Kelly Field Annex

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Kelly Field Annex (formerly Kelly Air Force Base ) (IATA: SKF , ICAO: KSKF , FAA LID: SKF ) is a United States Air Force facility located in San Antonio, Texas. In 2001, based on BRAC's actions, the runway of former Kelly AFB and land on the runway west became "Kelly Field Annex" and control over the reduced size installation was transferred to the adjacent Lackland Air Force Base, part of the San Antonio Joint Base. This base is under the jurisdiction of the 802d Mission Support Group, Air Education and Training Command (AETC).

Kelly Field is one of thirty-two Air Service training camps established after the United States entered World War I, which was founded on 27 March 1917. It was used as a flying field; primary flight schools; schools for aides, supply officers, engineers; school mechanics, and as a general supply flight depot.

The Kelly Air Force Base and the San Antonio Air Logistics Center associated with the Air Force Command (formerly known as Air Force Logistics Command) are closed as independent installations and their assets are reconciled by the Commission on Basic Settlement and Closure of 1995.

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Kelly Field Annex supports flight operations from two renter orders, Airlift Wing's 433d Air Force Command, operates the Lockheed C-5 Galaxy and the 149th Air Force Texas Air Fighter Wing, operating the General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon.

The remaining 1,873 hectares (7.58 ha) of land, including hangars and industrial facilities formerly known as San Antonio Air Logistics Center, operated by the Greater Kelly Development Authority (now the Texas State political subdivision), now renamed Port Authority of San Antonio) as a Port San Antonio business park. In 2006, there were still some isolated USAF activities in Port San Antonio's Lackland suburbs, as well as a large military family housing channel.

Several large warehouses at Port San Antonio base are cleaned, cleaned, and equipped with large air conditioning units to accommodate refugees from Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita. The first refugees began arriving on September 2, 2005.

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History

Kelly Field Annex is named in honor of 2d Lieutenant George Edward Maurice Kelly. Lt. Kelly, who after training at Curtiss Aviation School, Rockwell Field, California, was ordered to Fort Sam Houston, near San Antonio. While trying to land on May 10, 1911 to avoid running into the tent and thus possibly injuring some others, died in an accident, fell to the ground.

Origins

In August 1913, Chief of Military Signal Staff Brigadier General George P. Scriven testified before the US House of Representatives about the establishment of a military aeronautical center in San Antonio, Texas. The center will be built for the US Army's Signal Flight Section. General Scriven described San Antonio as "the most important strategic position in the South," in response to the unrest resulting from the Mexican Revolution. In 1916, when Fort Sam Houston was the central place of Corps aircraft equipment and personnel, The San Antonio Light estimated that the city would be "the most important military aviation hub in the US"

In November 1915, a newly created Aero Squadron arrived at Fort Sam Houston after a cross-country flight from Fort Sill, Oklahoma. However, the squadron remained in the post only until March 1916, where he went to join Punitive Expedition Brigadier General John J. Pershing against Pancho Villa on the US-Mexican border. The problems experienced by the Aero Squadron on the expedition and the ongoing wars in Europe persuaded Congress to step up and expand the national air arm.

It quickly emerged that Fort Sam Houston had insufficient space for additional flying operations, especially with newer and more powerful aircraft. Major Benjamin Foulois, with the support of the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce, selected the location five miles southwest of the city for a new airfield on November 21, 1916. Bordered by Frio City Road to the northwest, the site is also adjacent to the South Pacific Railroad, providing easy access by road and by train. In addition, the new site was relatively flat, making it perfect for flying operations. Originally, the site was called South San Antonio Aviation Camp.

World War I

On April 5, 1917, four planes took off from Fort Sam Houston, flew across San Antonio and landed at a new airfield, which at the time was a clean cotton field. Tents have been erected as hangars, but the permanent presence at the airfield was not established until 7 May when 700 people arrived. A week later, the population has grown to 4,000. The construction of the facility is rapid, with the United States now fighting and the new airfield mission is to train pilots to be sent to the Western Front in France. Land cleared and a number of buildings - hangars, barracks, mess rooms, street systems, electrical and plumbing systems, warehouses, machine shops all built during the summer.

