Basic Military Training graduates. Stock Photo

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