US Air Force base near Columbus, Mississippi, United States
Columbus Air Force Base
(
IATA
:
CBM
,
ICAO
:
KCBM
,
FAA
LID
:
CBM
) is a
United States Air Force
base located in
Columbus, Mississippi
. The host unit at Columbus AFB is the
14th Flying Training Wing
(14 FTW)
, which is a part of
Air Education and Training Command
(AETC).
The residential portion of the base is a
census-designated place
, with a population of 1,604 at the
2020 census
.
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Base history
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Columbus Air Force Base (AFB) was established in 1941, after the US
War Department
authorized a pilot training base in Columbus, Mississippi. It was originally named Kaye Field, after
World War I
flying ace
Samuel Kaye
Jr., but confusion with nearby Key Field in
Meridian, Mississippi
led to it being renamed as Columbus Army Flying School. The base was deactivated after the end of
World War II
, but was reactivated four years later with the beginning of the
Korean War
.
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In 1955, Columbus AFB was transferred to
Strategic Air Command
(SAC) and was occupied by the 4228th Strategic Wing, which later became the
454th Bombardment Wing
. In 1969, Columbus AFB was transferred back to Air Training Command, and was occupied by the 3650th Pilot Training Wing, which became the
14th Flying Training Wing
in 1972.
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Based units
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Flying and notable non-flying units based at Columbus Air Force Base.
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Units marked GSU are Geographically Separate Units, which although based at Columbus, are subordinate to a parent unit based at another location.
United States Air Force
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Air Education and Training Command
(AETC)
- Nineteenth Air Force
- 14th Flying Training Wing
- 14th Comptroller Squadron
- 14th Operations Group
- 14th Mission Support Group
- 14th Civil Engineering Squadron
- 14th Communications Squadron
- 14th Contracting Squadron
- 14th Force Support Squadron
- 14th Logistics Readiness Squadron
- 14th Security Forces Squadron
- 14th Medical Group
- 14th Medical Operations Squadron
- 14th Medical Support Squadron
Air Force Reserve Command
(AFRC)
Demographics
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Census-designated place in Mississippi, United States
Columbus Air Force Base CDP
is a
census-designated place
(CDP) and the official name for an area covering the residential population of the Columbus Air Force Base, in
Lowndes County
,
Mississippi
, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in 2008.
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The population at the 2020 census was 1,604.
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Historical population
Census
| Pop.
| Note
| %±
|
2010
| 1,373
| | ?
|
---|
2020
| 1,604
| | 16.8%
|
---|
2020 census
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Columbus AFB CDP, Mississippi - Demographic Profile
(
NH = Non-Hispanic
)
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity
|
Pop 2010
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|
Pop 2020
[12]
|
% 2010
|
% 2020
|
White
alone (NH)
|
1,016
|
1,128
|
74.00%
|
70.32%
|
Black or African American
alone (NH)
|
154
|
121
|
11.22%
|
7.54%
|
Native American
or
Alaska Native
alone (NH)
|
2
|
6
|
0.15%
|
0.37%
|
Asian
alone (NH)
|
46
|
84
|
3.35%
|
5.24%
|
Pacific Islander
alone (NH)
|
20
|
4
|
1.46%
|
0.25%
|
Some Other Race
alone (NH)
|
3
|
9
|
0.22%
|
0.56%
|
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial
(NH)
|
32
|
103
|
2.33%
|
6.42%
|
Hispanic or Latino
(any race)
|
100
|
149
|
7.28%
|
9.29%
|
Total
|
1,373
|
1,604
|
100.00%
|
100.00%
|
See also
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References
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- ^
"Airport Data? Columbus AFB (CBM)"
.
Federal Aviation Administration
. October 8, 2020
. Retrieved
October 12,
2020
.
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a
b
"Columbus AFB CDP, Mississippii"
.
United States Census Bureau
. Retrieved
March 13,
2022
.
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a
b
"Columbus Air Force Base History"
. US Air Force. October 5, 2006
. Retrieved
March 8,
2019
.
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"14th Comptroller Squadron"
.
Columbus Air Force Base
. US Air Force. June 27, 2013
. Retrieved
June 9,
2019
.
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"14th Operations Group"
. US Air Force. October 11, 2012
. Retrieved
March 8,
2019
.
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"14th Mission Support Group"
. US Air Force. June 27, 2013
. Retrieved
March 8,
2019
.
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"14th Medical Group"
. Air Force Medical Service
. Retrieved
March 8,
2019
.
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"43rd Flying Training Squadron (AFRC)"
.
340th Flying Training Group
. US Air Force. November 29, 2016
. Retrieved
June 9,
2019
.
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a
b
c
"Columbus Air Force Base Census Designated Place"
.
Geographic Names Information System
.
United States Geological Survey
,
United States Department of the Interior
.
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"Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades"
.
US Census Bureau
.
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a
b
"P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE ? 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) ? Columbus AFB CDP, Mississippi"
.
United States Census Bureau
.
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a
b
"P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE ? 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) ? Columbus AFB CDP, Mississippi"
.
United States Census Bureau
.
External links
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