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Germany 1961: Being the only one in the back of a 5 ton when the driver slams on the brakes. Battery B, 5th Battalion, 6th Air Defense Artillery: From: Jim Martensen Subject: Danger and Fun, From: "Jim Derendinger" IrwinAnger |
tower guards have not been told Soon after design work started, the Army requested that the existing liquid fuel engine be replaced with a solid fuel design, for a variety of reasons. He also testified that the Nike-Hercules missiles had atomic warheads and that he felt that he had significant exposure to ionizing radiation because of his military duties. The guidance commands were sent to the missile by modulating the MTR transmit signal. HIPAR used its own displays and operators, and forwarded targeting information to the LOPAR operators who would then pick up those same targets on their own display. Date: Thursday, 19 December 2013. The MTR was operated by one operator. The TTR was operated by three operators (range, elevation and azimuth). BR-17 |
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His Thompson went off. @MacGregor We, the 333rd, were briefly on orders to go to Vietnam as an ABM unit (like HUNH??!) He turned out okay! I have been wanting to put in my two cents about the dangers on Nike sites. AttackonUSSR? electricity, Caked ice on radar tower ladders and take a cab), Best A discussion about veterans health. Germany 1961 - 62: On hot status and sleeping in the panel room, mice and rats nibbling on our snacks and at times the ears of the crewman. [4], During World War II, the US Army Air Force (USAAF) concluded that existing anti-aircraft guns, only marginally effective against existing generations of propeller-driven aircraft, would not be effective at all against the emerging jet-powered designs. Faulty solid fuel flamed out about 500' after launch, separated from second stage and then reignited and slammed into the second stage. Reunions; Current Events; Cold War. the narrow pulse mode, from the low power acquisition radar when rotating, from SF-88 |
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In maintenance at Redstone Arsenal after completing the radar and computer course: Having one of my technicians fire up the TT Radar after he took apart the waveguide and stuffed a rag in it to keep the moisture out small fire! Reunions |
One morning we ran the HIPAR antennas up into position and all the interlock lights lit so I lit up the transmitter and suddenly every neon lamp in the ACQ van starts flashing on and off which I quickly realized was in time with the antenna rotation. When the TTR and MTR radars were locked, the computer had a firing solution and the missile reported active, the LA lamp changed from amber to green, indicating the ability to fire. 111 rows from web site va.gov. You did tasks like those of a Department of Energy (DOE) employee that make them a member of the Special Exposure Cohort (See 42 U.S.C. [30], The first EFS sets arrived at White Sands late in 1962 and started testing in April 1963. someone (people) is down range, Rebuilding berms and equipment thing working a Nike site some Our section chief gave another Pvt. LaunchSet |
The guys in the bunker thought they were toast (literally). Greece |
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It is relatively easy to jam a conventional radar by sending out additional pulses of radio signal on the same frequency. We had been working on the cable cleaning for quite some time when he came by to check on us. Bell also proposed a much more modified design known as "Nike Hercules" with an enlarged upper fuselage able to carry the XW-7 warhead of up to 40kt (170TJ)[9]:57 that wouldn't fit in the existing fuselage. Even with an estimated 2000 Army, Marines, and ARVN to try to protect us our life expectancy was less than 90 minutes (probably closer to 90 seconds) after the wheels stopped rolling. I reported as ordered. 230 feet. [9]:62, Meanwhile, the Air Force scrambled to bring BOMARC to operational status, and on 1 September 1959 declared the 46th Air Defense Squadron at McGuire Air Force Base operational. Generators |
