Bryan Air Force Base
| Bryan Air Force Base Bryan Army Airfield  | |
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| Part of Air Training Command (ATC) | |
| Brazos County, near Bryan, Texas | |
 2006 USGS Airphoto | |
  Bryan AFB | |
| Coordinates | 30°38′16″N 96°28′43″W / 30.63778°N 96.47861°W |
| Type | Air Force Base |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1942 |
| In use | 1942–1947; 1951–1958; 1960–1961 |
Bryan Air Force Base is a former United States Air Force base in unincorporated Brazos County, Texas, located west of Bryan. Today, the location houses The Texas A&M University System RELLIS Campus (stands for Texas A&M's six core values: Respect, Excellence, Leadership, Loyalty, Integrity, Selfless Service). It was also formerly named the Texas A&M University-Riverside Campus.
Bryan Air Force Base was originally activated in 1943 as a
The installation became Bryan Air Force Base upon the establishment of the
Deactivated in May 1961, the land and buildings were leased to the Texas A&M University in 1962. In 1988, full ownership of the former base was transferred to Texas A&M University at virtually no cost.[2]
See also
- Texas World War II Army Airfields
- 77th Flying Training Wing (World War II)
References
- Manning, Thomas A. (2005), History of Air Education and Training Command, 1942–2002. Office of History and Research, Headquarters, AETC, Randolph AFB, Texas
- Shaw, Frederick J. (2004), Locating Air Force Base Sites, History’s Legacy, Air Force History and Museums Program, United States Air Force, Washington DC. OCLC 57007862, 1050653629
External links
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
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