Reese Air Force Base

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Reese Air Force Base was a former United States Air Force installation in Texas primarily used for pilot training during much of the Cold War era.

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instanceOf United States Air Force base
military airfield
affiliation Department of Defense
branch United States Air Force
United States Army Air Forces
category Former military air bases in Texas
Installations of the United States Air Force in Texas
cityServed Lubbock, Texas
closureDate 1997
command Air Education and Training Command
Air Training Command
conflict Cold War
World War II
continent North America
country United States
elevation 3309 ft
environment semi-arid climate
era Cold War
garrison 64th Flying Training Wing
Reese Training Wing
IATACode REE
ICAOCode KREE
location Lubbock County, Texas
near Lubbock, Texas
namedAfter First Lieutenant Augustus F. Reese Jr.
nearbyInstitution Texas Tech University
notableAircraftUsed B-25 Mitchell
T-33 Shooting Star
T-37 Tweet
linked to: Cessna T-37 Tweet

T-38 Talon
opened 1941
operator United States Air Force
partOf United States Air Force training system
postClosureUse Reese Technology Center
business and research park
previousName Lubbock Army Air Field
primaryMission training Air Force pilots
region South Plains of Texas
linked to: South Plains
runwayCount 4
runwaySurface concrete
state Texas
status closed
former Air Force base
timezone Central Time Zone
usedFor flight training
pilot training
undergraduate pilot training

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Air Training Command controlledInstallation Reese Air Force Base