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Massachusetts Military Reservation, Barnstable County, Cape Cod, Massachusetts is a military reservation created by the State 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 200,000 acres (810 km²) of land was secured in Cape Cod, the Massachusetts National Guard began erecting tents and a basic training program in the following year. [1]
Otis Air National Guard Base under went boundary changes in 1975. This realignment included these installations: Otis Air National Guard Base, Camp Edwards, and the Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod[2].[3]
Cape Cod Air Force Station was created when the Air Force returned in 1978. The U.S. Air Force constructioned the Precision Acquisition Vehicle Entry Phased Array Warning System (PAVE PAWS). PAVE PAWS is designed to detect airborne ballistic missiles and monitor orbiting satellites. [3]
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