At the end of June, it is clear that Foulois's original site, known unofficially as Kelly Field # 1, is too small to train new recruits and flight cadets. A San Antonio Chamber Committee committee provides the necessary land and presents its proposals to the Aviation Production Council in Washington, D.C. in June 1917. A contract was signed in July 1917, consisting of all what Kelly Field did # 2. Two additional land parcels, which were planned to be Kelly Field # 3 and # 4 were released in the fall of 1917 on the aviator's suggestion Britain and France who argue that being very close, will lead to accidents and collisions.

The Kelly Army organized about 250,000 people into the "Aero Squadrons" during the busy months of 1917 and 1918. Finally, 326 squadrons formed at Kelly during World War I, with all but twenty of them moving to other installations in the US or abroad. The majority of the Aero Squadron is a combat support squadron. Kelly Field serves as the first reception and classification center, testing thousands of recruits before assigning them to work and special squadrons for training. The Mechanical Registered Mechanics Department Department of the Registered Air Mechanics changes an average of 2,000 mechanics and drivers each month. Kelly also trains bakers and chefs, and the General Depot of Flight Supply moved into the field from its old location in downtown San Antonio.

Many American-trained World War I pilots learned to fly in Kelly's field, with 1,459 pilots and 398 flying instructors who graduated from Kelly's flight school during the war.

Flight training unit assigned to Kelly Field:

Aero 103d squadron, August 1917
Aero 2d Squadron, November 1917

Reassigned as Squadron "A", July-November 1918

115th Aero Squadron (II), March 1918

Reassigned as Squadron "B", July-November 1918

The 117th Aero Squadron (II), March 1918

Reassigned as "C" Squadron, July-November 1918

Aero Squadron 178, January 1918

Reassigned as Squadron "D", July-November 1918

Aero Squadron 180, December 1917

Reassigned as Squadron "E", July-November 1918

235 Aero Squadron (II), April 1918

Reassigned as Squadron "F", July-November 1918

Aero 243d (II) Squadron, April 1918

Reassigned as "G" Squadron, July-November 1918

Aero 244 (II) Squadron, April 1918

Reassigned as "S" Squadron, July-November 1918

Aero 245 (II) Squadron, April 1917

Reassigned as Squadron "I", March 1918

110 Aero Squadron (Repair), August 1917

Reassigned: Aero 804 Squadron (Repair), February 1918

Reassigned as Squadron "K", July-November 1918

Flying School Detachment (Consolidated A-J Squadron), November 1918-November 1919

Once deployed to France, most of Kelly Field graduates are sent to the AEF Third Air Instruction Center, Issoudun Aerodrome, France for advanced pursuit training. In addition to flying schools at Kelly Field, Selfridge Field, Michigan is also used for pilot training, and the British Royal Flying Corps (RFC), operates fly schools for American pilots in Toronto, Ontario and several fields at Camp Taliaferro, Texas.

Thousands of people who came to Kelly found many ways to amuse themselves during their rare breaks. Among these organizations there are happy clubs, singer performances, and "Kelly Field Players Famous," a professional uniformed vaudeville entertainer club. Many clubs tour the South Texas area and gain fame for moral development events.

Between the war

At the end of the war, the Air Force Services, along with the rest of the Army, faced an important reduction. Thousands of officers and enlisted men were released, leaving only 10,000 people to fly and repair the aircraft and engines left over from the war. Hundreds of small fields were closed, forcing the consolidation of supply and flight repair depots. Kelly, however, is one of the few that stays open. In 1921, the flight repair depot in Dallas moved to Kelly to join the supply depot, forming the San Antonio Air Force Medium Depot.

