Worcester ANG Station

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Worcester Air National Guard Station
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Part of Massachusetts Air National Guard
Worcester, Massachusetts
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Worcester ANGS
Location of Worcester Air National Guard Station, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°16′48″N071°46′43″W / 42.28000°N 71.77861°W / 42.28000; -71.77861 (Roslyn AFS P-3) Coordinates: 42°16′48″N071°46′43″W / 42.28000°N 71.77861°W / 42.28000; -71.77861 (Roslyn AFS P-3)
TypeAir National Guard Station
Site information
Controlled byFlag of the United States Air Force.svg  United States Air Force
Site history
In use11 September 1965 - 16 October 1998 [1]
Garrison information
Occupants101st Air Control Squadron [2]

Worcester Air National Guard Station (also known as Worcester Air Station) is a closed United States Air Force station. It was located in Worcester, Massachusetts, in Green Hill Park. It was the home of the Massachusetts Air National Guard's 101st Air Control Squadron until 16 October 1998.

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History

Worcester Air Station was located in the Green Hill Park section of Worcester, Massachusetts (50 Skyline Dr Worcester, MA 01605). When the 101st Air Control Squadron was inactivated on 16 October 1998, most of the Worcester Air National Guard Station was handed over to the State of Massachusetts. Today the City of Worcester Worcester Parks, Recreation & Cemetery Division occupies the former 101st Air Control Squadron Headquarters building. The former RADAR tower for the 101st Air Control Squadron can still be seen on the sight in a fenced in area just west of the Parks, Recreation & Cemetery Division building.

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