List Of Military Installations In Massachusetts
This is a list of current and former military installations in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Current military installations in Massachusetts Joint facilities ;Bases * Joint Base Cape Cod (state designation, not federally recognized)USCG Air Station Cape Cod
Official Site ;Centers * David S. Connolly Armed Forces Reserve Center * Westover Armed Forces Reserve CenterWestover Air R ...
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Commonwealth Of Massachusetts
Massachusetts ( ; ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Maine to its east, Connecticut and Rhode Island to its south, New Hampshire and Vermont to its north, and New York (state), New York to its west. Massachusetts is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, sixth-smallest state by land area. With a 2024 U.S. Census Bureau-estimated population of 7,136,171, its highest estimated count ever, Massachusetts is the most populous state in New England, the List of U.S. states and territories by population, 16th-most-populous in the United States, and the List of states and territories of the United States by population density, third-most densely populated U.S. state, after New Jersey and Rhode Island. Massachusetts was a site of early British colonization of the Americas, English colonization. The Plymouth Colony was founded in 16 ...
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Hanscom Air Force Base
Hanscom Air Force Base (AFB) is a United States Air Force base located predominantly within Bedford, Massachusetts, with portions extending into the adjoining towns of Lincoln, Concord and Lexington. The facility is adjacent to Hanscom Field which provides general aviation and charter service. Hanscom AFB is a part of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, one of six centers under Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC). The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center is the single center responsible for total life cycle management of Air Force weapon systems and is headquartered at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. The host unit at Hanscom is the 66th Air Base Group (66 ABG) assigned to AFMC. A portion of the base is listed as a census-designated place by the U.S. Census Bureau for statistical purposes. The resident population as of 2020 was 1,516 at the 2020 census. Overview A non-flying base, Hanscom Air Force Base is named after Laurence G. Hanscom (1906–1941), a pilot, avia ...
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Coast Guard Station Merrimack River
United States Coast Guard Station Merrimack River is a United States Coast Guard station located in Newburyport, Massachusetts. It is one of the 20 surf stations in the Coast Guard. Its primary missions include search and rescue and law enforcement. The stations current complement is roughly 30 personnel, two 47-foot Motor lifeboats, and a 29-foot response boat-small. As of 2021, the station is commanded by a Master Chief Boatswains Mate, and encompasses solely enlisted personnel. It is staffed at all times by a search and rescue/law enforcement team that is capable of responding to maritime emergencies in nearly all weather conditions. See also *List of military installations in Massachusetts This is a list of current and former military installations in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Current military installations in Massachusetts Joint facilities ;Bases * Joint Base Cape Cod (state designation, not federally recognized)

Coast Guard Station Menemsha
United States Coast Guard Station Menemsha is a United States Coast Guard station located in Menemsha, Massachusetts, within the town of Chilmark. Primarily a Search and Rescue unit, other activities include Law Enforcement in commercial fisheries and recreational boating safety. The unit is classified as a Heavy Weather Station, capable of operating in up to 20 foot seas and 50 knots wind. The United States Life-Saving Service (a forerunner to the Coast Guard) established a station at Gay Head in 1895. In 1952, the Coast Guard station located at Cuttyhunk was moved by barge to Menemsha, replacing the Gay Head station. The station was not renamed Menemsha, however, until 1974. In July 2010, a fire destroyed the boat house as well as damaged other buildings and the dock at the station. In April 2015 a new boathouse was opened on the footprint of the one destroyed in July 2010. See also *List of military installations in Massachusetts This is a list of current and former ...
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Coast Guard Station Gloucester
United States Coast Guard Station Gloucester is a United States Coast Guard station located in Gloucester, Massachusetts. It is located on Harbor Loop on the Mainland. The first successful US Coast Guard Air Station was CGAS Ten Pound Island in Gloucester Harbor, which operated from 1925 to 1935. The station has three assets: two 47′ MLB and an RBS2. In order to respond to "SAR" search and rescue in heavy weather the 47 MLB is utilized. Gloucester's area of responsibility also includes narrow rivers and harbors, which the RBS is utilized over the 47 to gain entry into shallow waters. Many books and movies have revolved around the station, most notably the non-fiction book ''10 Hours Until Dawn'' and the story of ''Andrea Gail'' and her crew which was the basis of the 1997 book '' The Perfect Storm'' by Sebastian Junger, and the 2000 film. See also * The Perfect Storm (book) * The Perfect Storm (film) * 1991 Halloween blizzard * List of military installations in Massachu ...
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Coast Guard Station Chatham
United States Coast Guard Station Chatham is a United States Coast Guard station located in Chatham, Massachusetts. The station was the site of the famous 1952 '' Pendleton'' rescue. See also *List of military installations in Massachusetts This is a list of current and former military installations in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Current military installations in Massachusetts Joint facilities ;Bases * Joint Base Cape Cod (state designation, not federally recognized)