Brooks Field became the primary training center and Kelly for advanced training. Each instruction phase lasted about six months initially, with advanced training then divided into three months of each basic and advanced instruction

The 10th School Group (later Advanced Flying Training Wing and Advanced Flying School) was formed at Kelly Field # 2 in 1922. There, student pilots mastered chasing skills, bombardment, attacks, and follow-up observation. Most of the Army aviators trained between the two World Wars attended this school. Charles Lindbergh, the first man to fly unceasingly across the Atlantic, graduated from the Advanced Flying School in 1925. Other graduates included former Air Force Chief of Staff General Thomas D. White, Curtis E. LeMay, John P. McConnell, Hoyt Vandenberg, and John Dale Ryan. Major General Claire Chennault of World War II fame "Flying Tiger" taught at school.

In 1925, Kelly Field # 1 was renamed Duncan Field in honor of Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Duncan. Previously placed at Kelly Field, Duncan died in a plane crash at Bolling Field in Washington, D.C.. Kelly Field # 2 became simple, Kelly Field . Both fields conduct separate training, maintenance, command, and supply functions over the next 18 years.

Low-cost and obsolete aircraft and equipment do not stop a small group of mechanics and leaflets to prove their professional dedication. Army personnel pushed forward aeronautical boundaries in the 1920s. The aircraft used for the cross-continent flight Jimmy Doolittle in 1922 received a preflight service at Kelly # 1. Kelly # 2 was the only refueling stop at Doolittle during the flight itself. In 1926, Kelly was the starting point of Pan American Goodwill Flight. Their air journey is a 175-day adventure to "show the flag", with five planes and 10 pilots landing in 23 Central and South American countries. Captain Ira C. Eaker, 8th Air Force Commander during World War II and Kelly graduate, was one of the pilots of the company.

Most of the pioneering works of Major William Ocker and Captain Charles Crane in the field of flying instruments took place at Kelly. Their efforts resulted in the development of the first "fly fly" curriculum at the Advanced Flying School and won the Crane the Mackay Trophy.

The public enthusiasm for "the brave young men in their glyphs" encourages Army pilots to showcase their skills in an effort to gain public acceptance of the aircraft as an ever-capable instrument for a thriving American society. The air circus and balloon races are an exciting event at the Roaring Twenties, and the pilots at Kelly are happy to give the air-loving sensations and goggles the public likes. Kelly hosted the National Elimination Balloon Race in 1924 and welcomed thousands of San Antonians to witness air demonstrations, air demonstrations, and other exploits of "derring-do".

But perhaps there was no matching event with Hollywood film production "Wings" in 1926. Kelly hopes to make a movie history by providing pilots, airplanes, extras, and technicians to help make this epic film of World War I. Clara Bow (the famous "It Girl"), Buddy Rogers, and Richard Arlen starred in this classic movie that was filmed in and around San Antonio. A newcomer, Gary Cooper, has little part in the show. "Wings" received the first Academy Award for "Best Production of the Year" for 1927-1928, the first silent film (and until 2011, the only) to ever win this honor.

In 1927 the base was moved from an advanced phase and combined with a primer. At that time, the basics turned into eight months and advanced to four months. In June 1927, General Lahm suggested the construction of a large field outside the city to accommodate all flight training. Congress funded the construction of a new field but did not buy land, so the city of San Antonio borrowed the $ 546,000 needed to buy the chosen site to become Randolph Field. In the fall of 1931, construction was basically completed, so the Air Corps Training Center at Duncan Field, adjacent to Kelly, and elementary schools in Brooks and March moved to a new installation, while continuing training continued at Kelly.

Suffering from a chronic shortage of funds, the Air Corps' struggle for better aircraft continued through the 1938 crisis on Czechoslovakia. Adolf Hitler and the Luftwaffe (Air Force of Germany) show that air power has become an important factor in international relations. President Franklin D. Roosevelt recognized the importance of the Luftwaffe role and took the first step towards US arms.

