Units assigned to the base were:[3] The Bombardier School opened and accepted its first class of cadets began training in late February 1943 and graduated in May.

Subsequent classes arrived at three-week intervals through the rest of the war and participated in an initial training program of eighteen weeks, later increased to twenty-four.

[1][4] The first "All-American Precision Bombing Olympics" was held at Childress in May 1943 with seven air fields participating.

A redeployment program for veteran bombardiers was instituted at the field to give retraining in line with development of bombing techniques.

[4][5] This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency