FB ▁was ▁a ▁single ▁d irt ▁strip . ▁This ▁field , ▁never ▁used ▁by ▁modern - day ▁pil ots , ▁was ▁made ▁famous ▁by ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁ace ▁Captain ▁Edd ie ▁R icken back er ▁who ▁crash ed ▁his ▁plane ▁on ▁the ▁field ▁and ▁surv ived . ▁The ▁air field ▁was ▁used ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁by ▁the ▁" West ern ▁F lying ▁Circ us ", ▁led ▁by ▁then - M aj or ▁Carl ▁" To o ey " ▁Sp a atz . ▁The ▁base ▁maintain s ▁two ▁active ▁ 1 0 0   ft ▁× ▁ 1 0 0   ft ▁hel ip ads ▁named ▁north ▁and ▁south ▁side , ▁util ized ▁by ▁Air ▁Force ▁U H - 1 N ▁T win ▁H ue y ▁hel ic op ters ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 7 th ▁Hel ic opter ▁Squadron ▁to ▁conduct ▁tact ical ▁presence ▁and ▁response ▁miss ions . ▁ ▁Based ▁units ▁ ▁F lying ▁and ▁notable ▁non - f lying ▁units ▁based ▁at ▁Francis ▁E . ▁Warren ▁Air ▁Force ▁Base . ▁ ▁Units ▁marked ▁G SU ▁are ▁Ge ograph ically ▁Se par ate ▁Units , ▁which ▁although ▁based ▁at ▁Warren , ▁are ▁sub ordinate ▁to ▁a ▁parent ▁unit ▁based ▁at ▁another ▁location . ▁ ▁United ▁States ▁Air ▁Force ▁▁ ▁Air ▁Force ▁Global ▁St rike ▁Command ▁( AF G SC ) ▁ ▁Tw enti eth ▁Air ▁Force ▁ ▁Head quarters ▁Tw enti eth ▁Air ▁Force ▁▁ 9 0 th ▁Miss ile ▁Wing ▁▁ 9 0 th ▁Oper ations ▁Group ▁▁