In 1939, Congress gave $ 300 million to the Air Corps. Hundreds of new aircraft, officers, and enlisted men went to Kelly. In addition to money for new equipment and more personnel, funds became available for the construction of barracks, offices, classrooms, and much-needed warehouses. Many of the facilities built during this period are still in use today. The Officer's Club is currently (originally built for cadet housing) and the Headquarters of the Water Logistics Center (originally used for classrooms) was built to meet the increased demand for facilities during this expansion period.

Other facilities built during the construction boom included the unique Miniature Range building, then used for air-observation training, and the "Palace", a large complex of enlisted, dining and office premises. Originally called "Buckingham Palace", the building received its nickname because it was much more "grand" than the tent and raw wooden barracks occupied by the men.

World War II

After the Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, the need for more pilots, bombers, and navigators resulted in the rapid expansion of the United States Air Force arm and the Advanced Flying School. Night flights are added to the school program and the amount of training time is doubled. Between January 1939 and March 1943, over 6,800 people graduated from Kelly's Advanced Flying School and approximately 1,700 additional pilots graduated from various other courses in the Instructor School. To accommodate a rapidly growing population of pilot trainers, "tent cities" sprang up as in World War I.

In the summer of 1942, the congestion caused by the proximity of four flying spheres - Duncan, Kelly, Brooks, and Stinson - has become dangerous. As a result, in March 1943, Kelly and Duncan reunited with the name Kelly Field. Kelly Field's main function is maintenance and inventory. This is a major change in the mission for Kelly as the flying training moves elsewhere.

The mission of World War II Kelly turned the base into a huge industrial complex. A new organization, the San Antonio Air Services Command, manages the increased supply and maintenance of the workload at will become the San Antonio Air Logistics Center in the coming years. Kelly's workers remodel, repair, and modify aircraft, engines, and related equipment.

Postwar years

When World War II ended in August 1945, America was demobilized as soon as it was after the First World War. More than 3,000 civilians Kelly resigned or retired within a few weeks of V-J Day. However, more and more aircraft AT-6, P-51, and B-29 are sent to Kelly for maintenance and storage. The disposal and storage of program airplanes is more time and space for Kelly. Kelly's maintenance workers stopped repairing very heavy bombers and began supporting occupation forces in Europe and Japan with air transport, communications, and weather systems. In 1946, the San Antonio Air Technical Services Command became San Antonio Air Materiel Area (SAAMA).

In July 1947, President Harry S. Truman signed the National Security Act, which, inter alia, created an independent United States Air Force. Over the next few years, the youngest of the armed forces broke away from the way the Army did things. In January 1948, Kelly Field became Kelly Air Force Base .

Airlift Berlin and the Korean War

In June 1948, the Soviet Union, in a move to push the Allies out of Berlin, closed all the waterways, trains, and highways to the western part of the city. Forced to choose between abandoning West Berlin or supplying all goods by air, western powers began to transport vital supplies and materials to the besieged city. Airlift, nicknamed "Operation Vittles", became the largest air cargo operation of all time. The main hard worker of the Berlin Airlift is a C-54 Skymaster cargo plane, and Kelly is the only depot in the country to repair and remodel the Pratt and Whitney R2000 engines used on the aircraft. On Dec. 31, the Supply Division has delivered 1,317 R2000 engines worth $ 1.7 million for air freight.

The outbreak of the Korean War in June 1950 found that Kelly was once again responding almost overnight. Kelly's maintenance line goes into full steam production for reconditioned Boeing B-29 Superfortresses which has been stored for overseas services. The work continued through the night using special outdoor lighting. The plane's production line gets the nickname "Great White Road" when the light is reflected on the bomber's aluminum skin and lights up the night sky. When the fighting died down in Korea in July 1953, Kelly's workers once again proved their commitment to whatever challenges they faced.

