Lowry Air Force Base
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![World War II Postard of Lowry Field](/Images/godic/202501/25/Army_Air_Forces_-_Postcard_-_Lowry_Field_Colorado1306.jpg")
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Lowry Air Force Base (Lowry Field 1938-1948) is a Formerly Used Defense Site B08CO0505 that was a United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) training base during World War II and a United States Air Force (USAF) training base during the Cold War, serving as the initial 1955-1958 site of the U.S. Air Force Academy.