Biddle Air National Guard Base
Appearance
Biddle Air National Guard Base | |
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Horsham Township, Pennsylvania in the United States of America | |
Coordinates | 40°12′32″N 75°08′42″W / 40.209°N 75.145°W |
Type | Air National Guard Base |
Site information | |
Owner | Department of Defense |
Operator | US Air Force (USAF) |
Controlled by | Pennsylvania Air National Guard |
Condition | Operational |
Website | www.111attackwing.ang.af.mil |
Site history | |
Built | 1928Pitcairn Field No. 2[1] | , as
Built by | Pitcairn Aircraft Company |
In use | 2011 | –present (by PA ANG)
Garrison information | |
Garrison | 111th Attack Wing (Host) |
Occupants |
Biddle Air National Guard Base (formerly Horsham Air Guard Station, 2011–2021) is owned by the Pennsylvania Air National Guard and located in Horsham Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The Air National Guard plays host to many different Army National Guard Units as well as other government agencies. The site was formerly the Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Willow Grove. It was renamed in honor of Charles Biddle, the founder of the Pennsylvania Air National Guard's 103rd Observation Squadron (now, the 103rd Attack Squadron).[2]
Units
[edit]Biddle Air National Guard Base is home to the following:
- 111th Attack Wing
- Detachment 1, 201st RED HORSE Squadron
- 270th Engineering Installation Squadron
- 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team
- 316th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary)
- 412th Engineer Command
- 3rd Medical Command
- 11th Aviation Command
References
[edit]- ^ Old York Road Historical Society. The Morelands and Bryn Athyn.
- ^ "Biddle Air National Guard Station". coldwarhistory.org. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
External links
[edit]- Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Willow Grove
- Joint Interagency Installation Implementation Plan for Willow Grove/Horsham
- Horsham Township Land Reuse Authority
- FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective October 31, 2024
- Resources for this U.S. military airport:
- FAA airport information for NXX
- AirNav airport information for KNXX
- ASN accident history for NXX
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KNXX