 The
mission of the Niagara Military Affairs Council (NIMAC) is
to support the continued growth and prosperity of the Niagara
Falls Air Reserve Station. NIMAC serves as a liaison to promote
communication between the base, the community, other local
military units, business, and government.
The Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station is the last U.S. Air
Force Installation in the State of New York and the largest
federal facility in the region. The station is home to the
914th Airlift Wing and the
107th Air Refueling Wing. The
Niagara Falls International Airport also houses the 865th
Support Hospital and 277th
Quartermasters. Strategically located on the Canadian
border between Lake Erie and Lake Ontario, the base currently
accommodates eight C130 and nine KC-135 aircraft.
In 2005, NIMAC led the charge to rally community support
against the Department of Defense recommendation to close
the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, collecting over 126,300
letters for the BRAC Commission, the most collected for any
base in the nation. Their efforts were rewarded in August
2005, when the BRAC Commission voted to remove the Niagara
Falls Air Base from the list of recommended base closures.
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