A power level of 10 milliwatts per square centimeter, Eating "something" (mystery meat) at cafe while on SNAP at NAMFI Crete Greece. MTR operator console. The radar can continue to locate the target in elevation or azimuth because all of the signals come from the same location, but the receiver cannot easily determine which pulse was sent by the radar and which was sent by the electronic countermeasures (ECM) on the target aircraft, which is needed to measure the time-of-flight. He could have have protected the equipment, by pointing the antenna away from our HIPAR, a simple thing to do! [17] This was answered most forcibly not by the Army, but the Defense Secretary Charles Erwin Wilson, who wrote in Newsweek that "one hard solid fact remerges above them all: no matter what the Nike is or isn't, it's the only land-based operational anti-aircraft missile that the U.S. Unzipping the door on the TTR radome only [N 1] A larger Nike with greatly improved range would not only help address this sort of attack, but also allow a single base to defend a much larger area, lowering the overall costs of deploying a widespread defensive system. Carl Durling C-2-52 1961-62: From: Thomas Moorer stomp up the steps of the tower Ajax's boosters were housed in steel tubes that fell near the base, presenting a serious range safety concern. Soviet development of ICBMs and the de-emphasis of their bomber force decreased the value of the Hercules system. The intensity of the beam from the target tracking radar in [9]:57. Radar |
Safety officer blew it before it crossed into Mexico. The resulting system used six semi-trailers: four to carry HIPAR electronic gear, one to carry the antenna, and one to carry the generators. From: Barry Hayes We were high as a kite from the fumes of the trichlorethelene. 7923 carlton arms rd, apt b (1,726.23 mi) indianapolis, in, in 46256. Launched against such a formation, the Nike would fly towards the center of the composite return. hospital (those deemed sickest NIKE Hercules Missile 1/40 Plastic Model Kit (1 review) Write a Review SKU: H1804 Condition: New Availability: Usually Ship in 24hrs Shipping: Calculated at Checkout How long is the model when complete: The model measures 13.5 inches long What age is recommended: Ages 14 and up What paints do I need: Subject: THULE Greenland. Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2015 Like almost any thorny military problem of the 1950s, the solution was the application of nuclear bombs. Subject: Nike Herc night time thriller. being the MP whom was moving the Subject: Nike Site Dangers (UNCLASSIFIED) Precautions should be taken to insure that personnel are not exposed The emerald that was melted was in one of the first RF laser amplifiers in the world! Two of the weapons were damaged when they hit the ground and released plutonium, a radioactive material. Wilson attempted to address the inter-service rivalries by enforcing a strict limit on the range of Army systems. How about 3 brand new 5/4s in one weekend! Someone did the impossible by installing the Nike's gyro backward (that was the official explanation) which caused the missile to go more south as the computer told it to go more north. fingers (fuel shortage had to There was a 5-second allowance for the missile to launch, if it failed to do so it was marked "rejected" and another missile selected. PatrickMackay |
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SC for Disabilities Resulting From Exposure to Ionizing Radiation. Other diseases associated with radiation exposure. A variety of problems, including one found in the W-7 warhead, caused delays in the testing programs, so a single launch of the T45-equipped Hercules was also added to the AMMO project. Everglades National Park. Interceptions with the Hercules system would typically start with targets being detected and identified on the HIPAR system, if this was in use. It was later revealed that only one of the sixty missiles at the site was actually functional at that time. Dogs constantly getting bit by snakes while on patrol. Because of our location, the top five channels on the HIPAR radar could not be used unless the bad guys were overhead. head wound from the fins (Crew Home |
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Germany 1962: As Duty driver I get a call from the CQ. Tents were only 8 to 10 feet from the building they were rebuilding. I was at Delta Team 43rd Artillary with our headquarters in Duran. Ajax |
In May 1952, Bell was asked to explore such an adaptation to the Nike. Two of the weapons were damaged when they hit the ground and released plutonium, a radioactive material. There was one location, which, as a courtesy, you were to call them at 2:45 AM and warn them the test would start at 3:00 AM. present along the axis of the transmitted beam at the following distances from At 3:03 AM I received a call from our base switchboard. I called the number at 2:45 AM and got no answer (this was before answering machines). To provide the same range of view, the tracking radars were also often placed on concrete platforms of their own, although these were much smaller. U.S.targets |
moving it up range for maintenance Nike missile, any of a series of U.S. surface-to-air missiles designed from the 1940s through the 1960s for defense against attack by high-flying jet bombers or ballistic-missile reentry vehicles. If I had been a few moments latter in arriving or in correcting the jammed elevator and raised missile I would not be relating this story. [12], During this period, some effort was put into a frangible booster for the Ajax. itself after a power surge or drop. Cold War Missiles in Miami |
