 At the end of May 1943, it was announced by the First Technical Training District, Army Air Forces Technical Training Command at Greensboro Center, North Carolina, that the St. Petersburg training center would be closed, and the facility would be transferred to Lincoln Army Airfield, Nebraska.The last trainees began graduating in June, with the last class ending in the beginning of July.The permanent party personnel were given new assignments and on 19 July 1943, the flag came down at its headquarters.