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106th Fighter-Interceptor Wing | |
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Active | 1950–1975 |
Country | United States |
Allegiance | New York |
Branch | Air National Guard |
Type | Wing |
Role | Air defense |
Size | About 1,000 |
Part of | New York Air National Guard |
Garrison/HQ | Francis 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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