▁East ▁( USA FI ME ) ▁in ▁Egypt , ▁replacing ▁Max well . ▁Andrew s ▁was ▁an ▁experienced ▁air man , ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁first ▁acts ▁was ▁to ▁establish ▁the ▁N inth ▁Air ▁Force ▁to ▁replace ▁USA ME AF . ▁Br er eton ▁assumed ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁organization ▁and ▁established ▁the ▁IX ▁Air ▁Service ▁Command , ▁which ▁joined ▁the ▁IX ▁Bom ber ▁Command ▁and ▁the ▁IX ▁F ighter ▁Command ▁as ▁the ▁major ▁sub ordinate ▁headquarters . ▁ ▁IX ▁Air ▁Service ▁Command ▁was ▁changed ▁to ▁IX ▁Air ▁Force ▁Service ▁Command ▁( IX ▁AF SC ) ▁by ▁an ▁un number ed ▁N inth ▁Air ▁Force ▁Mem or and um ▁of ▁ 2 9 ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁ ▁IX ▁Air ▁Force ▁Service ▁Command ▁was ▁more ▁clearly ▁pattern ed ▁after ▁its ▁E ighth ▁Air ▁Force ▁opposite ▁number ▁than ▁any ▁of ▁the ▁other ▁N inth ▁Air ▁Force ▁commands . ▁A ▁number ▁of ▁officers ▁and ▁en list ed ▁men ▁had ▁been ▁brought ▁to ▁England ▁from ▁Egypt , ▁but ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁key ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁headquarters ▁came ▁from ▁the ▁E ighth ▁Air ▁Force . ▁General ▁Miller , ▁for ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁past ▁year ▁the ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁VIII ▁AF SC , ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁IX ▁AF SC ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁and ▁brought ▁with ▁him ▁members ▁of ▁his ▁former ▁staff . ▁From ▁the ▁T act ical ▁Air ▁Dep ot ▁Area ▁came ▁additional ▁officers ▁and ▁men ▁to ▁round ▁out ▁a ▁headquarters ▁staff ▁rich ▁in ▁experience . ▁On ▁ 5 ▁May ,