The airfield shut down on 31 March 2011; VR-64, VR-52, and a C-12 detachment were transferred to McGuire Air Force Base. As of 2011 Horsham Twp and other municipalities in the area voted not to keep the airfield open, so runways will no longer be maintained.
Currently, the 111th Fighter Wing and 103rd Fighter Squadron, previously operating A-10 Thunderbolt II's, has lost all its aircraft to other ANG Squadrons under BRAC; the unit will take on a new role (so far undecided as of this writing) in the near future. The unit will no longer operate aircraft. Thus tower, aviation, and ground support frequencies (crash/fire, EMS, SP) are no longer applicable, although the National Guard gate is still under guard at night.
Final closure of NAS JRB Willow Grove as an active regular military installation will occur 15 September 15, 2011. The Pennsylvania Air National Guard is expected to take custody, and the facility will be designated Willow Grove Air National Guard Base. A handful of National Guard and Army Reserve soldiers will remain, and the Air Force will maintain administrative offices on the property (and maintenance responsibilities, according to my source). The surplus land containing the runways will be turned over to Horsham Township for redevelopment; Horsham and other adjoining townships in Montgomery and Bucks Counties are currently debating the nature of this redevelopment
Currently, the 111th Fighter Wing and 103rd Fighter Squadron, previously operating A-10 Thunderbolt II's, has lost all its aircraft to other ANG Squadrons under BRAC; the unit will take on a new role (so far undecided as of this writing) in the near future. The unit will no longer operate aircraft. Thus tower, aviation, and ground support frequencies (crash/fire, EMS, SP) are no longer applicable, although the National Guard gate is still under guard at night.
Final closure of NAS JRB Willow Grove as an active regular military installation will occur 15 September 15, 2011. The Pennsylvania Air National Guard is expected to take custody, and the facility will be designated Willow Grove Air National Guard Base. A handful of National Guard and Army Reserve soldiers will remain, and the Air Force will maintain administrative offices on the property (and maintenance responsibilities, according to my source). The surplus land containing the runways will be turned over to Horsham Township for redevelopment; Horsham and other adjoining townships in Montgomery and Bucks Counties are currently debating the nature of this redevelopment