base status in a sentence

Examples

1. Having been substantially damaged by Hurricane Andrew in 1992, it was converted to air reserve base status as a fighter base for the Air Force Reserve Command and a fighter alert detachment site for the Florida Air National Guard.
2. The Turkish Air Force assumed control of Cigli AB on July 1, 1970, and Izmir AS then assumed support responsibility for U . S . and USAF units in the Izmir area, with Cigli relegated to standby base status.