We had four missiles in the building. driving jeeps. [2]:45, Approximately 25,000 Nike Hercules were manufactured. (everyone), Working down range at night and The buildings that once housed Delta Battery became the original structures used for the Krome Avenue Detention Facility, a federal facility used primarily to hold illegal aliens awaiting immigration hearings. Unless the transmitter has encoded some additional form of information in the signal, the receiver cannot determine which pulse it sent out and which is from the jammer. AttackonUSSR? Alaska | Lost one person when a rough terrain scoop loader roll over on him. BR-17 | Reunions | Reunions; Current Events; Cold War. Trophy | The former three-missile Nike Hercules base in Rocky Point is now the site of an Army Reserve Center but the remnants of the missile base remaina variety of structures and missile silos. Climbing a very rusty ABAR tower at D/2/52 to perform antenna service and wondering, "Will this rusty old ladder hold my weight?". Back 1 1/2 hrs turn in vehicle get off for payday. They split development between the Army Air Force or the Ordnance Department based on whether or not the design "depend[ed] for sustenance primarily on the lift of aerodynamic forces" or "primary on the momentum of the missile". Plato was cancelled in February 1959, replaced in the short term by further upgrades to Hercules, and in the longer term by the FABMDS program. He turned out okay! 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: Tom Cluff | The mishap led to the release of four nuclear weapons. 230 feet. The "simulated target" appears to be purely simulated, not a drone. Had a medic but he had nothing to help with not even an aspirin. C-4-44 | Dogs | LA-29 | TestEquipment | In one of the many Mig sorties that came south of the DMZ the sites went up a step in DEFCON and then back down. | Italy | My name is Michael Williquette. At 3:03 AM I received a call from our base switchboard. 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. Avoiding the alligators on Key West when LaunchEquipment | [9] Beginning around 1965, the number of Nike batteries was reduced. Nuclear-armed Nike Hercules missiles were deployed in the United States, Greece, Italy, Korea and Turkey, and with Belgian, Dutch, and U.S. forces in West Germany. Hercules | The Army eventually decided not to proceed with any Ajax modifications as Hercules would be arriving shortly anyway. Date: April 23, 2016. Ionizing radiation is defined by the va as atmospheric nuclear weapon exposure, particle radiation, i.e., nuclear waste disposal and dirty bomb attacks. and me the job of cleaning the cables in the Panel Room in B Section. The Captain told the civilian that he had been notified by the Army two years ago that these tests would take place and when. Subject: Dangers of a Nike Site, From: "Robert Bennington" Each wing ended with a control flap which was separated from the wing by a short distance, leaving a gap. 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. down range (two MPs injured), Last I called again at 2:55 AM but still no answer. Another development for the anti-ballistic missile role later emerged as the much larger LIM-49 Nike Zeus design. Eating ham 3 times a day for 45 days because the Gen did not like ham. Hercules was originally developed as a simple upgrade to the earlier MIM-3 Nike Ajax, allowing it to carry a nuclear warhead in order to defeat entire formations of high-altitude supersonic targets. TestEquipment | Needless to say the engineering section chief and his assistant got read the riot act. A short period after launch the actual location, i.e. Of course this was an incident that never officially happened. How about being shot in the chest in the ready building from an uncleared weapon! A total of 145 missile Most of these were converted Nike Ajax units. In addition, the policy prescribes planning, coordination, security, dosimetry, recordkeeping, training, equipment, and expertise to deal with radiological hazards. TrainingGuide | Good luck to any fishing boats at that point of the ocean. [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. General Electric demonstrated a prototype on 11 February 1964. Vets at Homestead AFB had to treat them- a tricky procedure for both the vet and the dog handler. Wilson attempted to address the inter-service rivalries by enforcing a strict limit on the range of Army systems. 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! Damage to body tissue is not immediately To entertain ourselves we went to the motor pool and checked out some jeeps. losing 10% of sight from metal It could be armed with either a high explosive or nuclear warhead. Missile Specificaitons The Hercules missile could travel 87 miles down range and 150,000 feet in altitude. Increasing performance against these longer-range "theatre" weapons would require more extensive upgrades that would have pushed the time-frame out to the range when FABMDS was expected. Harold Stanford | Reunions | The Best Nike Hercules Missile Radiation Exposure 2022. Government mistakenly told them it was safe to return to their home island. TacticalControl | 2nd of the 52nd | Any vets [40] There are slight differences in dimensions as reported in different sources, it is not known if this is due to different versions.