1950s

As the Air Force moves through its first decade of independence, its aircraft, engines, accessories, and supporting equipment are becoming increasingly sophisticated and complex, requiring the use of new technologies and innovative programs to meet future challenges.

In 1951, Convair Convair B-36 Peacemaker continental bombers began arriving in increasing numbers in Kelly. With a powerful R4360 engine, the B-36 quickly replaced the B-29. B-36 is a radical in its design; its six driving machines gave it a top speed of over 400 miles per hour, and it was the first American bomber capable of achieving any targets in the world.

R4360 engine is also supported Convair XC-99. Convair built this only transportation in 1947 to use B-36 technology more effectively. As the largest cargo plane to date, the XC-99 set many world records between 1953 and 1955, before the Air Force decided it did not require large transport aircraft. The longest flight - 12,000 miles to the Rhein-Main Air Base in West Germany - began on 13 August 1953. Bringing 61,000 pounds of vital cargo, it flew to West Germany via Kindley Air Force Base, Bermuda and Lajes Field, Azores and returned a week later carrying 62,000 pound again. Every XC-99 landed, newspapers, radio, and television reporters were there to convey to the public the spectacular flight joy.

Another aviation record broke out during May 1955. XC-99 was tested to support DEWLINE PROJECT. Together with the Military Air Transport Service (MATS), XC-99 flies 380,000 pounds of cargo to Keflavik Airport, Iceland from Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, a distance of 2,500 miles. The plane was air 210 hours and 41 minutes. Several problems have been experienced, but 31 civil engineers from the San Antonio depot managed to fix the XC-99 in Dover AFB.

The jet engine had become very important for the Air Force in 1955. The Boeing B-47 Stratojet bomber was the first full-arms system bomber. Designed in 1945, the B-47 is powered by six General Electric J47 turbojets and displays swept wings and tail surfaces. Its mission is to send conventional or nuclear weapons to enemy targets. On November 30, 1959, a B-47 bomber set a world endurance record, remaining in the air for three days, eight hours, and eight minutes, and covered 32,900 miles. After alienating the bomber to a reconnaissance and training mission, Stratojets was last removed from an active United States Air Force inventory in 1966.

The Convair B-58 Hustler is another important addition to Air Force inventory. As the first supersonic bomber in America, this plane can reach higher and faster than any other bomber aircraft in the world, flying twice the speed of sound. The four J79 engines produce more than 41,000 pounds of thrust that can drive the slimmer bombers at more than 1,300 mph. The B-58 first arrived at Kelly on March 15, 1960 to be used to train maintenance personnel for a new repair workload. On May 26, 1958, SAAMA opened the B-58 Logistics Support Management Office. It pioneered the reorganization of major area organizations where weapon management functions around the world will be separated organically from internal depot operations. The responsibilities described for weapons system managers include budgeting, funding, computing requirements, and organizing maintenance.

Kelly fixed and remodeled the B-52 for over 30 years. In the early 1960s, Boeing B-52 Stratofortress was the main depo maintenance workload for SAAMA. Modifications to the B-52 performed at Kelly increased the chargeability of each aircraft and increased the range of the aircraft. In addition, San Antonio shops have a B-52G arena for Arc Light Southeast Asia operations. This era in Kelly's history ended when the Air Force shifted the B-52's workload to the Oklahoma City AMA at Tinker Air Force Base in the spring of 1993. The 36-year relationship between Kelly and the bomber was the longest link between the Air Force and ALC weapons systems to the point that.

Americans always look to the future, but the future of Kelly's involvement in space has been the responsibility of "now" for over 25 years. In August 1962, SAAMA "lent" Aeronautics and National Space (NASA) six aircraft - two F-102s, two TF102s and two T33s - so astronauts at the Manned Houston Space Shuttle Center could maintain their flying abilities. Two years later, the Maintenance Workers Directorate built three Apollo capsule trainers for NASA. And Dirgantara Director Fuels Kelly supplies NASA with the necessary propellant fuel from the start of Space's push into space.

