ivil ▁Airport ▁ ▁Now : ▁Che y enne ▁Regional ▁Airport ▁and ▁ ▁Che y enne ▁Air ▁National ▁Guard ▁Base ▁▁▁ ▁NOT E : ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁ ▁F . ▁E . ▁Warren ▁Air ▁Force ▁Base ▁was ▁Fort ▁Francis ▁E . ▁Warren , ▁a ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁facility . ▁ ▁It ▁became ▁a ▁United ▁States ▁Air ▁Force ▁base ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁however ▁the ▁only ▁conventional ▁air field ▁ever ▁located ▁at ▁present - day ▁F . ▁E . ▁Warren ▁A FB ▁during ▁the ▁war ▁was ▁a ▁single ▁d irt ▁strip ▁used ▁for ▁light ▁fixed - wing ▁aircraft . ▁ ▁No ▁aircraft ▁were ▁ever ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁facility ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁▁ ▁When ▁re construct ed ▁as ▁a ▁US AF ▁strateg ic ▁miss ile ▁base ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁F . ▁E . ▁Warren ▁A FB ▁did ▁not ▁include ▁a ▁run way ▁for ▁jet ▁aircraft , ▁re lying ▁instead ▁on ▁nearby ▁Che y enne ▁Air ▁National ▁Guard ▁Base . ▁ ▁F . ▁E . ▁Warren ▁A FB ▁does ▁have ▁a ▁hel i port ▁and ▁associated ▁flight ▁light ▁for ▁assigned ▁US AF ▁hel ic op ters ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁miss ile ▁site ▁security ▁and ▁miss ile ▁combat ▁crew ▁movements . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Ma urer , ▁Ma urer ▁( 1 9 8 3 ). ▁Air ▁Force ▁Com bat ▁Units ▁Of ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁Max well ▁A FB , ▁Alabama : ▁Office ▁of ▁Air ▁Force ▁History . ▁. ▁ ▁R aven stein , ▁Charles