[35]. I was manning the emergency power switch and had to shut down the system. R&D, 2d Bn 51st Arty Individual Training Guide, New 2nd Lieutenants trying to get BCO It was quite a bit bigger than the Nike Ajax launcher and it weighed about 7 tons. Maintenance | [36] On the IFC the status of the selected missile was given. [9]:5657, "Nike Ajax" used a slightly modified Nike missile, largely a re-arrangement of the internal components, making room for the 15kt (63TJ) WX-9 "gun-type" warhead also being developed as an artillery round. While at 93 (C-2-51) in San Rafael and at 88 (B-2-51) in Marin, deer and raccoons would often be found wandering around the area, or in case of the deer, charging us when sighted. To operate the Nike Hercules system on the IFC the crew consisted of about nine operators under command of the Battery Control Officer (BCO). Handling | least). Over its lifetime, significant effort was put into the development of solid state replacements for the vacuum tube-based electronics inherited from the early-1950s Ajax, and a variety of mobile options. Military Veteran Health. This complexity added enormously to the cost and time required to maintain the missiles. truck breaking bone's (compound This information was displayed on plotting boards.[36]. Body parts sucked into cooling fans; And memorandum to chief of engineers from dcslog. Servicemembers in these occupations receive special training and are monitored to ensure radiation exposure remains at safe levels. However, as rumours of a ban on atmospheric testing of nuclear weapons spread, SNODGRASS became a crash project to be completed before 1 September 1958 at any available site the Nevada Test Site was fully booked with the existing Project AMMO testing series. Overview | Greece | [35] Early models cost about US$55,250 each,[35] while most recent cost estimate, from Japan, was US$3.0 million. Rising Star System with elevator mounted launchers. Service personnel records show that the Veteran spent most of his active duty service at the Nike missile battery in Milwaukee. Murray Hill is where all the AT&T antenna experiments took place. How about 3 brand new 5/4s in one weekend! He opened up the escape hatch door to ventilate the panel room and made us get out of the launching area for the rest of the day. Once locked-on, tracking was automatic.[36]. SF-51 | Ordnance | LA-88 | 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. Links | Although Hercules had demonstrated its ability to successfully engage short-range missiles, the capability was not considered very important. Thule | LOPAR was relatively small, and the TTR/MTR were always trailer based, so these systems were also fairly mobile. WilliamJ.Auell | Keywords CONT INENTAL Defense Department National Security Council Nuclear Warhead Enemy Attack It was a very angry civilian screaming that we were melting the front end of his receiver: puddles of brass waveguide! Thule | Pulling out 2 missiles (one of each type) at 2am so the IFC could do calibration. Skilled operators could also try to track the target in a manual tracking mode. We were high as a kite from the fumes of the trichlorethelene. 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. However, the lower specific impulse of these engines, combined with the requirement for longer range, demanded a much larger fuselage to store the required fuel. The IFC contained the search and tracking radars and control center (operators, computer, etc. [29] FABMDS would have performance against any credible "theatre" ranged missile or rocket system, as well as offer anti-aircraft capabilities, the ability to attack four targets at once, and be relatively mobile. As the larger Hercules would be easier to adapt to a longer-range form, the Army selected it as the winning design. Crests | LA-88 | Dogs | SL-40 | I stuck my head out the door only to see that the vertical interlock had failed allowing the transmitter to fire with the antenna sweeping directly at us. He was safe but tube died. Ajax | The original Ajax detection radar retroactively became known as LOPAR, and remained in use as the main target selection radar in the missile control van. At the same time, there were increasing concerns that higher speed aircraft would be able to launch their warheads at the extreme range of the Nike bases. This was my first time doing this test. [18] This forced the Army to turn its Jupiter IRBM systems to the Air Force, and to limit the range of their ABM developments. Subject: Danger and Fun, From: "Jim Derendinger" Going to ag shack and meeting mister brown bear on the way or going to pick up mail from main post and getting run over by a moose in rut. Tom Cluff | BatteryAirlift | 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. Security | moving it up range for maintenance Both forces, and their congressional supporters, realized that splitting the budget would mean neither force would be funded to the level required to fulfill the defence mission. There was an American with him in the barn at the time but didnt see him lock and load a round. LA-43 | Date: August 4, 2019. Mosquitoes at HM-69 in the middle of PRP | I proceeded with the test at 3 AM. BR-04 | For years later my wife thought it was cute that I glowed at night. Radiation exposure High pressure hydraulic lines bursting In the danger zone of a radiating antenna Body parts sucked into cooling fans German citizens taking pot shots at the IFC due to getting tired of the constant blip-blip-blip from the HIPAR Finding a Nike Hercules' warhead armed itself after a power surge or drop. Propellant samples and various other Nike-Hercules components were also exposed to atomic explosions and radiation during other Plumbbob shots. 4 hrs in the tower and 4 hrs out of the tower. Launched against such a formation, the Nike would fly towards the center of the composite return. The Nike Hercules missiles were positioned underground in the silos. 2 people pulling/pushing by hand a 10,710 pound missile to a launcher. GAPA moved to the US Air Force when that branch was formed in 1947. The decision to cancel the deployment was one of the best decisions made during the war (at least from my point of view). Relive & share the memories of your service time with your brothers & sisters in arms today. Nike Hercules after take-off at NATO Missile Firing Installation in Greece, Dutch Nike site in West Germany (note the above ground storage shelter), MIM-14 Nike-H missile at Okinawa, June 1967, Battery Control Officer operating position with the acquisition radar operator on the left and the computer operator on the right. TerryFetterman | Prior to assuming hot status we had to run a drill. HA-08 HA-25 | The emerald that was melted was in one of the first RF laser amplifiers in the world! In January, only four missiles were operational at Suffolk, and during House appropriation hearings that month, the DoD proved rather subdued when Congress attacked the design, especially in light of several failed tests of the BOMARC B missile. Based on the 'time to fly' of the missile this limited overall battery rates to about one launch every couple of minutes.[36]. It was up to him to take whatever action was necessary to protect his equipment. 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. Definitions | I just returned from the seattle va hospital and i am now on the va health registry for occupational exposure of a us veteran during military service with the hawk ada missile system. Once a target was found on the LOPAR, it could be identified with aid of an Identification friend or foe system. This, in turn, required a much larger booster to loft it, but this was solved by strapping together four of the existing Nike boosters to form a cluster known as the XM-42, with the only modification to the original M5 engine design being the addition of new holes to bolt them together, creating the M5E. The site was an AN/FSG-l Missile-Master Radar Direction Center. LCT op in Germany. Sent: Monday, May 14, 2012, From: "Robert Kirk" may be used as a guide to prevent radio-frequency radiation hazards. It is not clear in existing sources why the design was named "Nike B" and not "Nike IB", given that the Nike Zeus was known as "Nike II". whom was escorting with me at 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. Mobilization 1962: Driver decides to back his missile trailer loaded with a live Hercules- backs off the road down an embankment. From: Robin Smith Personnel should not be permitted to enter areas where they may be exposed to levels above 10 milliwatts per square centimeter. Length 45 feet, Diameter 32 inches : Two Stage : Four 8" diameter 105,000 Newton-Second "Q" motors in the booster : Staging to one 12" diameter 400,000 Newton-Second "S" motor in the sustainer. 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. 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. My MOS was 22f20 Nike electronic maintenance and warhead specialist. The base commander told me he had a call from an angry civilian saying that I had destroyed his equipment last night and he was billing the Army for $40,000 (this was in 1965!) the vicinity of the passive antennas. Unfortunately the engineers had failed to remove the cheater cable which prevented the doors from opening. Humor | HIPAR would detect targets separately and "hand off" to the LOPAR and TTR so those systems could remain largely unchanged and able to launch either Hercules or Ajax. I know.. it's not possible.right. The back of the controls were even with the extreme rear of the missile. 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. It evolved into a much larger missile with two solid fuel stages that provided three times the range of the Ajax. 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