 However, soon priority was given to bringing the 77th squadron up to full strength when it was alerted for immediate movement to Alaska.On 19 December the squadron departed for Elmendorf Field and by February it had been reassigned out of the group.At the beginning of the new year the remainder of the group dispersed to the Pacific Northwest, with group headquarters and the 76th Bombardment Squadron at McChord Field, Washington, the 75th at Portland Army Air Base, Oregon and the 16th Reconnaissance Squadron at Paine Field, Washington.