Question: What was the original purpose of the Naval air station where the VMA-322 was based?

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VS-32: VS-32, Sea Control Squadron 32, known as the "Maulers" was established as Composite Squadron 32 (VC-32) on 31 May 1949.  It was redesignated Air Anti-Submarine Squadron 32 (VS-32) on 20 April 1950.  The squadron initially flew the Grumman TBM-3E/-3W Avenger and was based at Naval Air Station Norfolk, Virginia.  In 1951 the squadron moved to Naval Air Station Quonset Point, Rhode Island.  VS-32 transitioned to the Grumman S2F-1 "Tracker" in 1954.  The VS community moved in October 1973 to the homeport located at Naval Air Station Cecil Field, Florida.  The squadron participated in Operation Desert Storm in 1991.  Since the closing of NAS Cecil Field, the East coast VS Squadrons have moved to Naval Air Station Jacksonville in 1999.  VS-32 was deactivated effective 30 September 2008 in a deactivation ceremony on 25 September.

Naval Air Station Wildwood: Naval Air Station Wildwood was a United States Navy airport located in Lower Township, New Jersey, United States, about four miles (6 km) northwest of the central business district of Wildwood, a city in Cape May County, New Jersey, United States.  Former Hangar #1 now contains the Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum, whose collection focuses on World War II, and is located at Cape May County Airport, which replaced the Naval Air Station.

VMA-322: Marine Attack Squadron 322 (VMA-322) was an attack squadron in the United States Marine Corps.  The squadron, also known as the “Fighting Gamecocks”, fought in World War II and later became a part of the Marine Forces Reserve based out of Naval Air Station South Weymouth, Massachusetts.

Naval Air Station Glenview: Naval Air Station Glenview or NAS Glenview was an operational U.S. Naval Air Station from 1923 to 1995.  Located in Glenview, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, the air base primarily operated training aircraft as well as seaplanes on nearby Lake Michigan during World War II.  Reconfigured as a Naval Air Reserve base following World War II, NAS Glenview supported Naval Air Reserve, Marine Air Reserve/4th Marine Aircraft Wing, and U.S. Army Reserve 244th Aviation Group as well as an active duty Coast Guard Air Station.

Carrier Air Wing One: Carrier Air Wing One (CVW-1) is a United States Navy aircraft carrier air wing based at Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia, with most of its various squadrons also home based at NAS Oceana.  Additional squadrons are based at Naval Station Norfolk/Chambers Field, Virginia; Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina; Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Washington; and Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida.  Carrier Air Wing One is assigned to USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75).

Naval Air Station South Weymouth: Naval Air Station South Weymouth, was an operational United States Navy airfield from 1942 to 1997 in South Weymouth, Massachusetts.  It was first established as a regular Navy blimp base during World War II.  During the postwar era the base became part of the Naval Air Reserve Training Command, hosting a variety of Navy and Marine Corps reserve aircraft squadrons and other types of reserve units.  Environmental contamination from wastes stored in 3 landfills was detected in 1986, and since 1993 the site has been on the National Priorities List of Superfund sites.  Numerous remedies and long term monitoring of ground water are in place.  Since 2005, over 600 acres have been transferred to the affected towns for reuse, and in 2011 the Navy signed a $25 million contract to transfer its remaining land.

Grand Prairie Armed Forces Reserve Complex: The Grand Prairie Armed Forces Reserve Complex (formerly Naval Air Station Dallas or Hensley Field) is a former United States Navy Naval Air Station located on Mountain Creek Lake in southwest Dallas.  The installation was originally established as an Army Aviation center, and eventually became home to aviation assets from all the military services.  The facility was decommissioned as a naval air station in December 1998 pursuant to BRAC action and the extant Naval Air Reserve, Marine Air Reserve and Texas Air National Guard flying units (wings, groups, squadrons) relocating to the nearby former Carswell AFB, which was concurrently transferred to U.S. Navy custody via the Base Realignment and Closure Commission action and renamed Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth / Carswell Field.

Navy Region Southeast: CNRSE's motto is "Where the Atlantic Fleet and the Navy's Air Training Command come to train", It gets this motto from the fact that its installations are home to both the Naval Air Training Command located at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi and Naval Education and Training Command, which has its headquarters at Naval Air Station Pensacola.  The region's installations also host the United States Navy Flight Exhibition Team, more commonly known as the Blue Angels, which for a brief stint in the late 1940s were under what was then the NAval Air Advanced Training Command.

Naval Air Station Port Lyautey: Naval Air Station Port Lyautey is a former United States Navy Naval Air Station in Morocco, about 5 km north-northwest of Kenitra and about 120 km northeast of Casablanca.  The Naval Air Station was turned over to the Royal Moroccan Air Force and the last of US military personnel departed the base in 1977.  The airport was later reopened as Kenitra Airport after it was closed.

Naval Air Facility Midway Island: Naval Air Station Midway Island, also known as NAS Midway, Naval Air Facility Midway, and NAF Midway (former ICAO PMDY), was a U.S. Naval Air Station in the Midway Atoll, the northernmost group of the Hawaiian archipelago.  It was in operation from 1941 to 1993, and played an important role in trans-Pacific aviation during those years.  Through its lifetime, the facility was variously designated as a Naval Air Station, a Naval Air Facility, and a naval base.  It was finally closed on 1 October 1993.

Supporting paragraphs: VMA-322 Naval Air Station South Weymouth
Answer: Navy blimp base