This is a list of current and former military installations in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Current military installations in Massachusetts

Joint facilities

Bases
Centers

United States Army

Camps
Centers
Forts
Heliports
Laboratories

United States Navy

Centers

United States Air Force

Bases

United States Space Force

Stations

United States Coast Guard

Air Stations
Bases
Depots
Stations

Former military installations in Massachusetts

United States Army

Army Airfields
Armories
Arsenals
Bases
Camps
Centers
Firing Ranges
Forts
Heliports
Hospitals
Labs
Nike Sites
Plants
Proving grounds
Military Reservations
Training

United States Navy

Naval Air Stations
Naval Airfields
Naval Ammunition Depots
Areas
Naval Auxiliary Air Facilities
Camps
Facilities
Hospitals
Plants
Outlying Landing Fields
Reserve Centers
Ranges
Test Stations
Naval shipyards

United States Air Force

Air Force Bases
Centers
Facilities
Hospitals
Laboratories
Air Force Plants
Ranges
Air Force Stations
Texas Towers

United States Coast Guard

Air Stations
Loran
Stations

References

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  131. ^ LORAN station Martha's Vineyard at www.loran-history.info (archived link)
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