Otis ANGB
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N 41° 39.460 W 070° 31.307
19T E 373294 N 4612887
Massachusetts Military Reservation. Home to the 102nd Figher Wing and USCG Air Station Cape Cod. Many Units are based out of this base, but these are just the big ones.
Waymark Code: WM118
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 09/07/2005
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-= From the Otis ANGB website =-
Welcome to the home of the 102d Fighter Wing and its tenant, the 253d Combat Communications Group. Explore this Web site using the links at the top of the page. Please enjoy your visit to Team Otis Online.a photo of Lt. Frank "Jesse" Otis
Otis Air National Guard Base is named for pilot, flight surgeon, and eminent Boston City Hospital surgeon, Lt. Frank "Jesse" Otis, a member of the 101st Observation Squadron who was killed on Jan. 11, 1937 when his Douglas O-46A crashed while on a cross-country training mission.
In 1938, the landing field area at Camp Edwards was named Otis Field in memory of the Boston flying physician. Ten years later the base was renamed Otis Air Force Base in his honor. Until 1973, it was the largest Aerospace Defense Command base in the world and is the only base named for a doctor.
Massachusetts Military Reservation
In 1977, Otis AFB was officially redistributed with the establishment of boundary lines which divided the complex into several installations, all within the confines of the original base. Established was Otis Air National Guard Base, Camp Edwards, and the U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod. Together they form the Massachusetts Military Reservation.
In 1978, the Air Force returned with the construction of the Precision Acquisition Vehicle Entry Phased Array Warning System (PAVE PAWS) near the Cape Cod Canal. PAVE PAWS is designed to detect airborne ballistic missiles and monitor orbiting satellites.
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