Coast Guard Station Cape Cod Canal
United States Coast Guard Station Cape Cod Canal is a United States Coast Guard station located in Sandwich, Massachusetts. It operates patrol boats along the coast of Cape Cod, the Cape Cod Canal, and the treacherous waters of Buzzards Bay. See also *List of military installations in Massachusetts This is a list of current and former military installations in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Current military installations in Massachusetts Joint facilities ;Bases * Joint Base Cape Cod (state designation, not federally recognized)

Coast Guard Station Brant Point
United States Coast Guard Station Brant Point is located on Brant Point, in Nantucket, Massachusetts. On November 25, 2021, President Joe Biden visited Coast Guard members during his annual Thanksgiving trip to the island. See also *List of military installations in Massachusetts This is a list of current and former military installations in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Current military installations in Massachusetts Joint facilities ;Bases * Joint Base Cape Cod (state designation, not federally recognized)

United States Coast Guard Buoy Depot, South Weymouth
United States Coast Guard Buoy Depot, South Weymouth is a United States Coast Guard facility located in Weymouth, Massachusetts. It is located to the southeast of the South Weymouth MBTA station and west of the former Naval Air Station South Weymouth. (dead link 11 July 2020) See also *List of military installations in Massachusetts This is a list of current and former military installations in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Current military installations in Massachusetts Joint facilities ;Bases * Joint Base Cape Cod (state designation, not federally recognized)

Coast Guard Base Cape Cod
United States Coast Guard Base Cape Cod is a United States Coast Guard base located in Sandwich, Massachusetts. It was founded in August 2014 as the single point for Deputy Commandant for Mission Support for the United States Coast Guard First District. See also *List of military installations in Massachusetts This is a list of current and former military installations in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Current military installations in Massachusetts Joint facilities ;Bases * Joint Base Cape Cod (state designation, not federally recognized)

Coast Guard Base Boston
United States Coast Guard Base Boston is located in the North End, Boston, Massachusetts. It is home to multiple Sentinel-class cutters, along with other small fleet units. Description The small boat station located on the base was re-opened in 2003 after being closed in 1996. It is also home to Flotilla 5-3 of the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary. On 1 March 2021, the United States Department of Homeland Security solicited bids for base modifications to accommodate six new Sentinel-class cutters there. The Coast Guard was expected to take delivery of the first two of these cutters, USCGC ''William Chadwick'' (WPC-1150) and USCGC ''Warren Deyampert'' (WPC-1151), in the second half of 2022. Those two cutters were deployed in Boston during 2022 and 2023, respectively. Cutters The following Sentinel-class cutters are deployed at Coast Guard Base Boston: * * * * * * See also *List of military installations in Massachusetts *List of United States Coast Guard stations ...
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Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod
Missions The missions of CGAS Cape Cod include search and rescue (SAR), Admiralty law, maritime law enforcement, International Ice Patrol, aids to navigation support (such as operating lighthouses), and marine environmental protection (such as responding to oil spills). Currently, CGAS Cape Cod maintains and operates the HC-144 Ocean Sentry aircraft, along with HH-60 Jayhawk helicopters. CGAS Cape Cod is located in part within the town of Sandwich, Massachusetts, Sandwich, Massachusetts. History Beginnings In the 1950s, helicopters began to be incorporated into the United States Coast Guard. One such helicopter, the H-25A Army Mule was built with amphibious capabilities. Float planes were no longer needed because of this development. Therefore, places like Coast Guard Air Station Salem were slowly being phased out. In the 1960s, the Coast Guard began searching for a replacement facility for Coast Guard Air Station Salem, that was in service from 1935 to 1970. Salem was not abl ...
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