Hanscom Air Force Base

Established:1942
Base Type: Air Force

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About

Hanscom Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located predominantly within Bedford, Massachusetts, with portions extending into the adjoining towns of Lincoln , Concord and Lexington. The facility is adjacent to Hanscom Field which provides general aviation and charter service.

Hanscom AFB is the part of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, one of six centers under Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC). The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center is the single center responsible for total life cycle management of Air Force weapon systems and is headquartered at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. The host unit at Hanscom is the 66th Air Base Group (66 ABG) assigned to AFMC.

(Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanscom_Air_Force_Base)

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Gate and Hours

Gate Hours
The Hartwell Gate is located off of Hanscom drive which is adjacent to the Yankee Divison Highway between Lexington and Concord.
Vandenberg Gate
Mon-Fri: 0530-2200
Weekends: 0600-1800
Hartwell Gate: 24/7
(Source: https://www.dodhousingnetwork.com/air-force/hanscom-afb/gates)

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Quick Reference

Chapel
76 Arnold Street
(781) 225-5501
(781) 225-6960 (After Hours)

Dining Facility
Minuteman Commons
Bldg 1425
(781) 225-6501

Education and Training Center
29 Chenault St, Bldg 1728
(781) 225-5942

Equal Opportunity
Bldg 1240 Rms 304, 305, 306, 404
(781) 225-6397

Family Advocacy
90 Vandenberg Drive, Bldg 1900
(781) 225-6385
(781) 225-6789

Military & Family Readiness
Kirtland St, Bldg 1240
(781) 225-2765

Public Affairs
http://www.hanscom.af.mil/ContactUs/

Fire Emergency Service
Air Force Aid Society
20 Kirtland Street
(781) 225-2765

Finance Office
20 Schilling Circle
(781) 225-1210

Housing
Housing Management Office
101 Northbridge Rd
(781) 225-5638

Legal
20 Schilling Circle, Bldg 1305
(781) 225-1410

Post Office
20 Kirtland Street, Bldg 1218
(781) 377-4222

Base Surroundings

Museum of Fine Arts
465 Huntington Ave., Avenue of the Arts,
Boston, MA 02115
(671) 267-9300

Boston Public Garden
69 Beacon St,
Boston, MA 02108
(671) 723-8144

New England Aquarium
1 Central Wharf,
Boston, MA 02110
(671) 973-5200

USS Constitution
Bldg 5, Charlestown Navy Yard,
Boston, MA 02129
(671) 242-5671

The Paul Revere House
19 North Sq,
Boston, MA 02113
(671) 523-2338

John F. Kennedy Presidential Museum & Library
Columbia Point,
Boston, MA 02125
(671) 514-1600