Base Property and Historical Use Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base provides support infrastructure and services to assigned units and supported commands, enabling them to achieve their readiness and training goals. The station trains all assigned units for mobilization status. Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base currently employs 1,289 active duty and 726 civilians to provide services and facilities to over 5,000 joint reserve personnel from 22 tenant and 32 reserve units associated with the station. The station is truly a Joint Reserve Base. The Willow Grove "team" supports Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force Reserve, and Pennsylvania Air National Guard and Army Guard units. From A-10 and C-130 aircraft, H-53 helicopters, soldiers on the ground to sailors on ships, these units deploy to Afghanistan, Iraq and around the globe. These are the people winning the global war on terrorism. Through outstanding support to Reservists, NASJRB Willow Grove fulfills the mission of the Naval Reserve - "support to the Fleet, ready and fully integrated." Some of the tenant and reserve units on the station include: Marine Aircraft Group - 49 (MAG - 49) commands organizations located in Pennsylvania and New York. The Marine Fighter Squadron - 321 flies F/A - 18 Hornets. It trains reservists to fight worldwide along side active duty marine aviation units when mobilized; 913th Airlift Wing trains and equips reservists to perform the combat mission of aerial re-supply ranging from the strategic to the humanitarian operations worldwide; 111th Fighter Wing, Pennsylvania Air National Guard provides highly trained, will equipped and combat-ready A-10 aircraft and support elements in response to wartime and peacetime tasking under state or federal authority; Fleet Logistics Support Squadron Six Four (VR-64) provides around-the-clock worldwide air logistic support for active and Reserve units; Patrol Squadron Six Six (VP-66) provides contributory support to fleet in the conduct of maritime, antisubmarine warfare, antisubmarine warfare and aerial mine warfare; Fleet Logistics Support Squadron Five Two (VR-52) provides around-the-clock, worldwide air logistic support for active and Reserve units.

Special Legislation Special Legislation was enacted (Section 3703 the "U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act" of 2007) directing the Navy to transfer NASJRB Willow Grove to the Air Force for operation as a Joint Interagency Installation (JII). JII will operate under a lease/license arrangement between the Air Force and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. For additional information regarding the JII, please refer to the Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs website http://www.milvet.state.pa.us.

Meeting Information All Restoration Advisory Board (RAB) Meetings are held at the Horsham Township Library.

Scheduled Meetings

Wednesday, March 06, 2013 at 6:00 PM (UPDATE: POSTPONED TO A DATE TBD DUE TO FORECASTED INCLEMENT WEATHER)

Wednesday, April 24, 2013 at 2:00 PM

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Horsham Township Library 435 Babylon Road, Horsham, PA, 19044 Hours: The Willow Grove Naval Air Station (NAS) has placed copies of documents that comprise its Administrative Record on deposit with the Horsham Township Library. To view the index of documents click the following link: Willow Grove NAS Administrative Record On-Line Index Library Hours of Operation: Mon 12:30pm - 9:00pm Tues 10:00am - 9:00pm Wed 10:00am - 9:00pm Thu 10:00am - 9:00pm Fri 10:00am - 6:00pm Sat 10:00pm - 5:00pm Sun closed Phone: (215) 443-2609

All documents prior to 2005 have been archived. The titles of those documents are provided below so that you may request copies from the Navy BRAC Webmaster. Please include the exact title of the document within your request. To view a specific category, click on the corresponding arrow ( ) to expand and collapse documents.

Environmental Documents December 2011, Site Management Plan (SMP) - PDF, 1.4 MB February 2010, Record of Decision (ROD) Site 2 - Antenna Field Landfill (Operable Unit 5, Soil and Operable Unit 9, Groundwater) - PDF, 5.4 MB May 2006, Final Environmental Condition of Property (ECP) Report - PDF, 4 MB Public Notices March 2013, Public Notice - Willow Grove Air Station Restoration Advisory Board Meeting - PDF, 164 kb February 2013, Public Notice - Five-Year Review Former Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Willow Grove - PDF, 40 kb October 2012, Notice of Availability - Record of Decision Site 5 Former Fire Training Area - PDF, 28 kb September 2012, Public Notice - Willow Grove Air Station Restoration Advisory Board Meeting - PDF, 164 kb

Navy/Agency Points of Contact

NASJRB Willow Grove   Base Closure Manager   Department of the Navy BRAC Program Management Office, Northeast   Naval Air Station Willow Grove   4911 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19112   Phone: (215) 897-4900

Margaret Pollich   Project Officer   Department of Environmental Protection   2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA, 19401   Phone: (484) 250-5731   Email: mpollich@pa.gov

Lisa Cunningham   Remedial Project Manager   US EPA   Region III (3HS11)   1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19103-2029   Phone: (215) 814-3363   Email: cunningham.lisa@epamail.epa.gov

Horsham Township Authority The Horsham Township Authority (HLRA) is the Local Redevelopment Authority (LRA) responsible for the redevelopment of NAS-JRB (Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base) Willow Grove, military Off-site Housing and Horsham Memorial Army Reserve Center.

Horsham Township Library The Willow Grove Naval Air Station Administrative Record Document Deposit