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Islip Long Island MacArthur Airport
Description: The 201WF, NYANG mission served as weather support to the 42ID, NYARNG, and was attached to the G2. It was supported by the 242 SIG BN in Hempstead, on Long Island, and directly provided aviation weather support to the 42 AVN BN at ISP. The ANG personnel support was provided by the 106RQW CBPO at Gabreski ANGB in Westhampton Beach. Due to facility limitations at ISP, the 201WF moved to Gabreski ANGB in 1983, and was later disbanded during the 42ID reorg in OCT93. The 202WF, MAANG, at Camp Edwards in Otis ANGB on Cape Cod, formerly assigned to the disbanded 26ID, MAARNG, was reassigned to support the new multi-State 42ID following the disbanding of 26ID.
Contributed by Joseph Tabaco, TSG, NYANG (Ret), Ronkonkoma, NY
County: Suffolk
City, State: Ronkonkoma, New York
Conflict/Time Period: Cold War
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