page_title: 102nd Intelligence Wing
section_title: Former
hierarchical_section_title: 102nd Intelligence Wing / Units assigned / Former
caption_attribution_description: An U.S. Air Force Convair F-106A Delta Dart (s/n 57-2473) of the 102nd Fighter Interceptor Wing of the Massachusetts Air National Guard based at Otis Air Force Base, Massachusetts (USA), intercepting a Soviet Tu-95 Bear D bomber aircraft off the coast of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada, on 22 September 1982. This F-106A later crashed on 6 June 1983.
context_page_description: The United States Air Force's 102nd Intelligence Wing, of the Massachusetts Air National Guard, is a military intelligence unit located at Otis Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts. Its primary subordinate operational unit is the 101st Intelligence Squadron. According to the Air Force, the history of the 102nd begins with the 318th Fighter Group, which was active during World War II. After the war, the 318th was inactivated, and eventually the 102nd Fighter Wing was formed, which had a direct lineage link. In 1946, the 102nd was activated at Logan International Airport where it stayed until 1968, when it moved to Otis Air Force Base. Beginning in 1946, the wing began regular patrols of the Northeastern United States which took place in conjunction with Air Force active duty units. In 1968, the 102nd was moved to Otis, where it continued its regular patrols until 1973.
  During the time that the wing had a flying mission, the wing deployed to many locations around the globe to assist in missions for the Air Force. In 1961, the wing deployed to France during the Berlin Crisis. Twenty eight years later, the wing deployed to Panama during Operation Coronet Nighthawk.
caption: F-106A intercepting a Tu-95 Bear over Nova Scotia. This F-106 later crashed in 1983.
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