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Joint Base Cape Cod
United States military base

The Joint Base Cape Cod is a state-designated joint base created by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the United States War Department in 1935. Governor James Curley signed the state bill to allocate and purchase land for a military facility, and establishing a formal commission to manage this new state military property and personnel. After 22,000 acres (8,900 ha; 89 km2; 34 sq mi) of land was secured on Cape Cod, the Massachusetts National Guard began erecting tents and a basic training program in the following year. Formerly the Massachusetts Military Reservation, it was renamed in 2013 to Joint Base Cape Cod by Massachusetts; although having a name similar to many federal military installations, it has no federal recognition.

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1970s

Otis Air National Guard Base underwent boundary changes in 1975. This realignment included these installations: Otis Air National Guard Base, Camp Edwards, and the Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod.56

Cape Cod Space Force Station was created when the air force returned in 1978. The U.S. Air Force constructed the Precision Acquisition Vehicle Entry Phased Array Warning System (PAVE PAWS). PAVE PAWS is designed to detect airborne ballistic missiles and monitor orbiting satellites.7

2020s

In the 2023 Pentagon document leaks the FBI arrested Airman 1st Class Jack Teixeira, cyber transport systems journeyman of the 102nd Intelligence Wing, Joint Base Cape Cod for allegedly uploading Top Secret information to a Discord server,89 and charged with violating the Espionage Act.10 Teixeira had access to sensitive compartmented access (SCI) information.11

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41°42′15″N 70°32′30″W / 41.70417°N 70.54167°W / 41.70417; -70.54167

References

  1. "MMR History". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Archived from the original on 2006-07-05. Retrieved 2017-11-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20060705155805/https://www.mass.gov/guard/E%26RC/mmrhistory1.htm ↩

  2. "MMR History". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Archived from the original on 2006-07-05. Retrieved 2017-11-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20060705155805/https://www.mass.gov/guard/E%26RC/mmrhistory1.htm ↩

  3. Brennan, Georga (2013-05-29). "Massachusetts Military Reservation may get new name: Joint Base Cape Cod". Cape Cod Times. Archived from the original on 2018-07-26. Retrieved 2013-05-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20180726113044/http://www.capecodtimes.com/article//20130529/NEWS/305290334 ↩

  4. Brennan, George (2013-07-19). "Goodbye, MMR. Hello, Joint Base Cape Cod". Cape Cod Times. Archived from the original on 2013-07-21. Retrieved 2013-07-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20130721121223/http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20130719%2FNEWS%2F307190337%2F-1%2FNEWS11 ↩

  5. USCG Air Station Cape Cod Official Site http://www.uscg.mil/d1/units/ascapecod/ ↩

  6. Otis ANG and MMR Archived 2007-11-14 at the Wayback Machine, Official website http://www.maotis.ang.af.mil/oangb-mmr.htm ↩

  7. Otis ANG and MMR Archived 2007-11-14 at the Wayback Machine, Official website http://www.maotis.ang.af.mil/oangb-mmr.htm ↩

  8. Ziezulewicz, Geoff (2023-04-13). "Deputy defense secretary to troops: Don't share classified information". Navy Times. Retrieved 2023-04-14. https://www.navytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2023/04/13/deputy-defense-secretary-to-troops-dont-share-classified-information/ ↩

  9. Evan Perez, Jeremy Herb, Natasha Bertrand, Zachary Cohen and Kevin Liptak, CNN (13 Apr 2023) FBI arrests 21-year-old Air Force guardsman in Pentagon leak case https://us.cnn.com/2023/04/13/politics/us-government-intel-leak/index.html ↩

  10. Ziezulewicz, Geoff (2023-04-13). "Deputy defense secretary to troops: Don't share classified information". Navy Times. Retrieved 2023-04-14. https://www.navytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2023/04/13/deputy-defense-secretary-to-troops-dont-share-classified-information/ ↩

  11. Hannah Rabinowitz and Jeremy Herb, CNN (14 Apr 2023) Suspect charged in Pentagon documents leak case https://us.cnn.com/2023/04/14/politics/classified-leaks-suspect-arraignment/index.html ↩

  12. Gouveia, Aaron (January 2010). "Cape Coast Guard unit returns from Kuwait". Retrieved 31 March 2023. https://www.capecodtimes.com/story/news/2010/01/24/cape-coast-guard-unit-returns/51728774007/ ↩

  13. "Coastal Patrol 18". http://capecodcivilairpatrol.com ↩

  14. "Massachusetts EMC". Archived from the original on 2009-09-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20090910081813/http://states.ng.mil/sites/ma/resources/erc/emc.htm ↩