Reese Technology Center is a research and business park located on the grounds of former Reese Air Force Base in western Lubbock at the unincorporated community of Reese Center .
9-505: In 1995, Reese Air Force Base was placed on the Pentagon ’s list for base closures via the BRAC process despite opposition from community members and leaders. The Lubbock Reese Redevelopment Committee (LRRC) was created in 1995, just two weeks after the base was recommended to be closed. The base was formally closed on September 30, 1997. The Lubbock Reese Redevelopment Committee was renamed
18-506: A training program, and a joint pilot training program with the Navy. More than 25,000 pilots, who fought in every conflict since World War II, were trained at Reese. In 1995, word reached the Lubbock community that Reese Air Force Base was on the Pentagon ’s list for base closures via the BRAC process. In spite of much opposition from community members and leaders alike, the base closure
27-407: Is continually checking bases for PFAS to this day. Past Reese AFB residents are entitled to compensation if found to the following toxins: Testicular cancer, Renal (kidney) cancer, and Prostate cancer. Reese Air Force Base was listed as an unincorporated area in the 1970 U.S. Census (pop 2,545); and redesignated as a census designated place in the 1980 U.S. Census . The CDP was deleted prior to
36-591: The Redevelopment Authority (LRRA) and could now execute contracts for base property. This committee was composed of local government officials and area businesspeople. In the years since Reese AFB closure, investigations have occurred to look into the per-and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) around the former base. Before Reese Air Force Base closed, it was home to training Air Force Firefighters to extinguish life-threatening fires using foam containing PFAS. After using this substance for many years at
45-487: The base, it began seeping into the groundwater. The Air Force is continually checking bases for PFAS to this day. Past Reese AFB residents are entitled to compensation if found to the following toxins: Testicular cancer, Renal (kidney) cancer, and Prostate cancer. The Reese Technology Center is presently home to the Scaled Wind Farm Technology (SWiFT) Facility , a collaborative research facility with
54-669: The following research partners: Along with the SWiFT Facility, the center also houses the following for the National Wind Institute's research: Reese Air Force Base Reese Air Force Base was a former U.S. Army Air Base located near Lubbock, Texas . It was closed in 1997 and converted into a research center . Reese Air Force Base began as the Lubbock Army Air Corps Advanced Flying School in 1942. It
63-403: The years since Reese AFB closure, investigations have occurred to look into the per-and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) around the former base. Before Reese Air Force Base closed, it was home to training Air Force Firefighters to extinguish life-threatening fires using foam containing PFAS. After using this substance for many years at the base, it began seeping into the groundwater. The Air Force
72-401: Was announced for September 30, 1997. The Lubbock Reese Redevelopment Committee (LRRC) was created in 1995, just two weeks after the base was recommended to be closed. The Lubbock Reese Redevelopment Committee was renamed the Redevelopment Authority (LRRA) and could now execute contracts for base property. This committee was composed of local government officials and area businesspeople. In
81-434: Was renamed Lubbock Army Flying School in 1943 and then Lubbock Army Airfield later that same year. In 1949, it was renamed Reese Air Force Base in honor of a local West Texas pilot, Augustus F. Reese, Jr., who was killed in a bombing raid over Italy during World War II . Over the years, many milestones were accomplished at Reese Air Force Base, including a special pilot training program, the first flight simulator used in
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