1 November 1915
Capt. Raynal C. Bolling organized and was appointed commander of the First Aero Company, New York National Guard. His organization is recognized as the first genuine National Guard Aviation unit.
November 1920
Maj. Gen. Milton Reckord, the Adjutant General of Maryland, met with members of the American Flying Club, a civilian organization promoting the development of aviation in the U.S., to discuss the possibility of establishing a National Guard flying squadron in his state. Most of the members of the club were Army Reserve officers who were flyers. Their meeting with General Reckord was a key event leading to the creation of an observation squadron in the Maryland National Guard in 1921.
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