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Hanscom Air Force Base
Bedford, Lexington and Lincoln area, Massachusetts, United States
Hanscom Air Force Base is the Boston-area acquisition and support installation. Your organization determines the reporting office; a civilian airport arrival is not military in-processing.
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- Service branch
- Air Force
- Location
- Bedford, Lexington and Lincoln area, Massachusetts, United States
- Installation type
- Air Force installation
- Status
- Active
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At a glance.
Hanscom Air Force Base is the Boston-area acquisition and support installation. The military campus and neighboring civilian airfield have different purposes and access arrangements. [2]
Your organization determines the reporting office; a civilian airport arrival is not military in-processing. [1]
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Official resources.
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- Official installation websitewww.hanscom.af.mil
- Hanscom Air Force Base — arrivalOfficial installation directory or command
- Hanscom Air Force Base — housingOfficial installation directory or command
- Hanscom Air Force Base — schoolOfficial installation directory or command
- Hanscom Air Force Base — familyOfficial installation directory or command
The place behind the name
History & identity.
Current & former names: Hanscom Air Force Base · Hanscom AFB · Laurence G. Hanscom Field
- 1941
Wartime airfield origins
Hanscom Field began in 1941 before the installation’s later acquisition and electronics role.
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What matters about this location?
Your organization determines the reporting office; a civilian airport arrival is not military in-processing.
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Sources & review.
- Official installation and organization Responsible installation command · Checked 2026-11-04
- Installation background MilitaryINSTALLATIONS · Checked 2026-11-04
- Hanscom Air Force Base — arrival Official installation directory or command · Checked 2026-11-04
- Hanscom Air Force Base — housing Official installation directory or command · Checked 2026-11-04
- Hanscom Air Force Base — lodging Official installation directory or command · Checked 2026-11-04
- Hanscom Air Force Base — school Official installation directory or command · Checked 2026-11-04
- Hanscom Air Force Base — care Official installation directory or command · Checked 2026-11-04
- Hanscom Air Force Base — health Official installation directory or command · Checked 2026-11-04
- Hanscom Air Force Base — family Official installation directory or command · Checked 2026-11-04
- Official image and original caption U.S. Air Force / Jerry Saslav · Checked 2026-11-04
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