00517000 2-8685-1A UNCLASSIFIED 2438578 07-01-1964 2438942 06-30-1965

PACIFIC AIR FORCE

HISTORY K717.01 V.1 PT. 1 VOL I OF III PT 1 (2) 18875 K7207 1227 1383 80 2451396 08-05-1999 GEN. HUNTER HARRIS JR. ASSUMED COMMAND OF PACIFIC AIR FORCES (PACAF), ON 1 AUGUST 1964. USS MADDOX ATTACKED BY NORTH VIETNAM (NVN) PATROL BOATS 30 MILES OFF NVN COAST. REACTIVATED 19 TACTICAL AIR SUPPORT SQUADRON, BIEN HOA AIR BASE. REPLACED JAPAN BASED KB-50 THEATER IN- FLIGHT REFUELING SQUADRON (421) WITH NEW KC-135 AIR REFUELING WING BASED AT KADENA AIR BASE. FIRST F-5 FREEDOM FIGHTERS PRESENTED TO THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA AIR FORCE; REPLACED F-86 SABRE JETS. NONE CONTAINS CHRONOLOGY.