At the same time, control of Forbes was reassigned from SAC's Eighth to Second Air Force.

Reassigned to Second Air Force for training in Iowa, however Japanese Capitulation in August led to cancellation of deployment orders.

Reassigned to Second Air Force in early 1944 as a B-17 Flying Fortress replacement training unit.

Deming AAF, Deming (reassigned to Second Air Force in 1944)

Reassigned to Second Air Force for training in Iowa.

Reassigned to Second Air Force in July 1945 and programmed for deployment to Okinawa to take part in planned invasion of Japan.

It was returned to the United States in April 1944, and was reassigned to Second Air Force.

The squadron was reassigned to Second Air Force and programmed for B-29 Superfortress training.

Initially part of the Army Air Force Training Command, it was reassigned to Second Air Force on 1 October 1943.

Later it was reassigned to Second Air Force when heavy bombardment group training was reassigned to that command.