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Learn about the history and operations of this air defense military installation in New York, home to the 106th Rescue Wing. Find out about the base's runways, aircraft, units, and location near Westhampton Beach.
Montauk Air Force Station was a US military base at Montauk Point on the eastern tip of Long Island, New York. It was decommissioned in 1981 and is now owned by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation as Camp Hero State Park .
Mitchel Air Force Base, also known as Mitchel Field, was a former U.S. Air Force base on Long Island, New York. It was established in 1917 and decommissioned in 1961, and now hosts various non-military institutions and attractions.
Griffiss Air Force Base was a former U.S. Air Force installation in New York state, opened in 1942 and closed in 1995. It hosted various missions, including fighter interceptors, electronic research, aerial refueling, and bombers, and is now a business and technology park.
Find out the names, locations, and missions of the 57 active-duty USAF bases in the contiguous United States. Learn about the different types of installations, the Major Commands, and the joint bases with an air force presence.
A comprehensive list of current and former airfields operated by the United States Army, including their locations, codes, and periods of operation. Find out which airfields are still active, closed, or converted for other uses.
On 23 March 1994, twenty-four members of Fort Bragg's 82nd Airborne Division were killed and over 100 others injured while preparing for a routine airborne training operation during the Green Ramp disaster at neighboring Pope Air Force base. It was the worst peacetime loss of life suffered by the division since the end of World War II.
Bangor Air National Guard Base is a United States Air National Guard base located on the grounds of Bangor International Airport in Bangor, Maine.. Created in 1927 as the commercial Godfrey Field, the airfield was taken over by the U.S. Army just before World War II and renamed Bangor Army Air Field and later Dow Field.