Cub-1
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Cub-1 was a code name
Code name
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 for a medium sized division
Division (military)
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 of an Advance Base Aviation Training Unit. The Navy established the ABATU at the onset of WWII to support expeditionary
Expeditionary warfare
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 airfield operations
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 in the Pacific Area of Operations
Pacific War
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. Guadalcanal
Guadalcanal campaign
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was the first operation that used an ABATU unit. Large sized units were code-named Lion and medium sized units were code-named Cub.
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