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Today, the New York Air National Guard is the largest and most diverse ANG organization of the National Guard Bureau. After the September 11th, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States , elements of every Air National Guard unit in New York has been activated in support of the Global War on Terrorism .
The 107th Attack Wing (107 ATKW) is a unit of the New York Air National Guard, stationed at Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, New York. The 107th is equipped with the MQ-9 Reaper . If activated to federal service, the Wing is gained by the United States Air Force 's Air Combat Command .
The 109th Airlift Wing (109 AW) is a unit of the New York Air National Guard, stationed at Stratton Air National Guard Base, Schenectady, New York.If activated to federal service, the Wing is gained by the United States Air Force Air Mobility Command.
The 101st Rescue Squadron (101 RQS) is a unit of the New York Air National Guard 106th Rescue Wing stationed at Francis S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base, Westhampton Beach, New York. The squadron is equipped with the Sikorsky HH-60G Pave Hawk and HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopters, configured for combat search and rescue operations.
In 1956, Lt. Col. Norma Parsons made military and National Guard history when she became the first woman member of the National Guard, the first woman member of the Air National Guard, and the first woman to be commissioned in the Air National Guard. [6] The State of New York was notified by HQ United States Air Force on 26 September 1957 that ...
The New York Air National Guard 174th Fighter Wing was formed at Hancock Field on October 28, 1947 as the 138th Fighter Squadron. The squadron was a re-designation of the World War II 505th Fighter Squadron, a component of the VIII Fighter Command 339th Fighter Group that had fought in the European Theater of Operations .
Francis S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base is an air defense military installation located at civilian public-use Francis S. Gabreski Airport, located just north of Westhampton Beach, New York. It is currently the home base of the New York Air National Guard 's 106th Rescue Wing .
The 108th Attack Squadron is a unit of the New York Air National Guard, stationed at Hancock Field Air National Guard Base, New York.It was most recently activated on 5 October 2014 and assigned to the 174th Operations Group, 174th Attack Wing.