The concept of an " operating staff, " or directorates, was modeled on the RAF system that had been much admired by the observer groups sent over in 1941, and resulted from a desire to place experts in various aspects of military aviation into key positions of implementation.
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Its network consists of about 300 bus lines which span the Athens Metropolitan Area, with an operating staff of 5, 327, and a fleet of 1, 839 buses . Of those 1, 839 buses 416 run on compressed natural gas, making up the largest fleet of natural gas-powered buses in Europe.
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The plan was first adopted in February 1942 by the AFCC's Second and Third Air Forces, which had only training responsibilities during World War II . The creation of an " operating staff " in the 9 March 1942 reorganization of the AAF and the dissolution of the AFCC halted the planned establishment of an Operational Training Command to oversee the program.
