Editing Pyote Air Force Base (section)

==Origins==
Pyote Army Air Field was established as a [[B-17 Flying Fortress]] crew-training base during World War II. Initially, newly established bomber groups were trained at Pyote, then it was switched to training replacement aircrew members who were deployed to combat units overseas.  Initially, Pyote Army Air Field was assigned to [[Second Air Force]], then in April 1944, to USAAF Continental Air Forces training command.
Two main runways, each about 8,000&nbsp;ft long and 150&nbsp;ft wide, and a taxiway formed a triangle pattern on the flat, arid land. Construction of the facilities, including five large hangars, shops, warehouses, and living quarters, began on 5 September 1942.