new boston air force station is a united states air force facility located in hillsborough county in south central new hampshire. it occupies more than in three towns: new boston, amherst, and mont vernon. it was established in 1942 as a practice area for bombers and fighter planes from nearby grenier army air field (now manchester–boston regional airport). starting in 1959, it was turned into a satellite-tracking station. during the late 1970s and early 1980s it was known as detachment 1 of the 2014th communications squadron located at hanscom air force base in bedford, massachusetts.