Francis S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base
| Francis S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base | |||||||||||
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| Near Westhampton Beach, New York in the United States of America | |||||||||||
HH-60G Pave Hawks of the 106th Rescue Wing at Francis S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base | |||||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||||
| Type | Air National Guard base | ||||||||||
| Owner | Suffolk County | ||||||||||
| Operator | US Air Force (USAF) | ||||||||||
| Controlled by | New York Air National Guard | ||||||||||
| Condition | Operational | ||||||||||
| Website | www.106rqw.ang.af.mil | ||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°50′21″N 072°38′29″W / 40.83917°N 72.64139°W | ||||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||||
| Built | 1943 (as Suffolk County Army Air Field) | ||||||||||
| In use | 1943 – present | ||||||||||
| Garrison information | |||||||||||
| Current commander | Colonel Jeffrey D. Cannet | ||||||||||
| Garrison | 106th Rescue Wing | ||||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||||
| Identifiers | IATA: FOK, ICAO: KFOK, FAA LID: FOK, WMO: 744865 | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 20.1 metres (66 ft) AMSL | ||||||||||
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| Airfield shared with Francis S. Gabreski Airport Source: Federal Aviation Administration | |||||||||||
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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 base is named for Colonel Francis Stanley Gabreski, an American Air Force pilot who was the top American and United States Army Air Forces fighter ace over Europe during World War II and a jet fighter ace with the Air Force in the Korean War.