106th Fighter-Interceptor Wing

106th Fighter-Interceptor Wing
102d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron F-102[note 1]
Active1950–1975
Country United States
Allegiance New York
Branch  Air National Guard
TypeWing
RoleAir defense
SizeAbout 1,000
Part ofNew York Air National Guard
Garrison/HQFrancis S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base, Westhampton Beach, New York
Motto(s)Readiness Strengthens Liberty
Insignia
106th Fighter-Interceptor Wing emblem (Approved 15 April 1954)[1]

The 106th Fighter-Interceptor Wing is a former unit of the New York Air National Guard, last stationed at Francis S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base, Westhampton Beach, New York.

The 102d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, which was assigned to the Wing's 106th Fighter-Interceptor Group, was first organized during World War I as the 102d Aero Squadron on 23 August 1917. It was reconstituted on 4 November 1922, as the 102d Observation Squadron, and is one of theObservation Squadrons of the United States Army National Guard formed before World War II. The squadron has a history going back to 30 April 1908, and is the oldest unit of the New York Air National Guard.


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  1. ^ Maurer 1983, p. 281-282.