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7.Massachusetts state ANG
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Country: United States Region: Massachusetts Latitude: 42° 10' 2" N Longitude: -73° 16' 58" E Area use / Military Branches: ACTIVE |
Massachusetts state Air National Guard http://www.goang.com/locations/massachusetts.html is operating from several locations:
- Westfield - Barnes ANG Base 42°10'2"N 72°42'56"W with 104th Fighter Wing operating F-15C's under Air Combat Cmd.
- Otis ANG Base 41°38'51"N 70°31'19"W with 102d Intell Wing Its mission: provide world wide precision intelligence, cyber and command and control,
Otis is now part of current Joint Base Cape Cod (Coastguard)
N of base decommissioned BOMARC missile facility at grid 41°40'56"N l70°32'20"W. Former USAF Airdef Cmd, 26th Airdef Msl Sq operating 28 x CIM-10 (1959-1972). CIM-10 Bomarc was a supersonic interceptor for Cold War North American air defense and also the only USAF deployed SAM. Stored horizontally in a launcher shelter the aircraft was erected to fire vertically using rocket boosters and then was ramjet-powered during midcourse command guidance to a dive point. The onboard radar allowed BOMARC to guide itself to the target (e.g., enemy bomber or formation) and to detonate a 10 KT nuc warhead.
Army / - 3rd Bn/126th Aviation Regiment (part of 29th Infantry Div Army National Guard),
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