“ The term ‘‘The Adjutant General’’ shall be construed to refer to the Air Adjutant General, United States Air Force, or those persons in the Air Force of the United States who are charged by law regulations, or customs of the service with performing any functions similar to those performed by The Adjutant General of the Army ”

“ The terms ‘‘military service of the United States’’ and ‘‘military service’’ when used in the Articles of War and in the Manual for Courts-Martial, U.S. Army, 1949, to define persons who may be appointed on courts0martial or tried by courts-martial appointed by commanders within the Air Force of the United States shall be deemed to refer only to Air Force personnel and, until 2400 hours, 26 July 1949, to Army personnel under the command and authority of the Chief of Staff, United States Air Force. ”

“ The phrase ‘‘district, garrison, fort, camp, station, or other place where troops are on duty’’ and the phrase ‘‘garrison, fort, camp, or other place where troops are on duty’’ shall be deemed to include air force bases and air force auxiliary fields. ”