During World War II, Lunken Field was part of an air transport system that provided worldwide strategic airlift. The United States Army Air Forces Air Transport Command Ferrying Division's mission was to provide aircraft for combat, training, air evacuation of war casualties, and the transportation of troops and cargo. The sacrifices of the hundreds of men and women who served here helped make it possible for troops overseas to bring the fight to the enemy, and thousands of crews utilized Lunken Field while transporting aircraft worldwide.