Vietnam War

Kelly's workload remained relatively stable until the mid-1960s, when American efforts to prevent the fall of the South Vietnamese government led to direct US involvement. Following the Gulf of Tonkin incident in August 1964, all areas of air equipment began to support Southeast Asia for 24 hours. Over the next 11 years, Kelly employees are heavily involved in supplying spare parts and expertise for conflict in Southeast Asia, working both in the United States and abroad.

In May 1965, during the buildup of American troops in Vietnam, the Logistics Command began sending teams of supply personnel to the Pacific Air Force. Kelly has lots of volunteers. On December 31, 1965, SAAMA had sent 11 supply teams, totaling 89 personnel, with temporary assignments to Southeast Asia to establish supply centers throughout the western Pacific, including South Vietnam.

Kelly also sent a maintenance team to Southeast Asia. The first team consists of six jet engine mechanics working at Clark Air Base, Philippines on J57 engines for North American F-100 Super Sabers. Other Kelly workers assigned in South Vietnam at the Northrop F-5 Freedom Fighter modification team assisted in replacing the newly delivered F-5A/C aircraft at Bien Hoa Air Base and assisted in the construction of a machine repair facility at Bien Hoa. Some of the workers are on duty in the area maintenance support department or the local transportation team while others serve as weapons logistics officers. Those who remain in San Antonio also struggle to meet the demands for material and aircraft maintenance.

On July 1, 1965, Kelly opened as an embarkation port to provide cargo services by plane to Southeast Asia. Personnel Air Force Kelly Base processed and directed important war materials allocated to South Vietnam to the Southeast Asian Theater. In 1967, the growth rate of the United States increased. StarlifC-141A Starlifter cargo aircraft began to enter the Air Force inventory in sufficient quantities to replace the aging Douglas C-124 Globemaster II. With the modernization of air terminals and the increased use of C-141 aircraft, Aircrews Aircrafts Command (MAC) rarely postponed at Kelly airport.

On November 1, 1965, SAAMA assumed responsibility for the overall Air Force boat program. This includes all ships, spare parts, engines, and warships landers. Other items include cargo tanks, special service boats, barges, small boats, dredgers, rigging, and marine hardware. Earlier that year, on August 3, Kelly became responsible for the assembly and delivery of airfield lighting equipment needed to build four semi-fixed installations in Southeast Asia.

The early 1970s witnessed the establishment of the Vietnamization Program, also known as the Nixon Doctrine. This new policy is the key to a planned reduction in US military forces in South Vietnam. As part of this effort, SAAMA personnel are heavily involved in the planning and construction of machinery facilities at Bien Hoa Air Base. This assignment commenced in February 1971 when the Air Force Logistics Command gave SAAMA the responsibility to develop a complete plan and specification to transform existing buildings at the Bien Hoa Airbase into a machine repair facility.

One month later, San Antonio Air Materiel Area \ was involved with another project to provide logistical support. On October 20, 1972, SAAMA started PROJECT ENHANCE PLUS, to transfer A-37 aircraft, Northrop F-5E Tiger II, and Northrop T-38 Talon, engines, and support parts to the Republic of Vietnam to resume war after American withdrawal. Almost every directorate in Kelly contributed to this effort.

The C-5A Galaxy, the largest aircraft of the Air Force, entered inventory in June 1970. San Antonio Air Materiel Area has management and repair responsibilities for its gigantic transportation and TF39 engines. Weighing about 350 tons, the aircraft can carry 98 percent of equipment issued to an Army division, including a 100,000 M-1 M tank, self-propelled artillery equipment, missiles, and helicopters. On his first visit to Kelly on January 31, 1970, prominent figures and public audiences welcomed the C-5A.

