▁Wing ▁was ▁red es ign ated ▁the ▁First ▁St aging ▁Command . ▁Now ▁the ▁plan es ▁being ▁processed ▁were ▁B - 2 9 ▁Super fort ress ▁bom bers ▁and ▁cre ws . ▁ ▁Ch ico ▁Army ▁Air ▁Field ▁was ▁de activ ated ▁on ▁December ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁The ▁property ▁was ▁excess ed ▁and ▁transferred ▁by ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Army ▁to ▁the ▁General ▁Services ▁Administration ▁( G SA ) ▁for ▁dispos al . ▁The ▁le ase ▁on ▁ 1 , 0 4 5 . 3 ▁acres ▁was ▁terminated ▁on ▁June ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 9 4 8 . ▁The ▁le ase ▁term ination ▁agreement ▁included ▁the ▁transfer ▁of ▁all ▁U . S . ▁Government ▁constructed ▁improvements ▁to ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Ch ico . ▁G SA ▁transferred ▁the ▁ 1 0 . 9 7 ▁acres ▁to ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Ch ico ▁by ▁de ed ▁dated ▁January ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 9 4 9 . ▁The ▁total ▁a cre age ▁dis posed ▁was ▁ 1 , 0 5 6 . 2 7 . ▁ ▁Str ateg ic ▁Air ▁Command ▁On ▁ 3 0 ▁January ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁the ▁Air ▁Force ▁announced ▁plans ▁to ▁conduct ▁surve ys ▁in ▁the ▁vic inity ▁of ▁Be ale ▁Air ▁Force ▁Base ▁to ▁determine ▁the ▁feas ibility ▁for ▁miss ile ▁bases . ▁ ▁A ▁T itan - I ▁IC B M ▁was ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁north ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁air port ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 2 –