Manhattan Beach Air Force Station was a

United States Air Force The United States Air Force (USAF) is the Aerial warfare, air military branch, service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part ...

installation located in

Manhattan Beach, Brooklyn Manhattan Beach is a residential neighborhood in the New York City borough (New York City), borough of Brooklyn. It is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the south and east, by Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, Sheepshead Bay on the north, and Brighton Bea ...

, New York City, and operational from 1954 to 1959. Built on land originally operated by the

United States Maritime Service The United States Maritime Service (USMS) was established in 1938 under the provisions of the Merchant Marine Act of 1936 as voluntary training organization to train individuals to become officers and crewmembers on merchant ships that form the ...

and the

United States Coast Guard The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is the maritime security, search and rescue, and law enforcement service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the country's eight uniformed services. The service is a maritime, military, mu ...

, it was later transferred to the Department of the Army, and later

Kingsborough Community College Kingsborough Community College (KBCC) is a public community college in Brooklyn, New York. It is part of the City University of New York (CUNY) system and the only community college in Brooklyn.Sheepshead Bay Maritime Service Training Station (1942-1954) * Manhattan Beach Coast Guard Training Station

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{{Coord, 40, 34, 38.48, N, 73, 56, 4.15, W, display=title Manhattan Beach, Brooklyn Military facilities in Brooklyn Installations of the United States Air Force in New York (state) Military installations closed in 1959