Otis Air Force Base BOMARC site
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Typesurface-to-air missile base
Controlledby1959–1968: 
Air Defense Command
1968–1972:
Aerospace Defense Command
Air Defense Command1968–1972:
Aerospace Defense Command Garrison
26th Air Defense Missile Squadron
26th Air Defense Missile Squadron| Otis Air Force Base BOMARC site | |
|---|---|
| Part of Boston Air Defense Sector | |
| Otis Air Force Base, Sandwich, Massachusetts | |
 BOMARC-B missile in the launch ready position at Otis | |
| Site information | |
| Type | surface-to-air missile base |
| Controlled by | 1959–1968: Air Defense Command 1968–1972: Aerospace Defense Command |
| Location | |
 | |
| Coordinates | 41°40′54.65″N 70°32′15.87″W / 41.6818472°N 70.5377417°W |
| Garrison information | |
| Garrison | 26th Air Defense Missile Squadron |
The Otis Air Force Base BOMARC site was a Cold War USAF launch complex for Boeing CIM-10 Bomarc surface-to-air missiles.[1] Equipped with IM-99Bs (56 missiles: 28 solid-state, 28 liquid-state), the site had 28 Model IV "coffin" shelters, on 60 acres (24 ha).[2]
The site was run by the 26th Air Defense Missile Squadron, initially part of the Boston Air Defense Sector, 26th Air Division.