The 102nd Fighter Interceptor Wing at Otis Air National Guard Base, part of the Mass. Military Reservation (MMR), which overlaps sections of Bourne, Mashpee, and Sandwich, may be relocated in the next round of military base cutbacks.
According to the story, the combination of the high cost of snow removal this past winter, the generally screwed-up groundwater cleanup effort and the fact that the Base is in Kennedy/Kerryland count for three strikes against the Base.
Also, according to the story, the Mass. congressional delegation is a lot more worried about protecting Hanscom AFB in Bedford than its poor little cousin on the Upper Cape.
The MMR, which includes five military commands, is expected to remain open, though, evidenced by the start of construction of a new fire and crash rescue station this Saturday.
If the 102nd leaves, it opens up the possibility that Cape Wind will build its controversial wind turbines at the MMR, which would maybe not be such a bad thing.