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Vance Air Force Base (IATA: END, ICAO: KEND, FAA LID: END) is a United States Air Force base located in southern Enid, Oklahoma, about 65 mi (105 km) north northwest of Oklahoma City. The base is named after local World War II hero and Medal of Honor recipient, Lieutenant Colonel Leon Robert Vance Jr .
Ardmore Air Force Base (1942–1959) In Carter County. Started out as Ardmore Army Air Field during World War II. Trained B-17 Flying Fortress and B-26 Marauder crews and CG-4 glider pilots. The army vacated in 1945 but the air force came back in 1953. From 1953 to 1959 cargo planes were stationed here.
Currently, Kegelman AFAF is a sub-base of Vance Air Force Base under the control of the 71st Flying Training Wing (71 FTW). The airfield was previously administered by Will Rogers Field, Clovis Army Air Field, Woodward Army Air Field, and Liberal Army Airfield prior to the U.S. Air Force becoming an independent service in 1947. [4]
Now: Vance Air Force Base; Frederick Army Airfield, Frederick AAF Central Flying Training Command 2520th Army Air Forces Base Unit Now: Frederick Municipal Airport (IATA: FDR, ICAO: KFDR) Hatbox Army Airfield, Muskogee AAF Central Flying Training Command 2557th Army Air Forces Base Unit Later: Hatbox Field (Closed) Miami Municipal Airport, Miami
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Camp Gruber is an Oklahoma Army National Guard (OKARNG) training facility. It covers a total of 87 square miles (230 km 2 ). The base is named after Brigadier General Edmund L. Gruber , a noted artillery officer and the original composer of the U.S. Field Artillery March , the source for the Army 's official song, " The Army Goes Rolling Along ".
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The squadron was established at Selfridge Field, Michigan as the 5th Pursuit Squadron an Army Air Corps fighter squadron in January 1941. It was assigned to the Northeast Air District with Curtiss P-40 Warhawks and Bell P-39 Airacobras as part of the defense buildup prior to the United States entry into World War II.