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1930s<\/strong> – Built and named Portsmouth Municipal Airport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1941 <\/strong>– Improvements to the airport were announced as a result of the onset of World War II.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1942 <\/strong>– Closed to civilian traffic under defense measures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1944 <\/strong>– Released to the US Navy who had a presence at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1951 <\/strong>– US Air Force assumed control and was selected as a Strategic Air Command (SAC) Base.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1952 – 1956<\/strong> – purchased additional land and expanded the base; renamed Portsmouth Air Force Base.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1957 <\/strong>– Renamed Pease Air Force Base in honor of NH native Captain Harl Pease, Jr., USAAC<\/u><\/a>, awarded Medal of Honor for heroism during WWII.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1961 – 1962<\/strong> – During this time, the base received consideration as a potential site for Minuteman missile deployments<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1966 <\/strong>– The New Hampshire National Guard, previously located in Manchester, relocated to Pease Air Force Base.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1988 <\/strong>– Pease Air Force Base was one of the 86 military installations to be closed as part of the Secretary of Defense\u2019s Base Realignment and Closure process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1989 <\/strong>– Over 3,000 active-duty military personnel were employed at Pease Air Force Base, 49 of which were assigned to the Air National Guard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1991 <\/strong>– Pease Air Force Base officially closed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The majority of Pease Air Force Base was transferred to the Pease Development Authority<\/u><\/a> which operates Pease International Tradeport including Portsmouth International Airport at Pease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– The remaining part of the former Pease Air Force Base was transferred to the New Hampshire Air National Guard, and later renamed Pease Air National Guard Base<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– These days, Portsmouth International Airport at Pease is used by a mix of military and commercial jets and general aviation aircraft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.chiaerospace.com\/post\/the-history-of-portsmouth-international-airport<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

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