Columbus Air Force Base


Columbus Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located in Columbus, Mississippi. The host unit at Columbus AFB is the 14th Flying Training Wing , which is a part of Air Education and Training Command.
The residential portion of the base is a census-designated place, with a population of 1,373 at the 2010 census.

Base history

Columbus Air Force Base was established in 1941, after the US War Department authorized a pilot training base in Columbus, Mississippi. It was originally named Kaye Field, after World War I flying ace Samuel Kaye, Jr., but confusion with nearby Key Field in Meridian, Mississippi led to it being renamed as Columbus Army Flying School. The base was deactivated after the end of World War II, but was reactivated four years later with the beginning of the Korean War.
In 1955, Columbus AFB was transferred to Strategic Air Command and was occupied by the 4228th Strategic Wing, which later became the 454th Bombardment Wing. In 1969, Columbus AFB was transferred back to Air Training Command, and was occupied by the 3650th Pilot Training Wing, which became the 14th Flying Training Wing in 1972.

Based units

Flying and notable non-flying units based at Columbus Air Force Base.
Units marked GSU are Geographically Separate Units, which although based at Columbus, are subordinate to a parent unit based at another location.

United States Air Force

Air Education and Training Command
Air Force Reserve Command