Reese Air Force Base was a base of the United States Air Force located near Lubbock, Texas. The base was closed 30 September 1997 after being selected for closure by the Base Realignment and Closure Commission in 1995. Seal of the Air Force. ... Lubbock is a city located in Lubbock County, in the north west of the state of Texas, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 199,564. ... State nickname: Lone Star State Other U.S. States Capital Austin Largest city Houston Governor Rick Perry (R) Official languages None. ... September 30 is the 273rd day of the year (274th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 92 days remaining, as the final day of September. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) is a process of the United States federal government directed at the administration and operation of the US Armed Forces, used by the United States Department of Defense and Congress to close excess military installations and realign the total asset inventory in order to save... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

History

Construction of the Air Corps Advanced Flying School began in 1941 on land located about 10 miles (15 km) west of the city of Lubbock. The school name changed to the Lubbock Army Flying School before the first class of aviation cadets reported. The official dedication of the base took place on 21 June 1942. During World War II, the school trained 7,008 pilots. At the end of the War, many active military bases were no longer needed, so the War Department closed the base on 31 December 1945. 1. ... 1941 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... June 21 is the 172nd day of the year (173rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 193 days remaining. ... This article is about the year. ... World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons like the atom bomb. ... The United States Department of War was the military department of the United States governments executive branch from 1789 until 1949, when it became part of the United States Department of Defense. ... December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...

During the post-war years, the base was used as a meeting place for National Guard, Air Reserve, and Naval Reserve units. World events preceding the Korean War caused the reactivation of the base on 1 August 1949. In November Air Training Command renamed the installation Reese Air Force Base, in honor of 1Lt Augustus F. Reese, Jr., of Shallowater, Texas. Lieutenant Reese was killed in a bombing raid over Sardinia, Italy, on 14 May 1943. The term National Guard, when used by itself, can refer to: The United States National Guard includes both the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard. ... The United States Navy Reserve is the reserve component of the United States Navy. ... The Korean War (Korean: 한국전쟁/韓國戰爭), from June 25, 1950 to July 27, 1953, was a conflict between North Korea and South Korea. ... August 1st is the 213th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (214th in leap years), with 152 days remaining. ... 1949 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... Air Education and Training Command recruits, trains and educates quality people to sustain the combat capability of the US Air Force. ... Shallowater is a city located in Lubbock County, Texas. ... Sardinia (Sardigna, Sardinna or Sardinnia in the Sardinian language, Sardegna in Italian, Sardenya in Catalan), is the second largest island in the Mediterranean Sea (Sicily is the largest), between Italy, Spain and Tunisia, south of Corsica. ... May 14 is the 134th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (135th in leap years). ... 1943 is a common year starting on Friday. ...

The T-33, a single-engine jet, was the only training aircraft at Reese from January 1959 until the T-37 arrived in March 1961. The supersonic T-38 became the basic trainer in 1963 to permit qualification of pilots for quicker transition to larger and faster aircraft. From March 1965 to June 1973, a military version of the Cessna 172, the T-41 , was used. Reese began using the first operational instrument flight simulator in August 1977. The T-1A the first new training aircraft to be added to the U.S. Air Force inventory in 30 years, arrived at Reese on 18 January 1992. Categories: Aircraft stubs | U.S. military trainer aircraft 1940-1949 ... 1959 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... T-37s in formation One of the most prominent of the trainer-attack type aircraft is the Cessna T-37/A-37, known in various forms as the Tweety Bird, Tweet, Dragonfly, or Super Tweet. ... 1961 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Northrop T-38 Talon is a US-built supersonic jet trainer for military pilots. ... 1963 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1965 was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ... 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ... The Cessna 172 Skyhawk is a four-seat, single-engine, high-wing airplane. ... The T-41 Mescalero is a military version of the popular Cessna 172 used by the United States Air Force and the United States Army as a pilot training aircraft. ... 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ... The T-1A Jayhawk is a twin-engined jet aircraft used by the United States Air Force for advanced pilot training. ... January 18 is the 18th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1991 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The Base Realignment and Closure Commission indicated the base for closure in 1995, and the base was finally closed in 1997. 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External Links

• Unofficial Homepage (source of History)