Ionizing radiation is defined by the va as atmospheric nuclear weapon exposure, particle radiation, i.e., nuclear waste disposal and dirty bomb attacks. R. . Ajax |
desert north of Fort Bliss. Then I remembered that the civilian said he had been in the antenna cleaning and had just left, missing a dose of thousands of watts of RF energy- a close call. Tumors of the brain and central nervous system. During the last years of their deployment in Europe, the issue at hand was more about maintaining security of the nuclear capable missiles, rather than mobility. Granted sovereignty to the marshall islands, including bikini, in the 1980s. From: Robin Smith Poor old 5 ton got run very hard that day. LaunchEquipment |
This included about 30 seconds to develop a track for a target; 4 seconds for computer to develop a firing solution, and 2 seconds between the initial fire order command and missile launch. Eating C rations dated 1958 ( it was 1973) and 1948 (it was 1974). Based on the 'time to fly' of the missile this limited overall battery rates to about one launch every couple of minutes.[36]. [36] On the IFC the status of the selected missile was given. [8], Even as the Nike was undergoing testing, planners grew concerned about the missile's ability to attack formations of aircraft. [2]:287[22] Conventionally armed Nike Hercules missiles also served in the United States, Spain, Germany, Denmark, Japan, Norway, and Taiwan. In the case of Hercules, all of the radars were typically mounted on (concrete) elevated platforms to improve their line-of-sight. This led to the use of semi-trailer systems for the fire control systems, which could be easily moved and re-positioned as required. We went to SNAP. You may be entitled to disability compensation if these military exposures resulted in a disease or injury. We looked everywhere for the slug and SASCOM came in to search for it too. The TRR was operated by the track supervisor. Its warhead also allowed it to be used in a secondary surface-to-surface role, and the system also demonstrated its ability to hit other short-range missiles in flight. IrwinAnger |
I think what we were putting in the jeep was solid propellant fuel for the missiles. Current Events |
In testing the system was successful against all manner of short-range rockets and missiles, and successfully tracked the Redstone on 23 September and 5 October 1963, but failed to achieve a "kill" in either test due to unrelated problems. The mishap led to the release of four nuclear weapons. Thanks to the good folks at the Redstone airfield, while they weren't looking, it only took 3 weeks before we had an operating radar. a rattle snake in your tent Harold Stanford |
At this time the target information and the intercept point were displayed on the plotting boards and the BCO selected the right time to manually fire. Personnel should not be permitted to enter areas where they may be exposed to levels above 10 milliwatts per square centimeter. Working 24 hrs on 24 hrs off (maybe) guard towers manned 24/7 for 365 days a year. Dangers |
Primary among these was that the Ajax fuels were hypergolic, igniting on contact. MS-70 |
The soldier that fired it did a double take when he realized what the missile was after, threw the launch tube and ran. Nike-Hercules system's reliance on ground-based radar to track tar-gets and to guide missiles to an interception, this was an important finding. A Cold War Missile site on the side of a mountain in Dichtelbach, Germany Coursety of Sam Mclung RADAR DATA Spec.-5 Emmett R. Caraker Jr. Military Veteran Health. However, both Ajax and Hercules systems in Europe had to be able to move as US forces shifted. Body parts sucked into cooling fans; And memorandum to chief of engineers from dcslog. Then he said "the emerald in the amplifier was melting also; oh my God stop, stop now!" He was playing with the seal on his clip and broke it. 4 hrs in the tower and 4 hrs out of the tower. ANTENNA SF-51 |
project, after they rebuilt their antennas front end receiver! Nike Humor; 2nd Missile Bn 52nd ADA (Florida) ARADCOM Trophy; Regimental Crests; The Oozlefinch; Stories. The active seeker system was later dropped to lower costs. Nike was initially deployed at military bases starting in 1953, especially Strategic Air Command bomber airfields, and general deployment then followed at US cities, important industrial sites, and then overseas bases. When the intensity is high, the radiation may produce enough heat to damage the tissues permanently. Various military occupations include routine and usually safe exposure to radiation. [9]:5758 Nevertheless, when the Army first released information about Ajax to the press in 1953, the Air Force quickly responded by leaking information about BOMARC to Aviation Week,[16] and continued to denigrate Nike in the press over the next few years. cancers of the bile ducts, bone, brain, breast, colon, esophagus, gall bladder, liver (primary site, but not if cirrhosis or hepatitis b is indicated), lung (including. At its peak, it was deployed at over 130 bases in the US alone. |
