 Promoted to captain, he served in a number of administrative roles in the post-war Air Corps, which became the United States Air Force in 1947.By the outbreak of the Korean War in June 1950, Loring was attached to Air University and was not immediately sent to Korea for combat duty.On February 3, 1952, Loring was reassigned to the 2353rd Personnel Processing Squadron at Camp Stoneman in Pittsburg, California.