Original sentence: It is on the western side of the Kintyre peninsula.It was also the name of a Royal Navy Destroyer involved in the first British Naval Action of World War One (see HMS Lance).Royal Naval Air Station Machrihanish (HMS Landrail), is in Argyll and Bute in Scotland, not far from Campbeltown.The station was closed in the 1950s
Edited sentence: A US Navy SEAL unit is also said to have been based here.A new airfield opened on 15 June 1941 as Strabane Naval Air Station, and named HMS Landrail, becoming RNAS Machrihanish later in the month and operated until 1946.Between 1960-62, the base was reconstructed and the current runway built.Between the wars a commercial aerodrome was established and is still operated by the government-owned Highlands and Islands Airports Limited operates with IATA location code "GQJ".HMS Lance.It uses the same single runway which, at 3049m (10,000 feet), is the longest in Europe.Located 3 miles (5 km) northwest of Campbeltown on the western side of the Kintyre Peninsula, Machrihanish is a former RAF air station, notable for its weather forecasts.Machrihanish was established as a naval air station in 1916, operating maritime patrol aircraft and airships until 1918.Royal Naval Air Station Machrihanish (HMS Landrail), is a former RAF air station, close to Campbeltown in Argyll and Bute, Scotland.The Air Station was re-activated again during the Korean War for training purposes.The base had an exceptionally long runaway (3049m / 10,000 feet), together with a large number of technical buildings and accommodation.The base remained a UK and NATO military base until 1997.The old airfield became HMS Landrail II.The terminal building are at the south-eastern end.There are scheduled flights to Glasgow.Thereafter the base developed in relation to NATO requirements during the Cold War, and was the focus of anti-submarine operations with US-controlled nuclear depth charges.£10 million was spent to upgrade the station in the early 1990s, keeping it on a care-and-maintenance basis to provide a runway for emergencies or in the event of conflict