Built in 1941, Mid-Delta regional Airport (MDRA) started life as an Army Air Corps training field. After World War II, the base was closed. Activated again during the Korean War, the base reopened as Greenville Air Force Base. Although under a different name, the mission was the same, pilot training. Greenville Air Force Base remained opened until 1965 when the base was closed and given to the City of Greenville.