 Streett 's next assignment was with the War Department General Staff where he served as a member of the Miscellaneous and Operations Section of the War Plans Division . He became a student at the Naval War College at Newport , Rhode Island , in June 1939 , and in July 1940 reported to Hickam Field , Hawaii , for duty as commanding officer of the 11th Bombardment Group , where the group operated B @-@ 18 Bolo medium bombers . On December 1 , the 11th was redesignated a heavy bombardment group , and Streett prepared them to receive B @-@ 17 Flying Fortress heavies , the first ones arriving in April 1941 with Lieutenant Colonel Albert Francis <unk> to command them . Streett shifted to become plans and training officer for the Hawaiian Department at Fort Shafter , and then was attached to the Army Air Forces division of the War Department as deputy chief of operations . 
