y , ▁Old s ▁test ified ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 0 , ▁describing ▁the ▁dangerous ▁conditions ▁under ▁which ▁the ▁Air ▁Service ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁operate , ▁and ▁a ▁lack ▁of ▁understanding ▁of ▁av iation ▁requirements ▁on ▁the ▁part ▁of ▁non - f lying ▁senior ▁staff ▁and ▁command ers . ▁Although ▁mock ed ▁and ▁question ed ▁with ▁sar cast ic ▁host ility ▁during ▁cross - ex am ination ▁by ▁the ▁nine ▁ground ▁forces ▁gener als ▁compr ising ▁the ▁panel , ▁Old s ▁" h eld ▁his ▁own ". ▁ ▁Air ▁Corps ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁the ▁Air ▁Service ▁was ▁renamed ▁the ▁Air ▁Corps ▁by ▁Act ▁of ▁Congress ▁as ▁a ▁comprom ise ▁alternative ▁to ▁creating ▁an ▁independent ▁or ▁autonom ous ▁air ▁force . ▁Old s ▁continued ▁his ▁staff ▁duties ▁in ▁the ▁Office ▁of ▁the ▁Chief ▁of ▁the ▁Air ▁Corps . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁he ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁Lang ley ▁Field , ▁where ▁he ▁would ▁spend ▁eleven ▁of ▁the ▁next ▁th ir teen ▁years . ▁He ▁became ▁a ▁student ▁in ▁the ▁e ighth ▁class ▁of ▁the ▁Air ▁Corps ▁T act ical ▁School . ▁Among ▁his ▁ 2 3 ▁class m ates ▁were ▁Maj ors ▁Frank ▁M . ▁Andrew s , ▁George ▁H . ▁Bre tt , ▁and ▁Will is ▁H . ▁H ale , ▁all ▁of ▁whom ▁would ▁become ▁senior ▁leaders ▁of ▁the ▁Army ▁Air ▁Forces , ▁and ▁John ▁F . ▁Cur ry ▁( one ▁of ▁his ▁spons ors ▁to ▁the ▁Reg ular ▁Army ▁in ▁ 1