This Government base is home to the 103rd Tactical Control Squadron a part of the Connecticut Air National Guard since the 1950s. During the Cold War, the town of Orange was chosen as a location for the permanent deployment of Nike Missles for the defense of the Greater New Haven county. In the last few years, the grounds transformed from dreary barracks to more comfortable modern buildings. It is closed to the public and secured behind tall fences with barbed wire.