A year before the United States ended its involvement in Southeast Asian hostilities; military service began preparing for the return of North Vietnam War Prisoners. With the signing of the Paris Peace Accords on 27 January 1973, "Operation Mudik" has begun. The prisoners were flown from North Vietnam to the Homecoming Acceptance Center Together at Clark Air Base, Philippines. Upon arriving at Clark, ex-prisoners of war were given medical checkups, uniforms and personal items, and making home phone calls was very important. After the minimum time at Clark, POW flies to the United States to reunite with their families and to receive complete medical and psychological evaluation and treatment. Lackland Air Force Base and Fort Sam Houston are designated as admissions areas in San Antonio because each has a hospital facility to handle the needs of returned prisoners of war. Kelly became the reception area. The flight that brought former war prisoners to Kelly began on February 15, 1973. Although the crowds deliberately remained small, the occasion was filled with joy. 11 flights arriving at Kelly carry 20 Air Forces and 12 soldiers. Kelly Air Force Base is very proud to welcome brave men who spent years in captivity.

Post-Vietnam Era

In 1974, San Antonio Air Materiel Area changed its name to San Antonio Air Logistics Center, but the dedication and support for the Air Force mission remained the same.

The first F100 engine arrived at SA-ALC on 9 August 1974. Mainly used as a trainer, this first machine was also used as a machine repair prototype to determine the adequacy of planning documents, technical data, equipment and equipment. The management and maintenance of the F100 is complicated by the unique design of the machine. The machine is divided into five modules. The damaged module can be removed and replaced with parts to restore the machine to service faster. Another unique aspect of the F100 engine is the "on-condition" maintenance feature. This happens if the inspection team determines that the remaining modules are in good condition. Only the affected part will be overhauled and the rest of the machine will be left alone. In addition, the time between checks is measured in terms of cycles, or throttling up and down actions, rather than flying hours.

As good as C-5A, Lockheed and the Air Force began planning to incorporate reliability and maintenance factors into large cargo planes, producing C-5B during the early 1980s. The Galaxy "B" fleet adds 7.5 million tons of cargo per day to the US strategic air transport capability.

On November 16, 1973, the Aerospace Fuel Directorate provided propellant support for the launch of the last Skylab space program. In March 1979, the Space Shuttle "Columbia" perched on top of Boeing 747 arriving at Kelly Air Force Base for the first time to stop refueling on the way to Kennedy Space Center in Florida. This is Kelly's most dramatic and visible involvement in the space program but not the last. NASA flights continue to land with spare parts and equipment for some Space Shuttle missions en route to Kennedy Space Center until the end of June 2009.

The San Antonio Air Logistics Center also manages the new Boeing C-17 Globemaster III, developed by McDonnell Douglas in the late 1980s. This sophisticated aircraft is a powerful, reliable, modern airlifter designed to meet the requirements set forth by the Army, Marines, and Air Force. The C-17 gives the United States combat commander with increased mobility to get to the battle faster and to win. Kelly's involvement in the C-17 program was further strengthened when the Air Force Logistics Command named it a source of improvement for airframes. The responsibility for logistical support for aircraft was made almost complete in March 1985 when AFLC provided SA-ALC management and repair responsibilities for the C-17, Pratt & amp; Whitney F117-PW-100 turbofan.

With the transfer of repair and repair of B-52 to Oklahoma City in 1993, Kelly's workers turned their attention to keep the T-38 Air Training trainers and Command Training ready to fly. This workload moved to Kelly in the spring of 1993.

Closure

During Operation Just Cause, Kelly serves as a transit point for more than 8,000 troops deployed to Panama and as a reception site for about 250 injured service members who come. Later, the base moved more than 10,000 tonnes of short material and 4,700 passengers and deployed 17 million pounds of ammunition to Southwest Asia for Operation Desert Storm. During the 1990s, he supported US operations in Kosovo.

In 1992, a major defense reorganization has transferred most of Kelly's warehouse space from the Air Force to the new Defense Logistics Agency. The following year, the Base Realignment and Closure Commission added Kelly and three other logistics centers to the list of installations marked for closure. Local officials convince the commissioner to rescue the headquarters, but that is only temporary.

