![]() The northern 15,000 acres of the JBCC is the largest piece of undeveloped land on Cape Cod and is home to 37 state-listed species living in a variety of habitats throughout the base. So, what is the JBCC today? Of its 22,000 acres, 15,000 acres comprise the northern training area, the major training area for Army National Guard soldiers in the Northeast, where soldiers practice maneuvering exercises and bivouacking, or camping, and use the small arms ranges. Before becoming fully used as a military installation, part of the land that makes up the reservation was used for sheep farming and the trees were harvested for the shipbuilding trade. Historically, the land comprising the JBCC was home to the Wampanoag tribe, who used the area for daily living and sacred sites. Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod was established on JBCC in 1970 and in 2008 assumed full responsibility for all airfield operations on the base. Army, while around the same time, Otis became Otis Air National Guard Base. In the 1970s, the Army National Guard assumed operational control of Camp Edwards from the U.S. After the war, the reservation was transferred to the Department of the Air Force and is still often referred to as Otis Air Force Base. Army and used to train and deploy troops being sent to fight in World War II. During the 1940s, the base was activated by the U.S. There are also experts working to maintain and protect the environment.Īs a military installation, the JBCC has been used since National Guard training began on the Cape in 1911. Within its bounds are the members of four military commands training for missions at home and overseas, conducting airborne search and rescue missions and intelligence command and control. ![]() The Joint Base Cape Cod (JBCC) is a complex place. ![]()
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