Bangor Air National Guard Base is a United States Air National Guard base located on the grounds of Bangor International Airport in Bangor, Maine. Created in 1927 as the commercial Godfrey Field, the airfield was taken over by the U.S. Army just before World War II and renamed Bangor Army Air Field and later Dow Field.

At Bangor Air National Guard Base, our primary mission is providing In-flight Refueling to all US Armed Forces and allied nations’ aircraft extending their flying range with the capability of transporting cargo, personnel and medevac operations.

At Bangor Air National Guard Base, our primary mission is providing In-flight Refueling to all US Armed Forces and allied nations' aircraft extending their flying range with the capability of transporting cargo, personnel and medevac operations.

The Maine Air National Guard has two main bases across the state located in Bangor and South Portland. They perform three unique missions training and preparing the citizen Airmen to respond to the governor of Maine for state emergencies or the call of …

Deploy and employ air refueling, airlift, expeditionary aerospace and combat support forces around the world, while supporting National Security, Homeland Defense, and State of Maine objectives at home.

The Air National Guard facilities at Bangor’s municipal airport are a vestige of the airport’s years as Dow Air Force Base, a busy Strategic Air Command base, until its closure in 1968. It was one of more than 50 SAC bases in the USA, and, along …

Bangor Air National Guard Base is a United States Air National Guard base. Created in 1927 as the commercial Godfrey Field, the airfield was taken over by the U.S. Army just before World War II and renamed Godfrey Army Airfield and later Dow Army Airfield. It …

Installations like the Presque and Dow Army Air Fields, Dow Air Force Base, Loring Air Force Base, Caribou Air Station, and many more. You will read about the history of Maine’s Air Defense installations including the Nike Missile sites, Bomarc and Snark Missiles, and the units that maintained them.

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