Smaller deltas in front of the main wings, and blended into them, provided roll control with very small flaps mounted to pivot along a line roughly 45 degrees from the line of the fuselage. In February, Air Force Chief of Staff Thomas D. White shocked everyone when he requested that BOMARC deployments be reduced to eight US and two Canadian sites, essentially killing the program. Video |
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Skilled operators could also try to track the target in a manual tracking mode. [21], The AMMO shot took place on 1 July 1958, successfully intercepting a simulated 650-knot (750mph; 1,200km/h) target flying at an altitude of 100,000 feet (30,000m) and a slant range of 79 miles (69nmi; 127km). Chicago was slated to shortly begin receiving its Hercules upgrades. about being thrown from a moving Store |
And you must have had contact with ionizing radiation in one of these ways while serving in the military: You served in the postwar occupation of Hiroshima or Nagasaki, or. The Starfish Prime radiation belt persisted at high altitude for many months and damaged the United States satellites Traac, Transit 4B, Injun I and Telstar I, . History |
Missile Tracking Radar-Nike-Ajax Mode 126 feet Target Tracking Radar-Wide Pulse Mode 230 feet Transmitting antennas in the non-scanning mode should not be positioned so as to radiate into areas occupied by passive antennas. Supply Person (76Y) shot is finger in the arms room with a M1911A1 (cal.45). Alaska |
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driving jeeps. Boss said it couldn't be done, we said give us 2 weeks, we ran into a little trouble acquiring a power converter that we could operate off the tank system to power the radar. The Captain told the civilian that he had been notified by the Army two years ago that these tests would take place and when. Unfortunately the engineers had failed to remove the cheater cable which prevented the doors from opening. The site was an AN/FSG-l Missile-Master Radar Direction Center. My tech goes in and turns on three power switches, as we usually did Big fire, burning cable all 252 feet, and about 1000 feet of wiring in the van! snow on the ground, Cleaning the the red juice from control section of a Nike because the "inflight repairman" did not properly safety wire the HPU that you were performing a test on (I should have checked his work), Getting arrested and thrown into jail in Juarez. A test against the much higher performance Pershing was carried out on 16 October 1963, and while the HIPAR was able to detect the missile, the tracking system was unable to track it. They saw this as an extension of the Army's existing "point defence" role, and as a valuable backup to their own manned interceptors. I mean we were working 24 hours straight. [26] Combining range from the TRR and direction from the TTR provided complete information on the target. Several years later I was working for AT&T when I ran across an article in an AT&T magazine about Murray Hill in New Jersey. 16-18. "[9]:63, Plans had been made to test the Hercules' W-7 warhead in a live-fire exercise in 1959 as part of "Operation SNODGRASS". I've no family history of thyroid cancer that I know of. Trophy |
As Chief Site Missile Equipment Engineer, getting a 2 AM phone call at my off base home because a visiting Colonel decided to do an unscheduled snap launch drill during a rain and later lightening storm and got a missile stuck in the raised position on the top of the elevated launch area. One of these locations was directly above the elevator, the others were reached by manually pushing the missiles off the elevator to the launcher along rails. [30], The primary change to create the resulting "Improved EFS/ATBM Hercules" was a modified version of the HIPAR. Setting in a fox hole for 8 hrs during war games in the winter. LOPAR was relatively small, and the TTR/MTR were always trailer based, so these systems were also fairly mobile. Testing was unexpectedly cancelled before the W-7 could be fired.[21]. Subject: Inherent Dangers of Nike work, From: Michael Williquette Then haul it to K-town so the Gen had it for display. 33 feet, Systems 538-594 and One year I was on the warhead team. 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