 It built a dock, a large number of roads and buildings on the base to accommodate personnel to support the gunnery and bombing range.During its operational lifetime, the range was controlled by Carswell AFB and Bergstrom AFB, Texas, and Chennault Air Force Base and Barksdale AFB, Louisiana as a sub-base.Aircraft from both SAC as well as Tactical Air Command (TAC) and various Air National Guard squadrons used the facility.