A New Era -- Technical Training: 1918-1936

When World War I ended in November 1918, the first talk of base closure occurred. However, in 1920 Congress approved funding to buy Chanute Field. In 1922, funds were appropriated to construct nine steel hangars on the south edge of the original 1917 airfield. The completion of Hangar 10 in 1923 represented the last major construction at Chanute until 1938. From 1922 to 1938 Chanute Field provided the only technical training for the small peacetime air arm of the U.S. Army.