Quonset Point Air National Guard Station
| Quonset Point Air National Guard Station | |||||||||
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| Near North Kingstown, Rhode Island in the United States | |||||||||
An aerial view of Quonset Point ANGS during 2016 | |||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||
| Type | Air National Guard station | ||||||||
| Owner | Department of Defense | ||||||||
| Operator | US Air Force (USAF) | ||||||||
| Controlled by | Rhode Island Air National Guard | ||||||||
| Condition | Operational | ||||||||
| Location | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°35′50″N 071°24′44″W / 41.59722°N 71.41222°W | ||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||
| Built | 1941 (as NAS Quonset Point) | ||||||||
| In use | 1941 – present | ||||||||
| Garrison information | |||||||||
| Current commander | Colonel Michael A. Comstock | ||||||||
| Garrison | 143rd Airlift Wing | ||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||
| Identifiers | ICAO: KOQU, FAA LID: OQU, WMO: 725074 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 5.4 metres (18 ft) AMSL | ||||||||
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| Airfield shared with Quonset State Airport Source: Federal Aviation Administration | |||||||||
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Quonset Point Air National Guard Station is the home base of the Rhode Island Air National Guard 143rd Airlift Wing. Naval Air Station (NAS) Quonset Point was a United States Naval Base in Quonset Point, Rhode Island that was deactivated in 1974. Next to NAS Quonset Point was Camp Endicott at Davisville, home of the Naval Construction Battalions known as the Seabees. Quonset Point also gave its name to the Quonset hut, a standardized prefabricated building used by the U.S. military starting in World War II. Former US President Richard M. Nixon went through basic naval officer training at Quonset Point in 1942.