Kelly Air Force Base was closed because the Base Realignment and Closure Commission round in 1995 decided the headquarters workload should be consolidated with other Air Force depots. At the same time McClellan Air Force Base in Sacramento, California, was also closed. Instead of moving all the workloads, some of them were either outsourced or privatized by the Clinton administration. Part of the installation was transferred to Lackland Air Force Base, with a significant portion being Port San Antonio. Prior to its closure, it was still an important part of San Antonio, including but not limited to the provision of the host to the Air Force One backup plane in 1998.

The 37th Training Wing at Lackland AFB, Texas, took over responsibility for the Kelly AFB flight area and the area west of the runway on April 1, 2001, the designated area of â€‹â€‹ Kelly Field Annex .

Port San Antonio (formerly known as KellyUSA) has now been renamed Port San Antonio logistics center in line with its business strategy being the largest land port in South Texas.

Facility name

Aviation Camp (a.k.a. Remount Station) at Fort Sam Houston, c. February 1917
Camp Kelly, June 11, 1917
Kelly Field, July 30, 1917
Kelly Air Force Base, January 29, 1948 - September 30, 2001.

Designated flight and airfield area: Kelly Field Annex (part of Lackland AFB)

Station area moved to civilian control.

The main command set

Flight Section, Signal Corps, May 1917
Military Aeronautical Division, April 27, 1918
Air Services, United States Army, August 27, 1918
United States Air Force Service, July 1, 1920
United States Air Force Corps, 2 July 1926
Air Corps Training Center, September 1, 1926

Reappointed: Gulf Gulf Coast Air Corps Training Center, July 8, 1940

Gulf Coast Air Force Air Force Training Center, May 1, 1942
Air Service Command, March 11, 1943
Air Force Armed Forces and Command Service, July 17, 1944

Reassigned: Military Air Force Technical Command 31 August 1944

Air Service Technical Command, July 1, 1945
Air Materiel Command, March 9, 1946
Air Force Logistics Command, April 1, 1961
Air Materiel Command, June 1, 1992 - September 30, 2001

Separate Installation

Kelly Field # 1

South Kelly AFB, acquired in 1917. Together with Kelly Field # 2, designated Duncan Field on March 13, 1925. Coupled with Kelly Field, March 2, 1943.

Kelly Field # 2 (a.k.a. Pampa Air Force Auxiliary Field # 2)

South Kelly AFB, acquired 1917. Combined with Kelly Field # 1 and designated Duncan Field , March 13, 1925.

Kelly Field # 3

2 miles East of Castroville, Texas. The initial acquisition of 1939, transferred to Hondo Army Airfield, Texas, February 12, 1943.

Kelly Field # 4

15 km northwest of Kelly AFB. The acquisition of June 1, 1939, was transferred to Brooks Field, 12 February 1943.

Kelly Field # 5

6 Mil South-Southeast of San Antonio, Texas. Was Gosport Field, the civil airport, obtained early 1917, Re-appointed: Brooks Field, February 4, 1918.

Defined main unit

American Expeditionary Force fighter squadron

Organization after World War I

After being designated as a permanent military post, September 30, 1922

School Group to 10, June 22, 1922 - July 1, 1931
The 24th School Wing, August 1, 1927 - October 1, 1931
39th School (later Observation) Squadron, August 1, 1927 - September 1, 1936
Air Corps Advanced Flying School, July 1, 1931 - August 22, 1941
Airborne Correcting Training Center, August 22-November 1, 1941
Air Corps Acceptance Station, November 1, 1941

Air Corps Classification Center, April 1, 1942

Merged to form: San Antonio Aviation Cadet Center (later Lackland AFB), July 4, 1942

Organization of the United States Air Force

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References

This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force History Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.

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External links

Port San Antonio official site
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