Tactical Center and a change in the types of courses conducted by the institution, the Army Air Forces redesignated the "new" AAFSAT as the Army Air Forces School on 1 June 1945, while the Tactical Center dropped the "Tactical" from its name and became the AAF Center. Following the end of World War II, in preparation for its post-war educational operations, the AAF moved the AAF School from Orlando to Maxwell Field, Alabama on 29 November 1945 and assigned it directly to Headquarters, AAF. Having lost its developmental function, the AAF Center moved to Eglin Field in March 1946 and became the Army Air Forces Proving Ground Command. Lineage Established as the Army Air Forces School of Applied Tactics on 27 October 1942 Activated on 12 November 1942 Redesignated Army Air Forces Tactical Center on 16 October 1943 Redesignated Army Air Forces Center on 1 June 1945 Redesignated Army Air Forces Proving Ground Command on 8 March 1946 Redesignated Air Proving Ground Command on 10 July 1946 Redesignated Air Materiel Proving Ground on 20 January 1948 Redesignated Air Proving Ground on 3 March 1948 Redesignated Air Proving Ground Command on 20 December 1951 Redesignated Air Proving Ground Center on 1 December 1957 Redesignated Armament Development and Test Center on 15 July 1968 Redesignated Armament Division on 1 October 79 Redesignated Munitions Systems Division on 15 March 1989 Redesignated Air Force Development Test Center on 15 July 1990 Redesignated Air Armament Center on 1 October 1998 Inactivated on 1 October 2012 Assignments United States Army Air Forces (later United States Air Force), 27 October 1942 Air Materiel Command, 20 January 1948 United States Air Force, 1 June 1948 Air Research and Development Command (later Air Force Systems Command), 1 December 1957 Air Force Materiel Command, 1 July 1992 – 1 October 2012 Stations Orlando Army Air Base, Florida, 12 November 1942 Eglin Field (later Eglin Air Force Base), Florida, 8 March 1946 – 1 October 2012 School units The AAF Tactical Center medium and heavy bomber school unit from 31 October 1942 was the 9th Bombardment Group. In February 1943, a close air support school unit, the 415th Bombardment Group was added. The fighter school unit from 23 March 1943 was the 50th Fighter Group. Night Fighter training initially began with the 50th Group's 81st Fighter Squadron, but by 1943 was concentrated in the 481st Night Fighter Operational Training Group. However,