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Newark Air Force Station, Aerospace Guidance and Meteorology Center

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This facility came into existence in the early Cold War era as a heavy press plant to prefabricate large wing sections. However, with a change in national priorities to produce ICBMs, the plant never became operational.

After sitting idle for several years, the facility was selected to consolidate laboratories then located at Dayton Air Force Depot and Wright-Patterson AFB. Geologic testing confirmed that the facility could serve for calibration of inertial guidance systems for advanced missiles and aircraft program. Actual repair operations began in late 1962 with the arrival of inertial guidance systems for Atlas and Minuteman missiles. The organization was originally designated the 2802nd Inertial Guidance Group.

Over the years, the Center received numerous Air Force Logistics Command awards for the high quality of its work.