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Naval Air Station Glenview or NAS Glenview was an operational U.S. Naval Air Station from 1937 to 1995. Located in Glenview, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, the air base primarily operated training aircraft as well as seaplanes on nearby Lake Michigan during World War II.
Statue of a naval airman sponsored by the museum. When NAS Glenview closed in 1995, plans were made to redevelop the former property into the Glen Town Center. [1] The Glenview Hangar One Foundation was founded by A. C. Realie in 1996 to preserve the eponymous 180,000 sq ft (17,000 m 2) hangar and turn it into a museum.
List of United States military bases in Illinois is a listing of current and former United States military bases ... Naval Air Station Glenview, Glenview, Illinois
Naval Air Station Glenview was a major facility in Glenview for many years. [9] It was host to a number of squadrons, including the Coast Guard air/sea rescue helicopter service for Chicago/ Lake Michigan and a squadron of P-3 Orions which had the mission of East Coast antisubmarine warfare.
VP- 60 was established at NAS Glenview, Ill., under Commander Reserve Patrol Wings, Atlantic. It was formed by combining personnel from VPs 70V1, 70V2, 70V3 and 49V4, at Naval Air Station Glenview and NAS Twin Cities, Minnesota. The squadron conducted flying operations with nine SP-2H Neptunes.
The US Navy's main airfields are designated as Naval Air Stations or Naval Air Facilities, with Naval Outlying Landing Fields (NOLF) and Naval Auxiliary Landing Fields (NALF) having a support role. Some airfields are parented by a larger naval installation or are part of a Joint Base operated jointly with another part of the US military .
4th MAW was deactivated shortly after the war. On 25 February 1946, the Marine Air Reserve Training Command (MARTC) was established to preserve the skill of those Marines returning to civilian life. Headquarters for MARTC was located at Naval Air Station Glenview, Illinois. Post World War II foresight paid off in 1950 when the Korean War broke ...
In the 1970s major construction projects were undertaken at NAS Glenview, Marine Corps Base, Quantico, Virginia, and at Amphibious Base, Little Creek, Virginia. In 1975, RNMCB 26 was one of only two battalions nationwide to earn an overall REDDU evaluation of "Outstanding".