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Reese Air Force Base began as the Lubbock Army Air Corps Advanced Flying School in 1942. [1] It was renamed Lubbock Army Flying School in 1943 and then Lubbock Army Airfield later that same year. In 1949, it was renamed Reese Air Force Base in honor of a local West Texas pilot, Augustus F. Reese Jr., who was killed in a bombing raid over Italy ...
At one time, Lubbock was home to Reese Air Force Base, located 6 mi (10 km) west of the city. It was established in August 1941, during the defense build-up prior to World War II (1941–1945), by the United States Department of War and the U.S. Army as Lubbock Army Airfield.
In 1995, Reese Air Force Base was placed on the Pentagon’s list for base closures via the BRAC process despite opposition from community members and leaders. The Lubbock Reese Redevelopment Committee (LRRC) was created in 1995, just two weeks after the base was recommended to be closed. [1] The base was formally closed on September 30, 1997. [2]
formerly Kelly Air Force Base Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base: Houston: Lackland Air Force Base: San Antonio Randolph Air Force Base: San Antonio Fort Sam Houston: San Antonio Camp Bullis: San Antonio Martindale Army Air Field: San Antonio Dyess Air Force Base: Abilene: Goodfellow Air Force Base: San Angelo: Laughlin Air Force Base: Del Rio ...
Brooks Air Force Base (Closed 30 September 2011) Brownwood Army Air Field: Brownwood Regional Airport: Bryan Army Air Field: Texas A&M Flight Test Station Airport: Caddo Mills Aux#1 (Majors) Caddo Mills Municipal Airport [5] Childress Army Air Field: Childress Municipal Airport: Corsicana Field: Corsicana Municipal Airport: Cox Army Air Field ...
The Lubbock metropolitan area is a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) in the South Plains region of West Texas, United States, that covers three counties – Crosby, Lubbock, and Lynn. As of the 2010 census , the Lubbock MSA had a population of 290,805, though a 2019 estimate placed the population at 322,257, [ 2 ] which ranks it the 157th ...
List of NRHP-registered historic places in Lubbock County, Texas This list is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Lubbock County, Texas .
The airport is the eighth-busiest airport in Texas. Lubbock International is first among the smaller Texas cities [citation needed] (behind both Dallas airports, both Houston airports, San Antonio, Austin, and El Paso). Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport is a hub for FedEx and UPS feeder planes to cities around the South Plains.