arily ▁house ▁the ▁increased ▁number ▁of ▁troops . ▁In ▁the ▁har sh ▁Wy oming ▁winter , ▁w aking ▁up ▁in ▁these ▁bar ra cks ▁often ▁meant ▁sh aking ▁snow ▁from ▁one ' s ▁blank et ▁before ▁heading ▁for ▁the ▁just - as - c old ▁commun al ▁show ers . ▁A ▁prisoner ▁of ▁war ▁camp ▁was ▁also ▁constructed ▁at ▁that ▁time . ▁ ▁United ▁States ▁Air ▁Force ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁city ▁officials ▁in ▁Sp ok ane , ▁Washington , ▁had ▁tried ▁to ▁ac quire ▁joint ▁use ▁of ▁facilities ▁at ▁Ge iger ▁Field , ▁Sp ok ane ▁which ▁Air ▁Training ▁Command ▁( AT C ) ▁had ▁used ▁as ▁its ▁A viation ▁Engine er ▁Training ▁Center . ▁The ▁Army ▁Air ▁Forces ▁were ▁opposed ▁to ▁sharing ▁facilities ▁with ▁civil ian ▁authorities , ▁so ▁its ▁Head quarters ▁directed ▁A TC ▁to ▁transfer ▁the ▁training ▁mission ▁from ▁Ge iger ▁Field ▁to ▁Fort ▁Warren ▁in ▁Wy oming , ▁and ▁training ▁stopped ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁ ▁Air ▁Training ▁Command , ▁ 1 9 4 7 – 1 9 5 8 ▁▁ ▁On ▁ 1 ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁Air ▁Training ▁Command ▁assumed ▁juris diction ▁of ▁Fort ▁Warren , ▁the ▁ 4 6 3 d ▁Air ▁Force ▁Base ▁Unit ▁was ▁activ ated ▁to ▁manage ▁the ▁support ▁facilities , ▁and ▁the ▁ 3 4 5 0 th ▁Techn ical ▁Training ▁Wing ▁was ▁activ ated ▁for ▁conduct ing ▁training . ▁Training ▁began ▁on ▁ 7 ▁July ▁