NAS Glenview

Naval Air Station (NAS) Glenview was a United States Navy airfield located in Glenview, Illinois. Established in 1929, it served as a key aviation training base for Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard aviators, especially during World War II when thousands of pilots trained there for carrier operations on Lake Michigan. The base continued to support reserve aviation and anti-submarine warfare missions throughout the Cold War, becoming a vital hub for naval air reserve activities in the Midwest. NAS Glenview was closed in 1995 as part of the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) program, and the site has since been redeveloped for civilian use.