Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Willow Grove

GPTKB entity

Properties (45)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military base
gptkbp:affiliatedWith gptkb:Navy_Reserve
gptkbp:area 1,200 acres
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Air_National_Guard
gptkb:Civil_Air_Patrol
gptkb:Naval_Air_Reserve
emergency services
local law enforcement
gptkbp:branch gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:communityImpact community events
educational programs
employment opportunities
infrastructure development
local economy
gptkbp:elevation 200 feet
gptkbp:features control tower
multiple hangars
training facilities
maintenance facilities
administrative buildings
fire station
gptkbp:historicalEvent Air shows
Military exercises
Memorial Day events
Veterans Day celebrations
Community open houses
gptkbp:historicalSignificance World_War_II_training_base
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Willow Grove
gptkbp:location gptkb:Willow_Grove,_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:General_John_W._Vessey_Jr.
gptkb:Major_General_John_M._McCoy
gptkb:Admiral_William_D._Leahy
gptkb:Captain_John_W._McGowan
Colonel_John_A._McCarthy
gptkbp:opened 1943
2011
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Naval_Reserve
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Naval_District_Washington
gptkbp:previouslyKnownAs Willow_Grove_Naval_Air_Station
gptkbp:primaryMission Airlift
gptkbp:relatedAircraft C-130 Hercules
gptkbp:runway_length 1
10,000 feet
gptkbp:serves Reserve_and_National_Guard_units
gptkbp:type Joint Reserve Base