bor . ▁All ▁aircraft ▁and ▁pil ots ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 0 4 th ▁and ▁the ▁cad et ▁program ▁were ▁re ass igned ▁after ▁the ▁Dec laration ▁of ▁War ▁to ▁conduct ▁ant is ub marine ▁pat rol s ▁off ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁Coast . ▁The ▁ 2 nd ▁Bomb ard ment ▁Squadron , ▁U . S . ▁Army ▁Air ▁Corps ▁was ▁reconst it uted ▁at ▁Det rick ▁Field ▁between ▁March ▁and ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁when ▁it ▁deployed ▁to ▁England ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁nucle us ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁E ighth ▁Air ▁Force ▁headquarters . ▁There after , ▁the ▁base ▁ceased ▁to ▁be ▁an ▁av iation ▁center . ▁ ▁Camp ▁Det rick ▁( 1 9 4 3 – 5 6 ) ▁On ▁ 9 ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁the ▁government ▁purchased ▁ ▁en comp ass ing ▁the ▁original ▁ ▁and ▁re - ch rist ened ▁the ▁facility ▁" C amp ▁Det rick ". ▁The ▁same ▁year ▁saw ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Army ▁Bi ological ▁War fare ▁Labor ator ies ▁( U SB W L ), ▁responsible ▁for ▁pione ering ▁research ▁into ▁bio cont ain ment , ▁de cont am ination , ▁g ase ous ▁ster il ization , ▁and ▁agent ▁pur ification . ▁The ▁first ▁commander , ▁L t . ▁Col . ▁William ▁S . ▁Ba con , ▁and ▁his ▁successor , ▁Col . ▁Martin ▁B . ▁Ch itt ick , ▁o vers aw ▁the ▁initial ▁$ 1 . 2 5 ▁million ▁renov ation ▁and