Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station
| Niagara Falls International Airport Air Reserve Station | |
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Part of Air Force Reserve Command New York Air National Guard
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| Located at Niagara Falls International Airport, New York | |
Niagara Falls Air Force Reserve and National Guard C-130 exercise flying over Niagara Falls NY
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| Coordinates | 43°06′48″N 078°56′51″W / 43.11333°N 78.94750°W |
| Type | Air Reserve Station |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by |
 United States Air Force
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| Site history | |
| Built | World War II at 1928 airport |
| Garrison information | |
| Garrison |
 914th Airlift Wing 107th Airlift Wing |
Niagara Falls International Airport Air Reserve Station (Niagara Falls Air Force Base c. 1955-1971) is an Air Force Reserve Command military installation operationally-gained by the Air Mobility Command. It is located adjacent to Niagara Falls International Airport, New York, 4.7 miles (7.6 km) east-northeast of Niagara Falls, New York. The station is the last "federal" USAF installation in the state, the other remaining USAF installations falling under the Air National Guard).
The host unit for the base is the 914th Airlift Wing of the Air Force Reserve Command, and the station's Lockheed C-130 Hercules aircraft are shared by the wing's 328th Airlift Squadron and the 136th Airlift Squadron of the New York Air National Guard's 107th Airlift Wing.
A Military Entrance Processing Station (MEPS) for all five branches of the U.S. is also located at the station. Both the 914 AW and 107 AW number in excess of 1,100 military personnel each.
The Army's Air Service had begun operations in western New York by 1917 when a school for photofinishers opened in Rochester.Niagara Falls Airport opened at Niagara Falls, New York, in 1928 as a city-owned municipal airport with four crushed-stone runways.Bell Aircraft Corporation completed a manufacturing plant in Wheatfield adjacent to the airport for World War II military pursuit planes in 1941 and the 3522d Army Air Force Base Unit managed the airport and coordinated use of the airfield.
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