In 1947 , control of the base shifted from the Army to the newly established U.S. Air Force . In 1948 , the base was conveyed by the Air Force back to the City of Saint Joseph , Missouri with the exception of set aside for use by the Air National Guard organized in 1947 . Some of the old temporary World War II era barracks were still present on the base until the Great Flood of 1993 when they were destroyed
Great Flood of 1993
Great Flood of 1993
Rosecrans Air National Guard Base