 During World War II , Streett commanded various training units in Hawaii , Florida and Colorado , solving logistical , training , and personnel problems . In Washington , D.C. , he led the Theater Group of the Operations Division in the Office of the Chief of Staff where he expressed grave misgivings about the role of General Douglas MacArthur in the Pacific War — some two years later Streett was sent to the South West Pacific Area to work under MacArthur commanding the Thirteenth Air Force during its first offensive drive . 
