JRB Willow Grove Pennsylvania

Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Willow Grove is an air station located in Horsham Township, Pennsylvania. It was constructed in 1926 by Harold Frederick Pitcairn, an American aviation inventor and pioneer. He named it after the nearby town, Willow Grove. It was originally used as a facility for designing, constructing, and testing various aircraft during the 1920s to the 1940s.

After ownership was transferred to the federal government after World War II, the base was developed into an anti-submarine warfare facility. It then became a training facility for major naval units such as the Naval Reserve, the Marine Corps Reserve, the Air Force Reserve, the Air National Guard, the Army Reserve, and the Army National Guard.

Today, the base is home to the 111th Fighter Wing, the 270th EIS, and the Navy Fleet Logistic Squadrons 52 and 64.

Location: 40.2, -75.1489
Phone: (215) 443-1000August 2, 2011

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