The New Boston Air Force Station, a satellite tracking station that was once a bombing practice site (I wrote about some of its history here) has made the final switch from Air Force to Space Force, with the installation of a new sign at its main entrance.
However, I noted they haven’t yet changed this little sign on Route 101 that must mystify people. I wonder if it’ll become NBSFS?
Aurore Eaton, a columnist for the Union-Leader, has written a half-dozen pieces lately on the history of the station, dating back to when farmland was seized so that planes out of Grenier Field (now Manchester airport) could practice bombing as we entered World War II. Here is the one leading up to the Space Force switcheroo.
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Wow! First time known that. Thanks!
Hah! I drove past the place the other day, and thought it was closing up when their sign was covered. Didn’t realize it was simply *changing*.
So much nothing. It’s a bad joke.
I learned that at the aviation museum recently.
Did you blatantly disregard the “no photograph’s this is a military installation” signs five feet away? Or did you not care?
I was on the public road and if you can see something from a public area you can photograph it within certain limits, usually involving expectations of privacy – e.g., can’t use a telephoto to look inside the windows of a house.
http://www.bobatkins.com/photography/tutorials/photography_law_rights.html
I’m not saying it to be a jerk. I’m saying it so the FBI doesn’t knock on your door accusing you of potential domestic terrorism. Unless you took the photo from an official military press release. Which you just stated you were on a “public” aka: state owned, road OR you received specific permission from the base installation commander to photograph it; then what you did is a federal crime. https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/795#:~:text=%2018%20U.S.%20Code%20§%20795%20-%20Photographing,or%20equipment%20without%20first%20obtaining%20permission%20of%20
Outstanding
Nice to know 🙂