From 1937-1995, the Glenview Naval Air Station was an integral part of the Village of Glenview. For 58 years, the Village enjoyed a strong, friendly and productive relationship with the Navy men and women and considers the presence of the four hundred families who continue to reside in Navy housing at The Glen an important asset.

The Naval Air Station at Glenview, Illinois, began as the civilian Curtiss-Reynolds airfield in October 1929. The Navy leased part of the airfield during the Great Depression, and when the United States was drawn into World War II, The Navy purchased the entire property.Operating on the Great Lakes, training carriers were safe from enemy submarines and other security risks that might have caused problems for such operations on either coast of the United States.

By 1942, wartime demands for training centers resulted in the conversion of reserve bases to primary training commands. NRAB Chicago was accordingly established as NAS Chicago on 1 January 1943. On 5 May 1944, the station was renamed NAS Glenview. Carrier qualification training was conducted from the station in coordination with two carriers operating on Lake Michigan. These two carriers, Wolverine and Sable were converted vessels that had once plied their trade on the Great Lakes.

In July 1946, NAS Glenview ceased to function as a primary training command and became the home of the Naval Air Reserve Training Command headquarters. In the years that followed, two reserve patrol squadrons, VP-60 and VP-90, flew from the field until their disestablishment in 1994. The facility was disestablished on 30 September 1995.

Our thanks to the Village of Glenview
http://www.glenview.il.us
and the Naval Historical Center
http://www.history.navy.mil/index.html