Hanscom Air Force Base
Location of Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts- For the civil use of this facility and airport information, see Hanscom Field
Hanscom Air Force Base (AFB) (IATA: BED, ICAO: KBED, FAA LID: BED) is a United States Air Force base located approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) south-southwest of Bedford, Massachusetts and was established in 1942. The facility is a joint use civil airport/military base with Hanscom Field which provides general aviation and charter service.
The host unit at Hanscom is the 66th Air Base Group (66 ABG) assigned to Air Force Materiel Command. Electronic Systems Center (ESC) is the primary tenant on the installation.
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