Battery B, 5th Battalion, 6th Air Defense Artillery: From: Jim Martensen [9]:5657, Improving performance against such targets would require either much higher resolution radars or much larger warheads. Subject: Nike site in Germany Personnel should not be permitted to enter areas where they may be CWVA A power level of 10 milliwatts per square centimeter, The nuclear-tipped . 240 feet, Systems [9]:57, The competing implosion-type design is considerably more efficient and uses much less fuel to reach any given explosive power. By 1959, Plato was still very much a paper project when news of large deployments of short-range missiles in the Warsaw Bloc became a clear threat. LauncherArea | When the battery was given orders to attack a target, the alert status lamp changed from blue to red. Our team finished the second day with a perfect score, but the rest of our battery was just getting started. Over the years, the vacuum-tube guidance system, as well as the complex fire control systems' radars, suffered from diminishing manufacturing source (DMS) issues. HM-69 | Air starting four 75mm "M" motors . Nike Vet Glen Talon N.H. AirDefense | Sent: Monday, May 14, 2012, From: "Robert Kirk" Setting in a fox hole for 8 hrs during war games in the winter. The MTR was operated by one operator. 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. RockyStovall | A short in the cables (again the official explanation) to the launcher caused the missile to launch without the MTR being ready. Eating ham 3 times a day for 45 days because the Gen did not like ham. polishing, but there were inherent dangers, and I'll start the list. 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. C-4-44 | being the MP whom was moving the VA recognizes that the following diseases are possibly caused by exposure to ionizing radiation during service: All cancers. Access to the Mobile HIPAR antenna trailer and the roofs of I and the Medic have to make a run to a nearby town and rescue two young troops from a mob. IrwinAnger | At MA+4 the missile self destructed when it failed to detect the MTR. the narrow pulse mode, from the low power acquisition radar when rotating, from To: webmaster@nikemissile.org Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2013 4:38:38 PM We looked everywhere for the slug and SASCOM came in to search for it too. 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. 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. Deployment began in 1958, initially at new bases, but it eventually took over many Ajax bases as well. 4 hrs in the tower and 4 hrs out of the tower. Every thing inside but a 1 meter dish to transmit. Date: Fri, 15 May 2015, From: Don Mullis [9]:63, In the aftermath of the Hercules/BOMARC debates, retired Army Brigadier General Thomas R. Phillips wrote an article for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that BOMARC and SAGE had been the "most costly waste of funds in the history of the Defense Department. although not considered potentially hazardous, is stipulated by AR 40-583 as the ammo trailer that lost three We had four missiles in the building. Links | I reviewed what I had done with the Captain and the test instructions. may be used as a guide to prevent radio-frequency radiation hazards. BR-17 | 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. 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. AttackonUSSR? BR-04 | I heard he also relieved himself of all that was in his lower intestine. To address this whole range of issues, Bell proposed a series of changes:[26]. [11], Things changed dramatically with the development of Hercules. to RF radiations of hazardous intensity levels. Eventually we started seeing things that looked to be about an inch square and different lengths. MemoryLane | Working 24 hrs on 24 hrs off (maybe) guard towers manned 24/7 for 365 days a year. 16-18. 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. 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. LA-43 | 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". ranging radar is inconsequential under operating conditions. I was a trainer for HqBn. One year I was on the warhead team. I am so proud to have been a part it all. [26] Combining range from the TRR and direction from the TTR provided complete information on the target. 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. 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. On both the IFC and the LA maintenance people were available. The Army then began its own series of press releases under what they called "Project Truth". SL-40 | [N 3] The first SNODGRASS round was launched on 14 July with its warhead replaced by an instrument package and launched against a 350-knot (400mph; 650km/h) Q2A Ryan Firebee I drone. In Anchorage, Alaska, Site Point (A Battery) was converted into a ski chalet for Kincaid Park. [12], During this period, some effort was put into a frangible booster for the Ajax. In part because of less parts supportability, Western European (Fourth Allied Tactical Air Force (4 ATAF) and Second Allied Tactical Air Force (2 ATAF) sites essentially became fixed sites and were no longer considered capable of a mobile role. Acquisition Radar Systems 502-537-Non-scanning Used to clean power supplies and chassis on antennas. 2 people pulling/pushing by hand a 10,710 pound missile to a launcher. The problem was the missile launcher itself, and especially the large HIPAR radar, which presented a formidable mobility problem. BOMARC proved extremely expensive, difficult to maintain in operation readiness, had questionable performance, and was displaying a continued inability to reach operational status. The AN/MPQ-43 Mobile HIPAR was made part of Hercules Standard A in August 1966 and began operational deployment in Europe on 12 April 1967.[33]. with gas masks and running through [24], Even before deployment of Hercules began, studies on improvements to the system had been identified. This happened to a 16B 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. Additionally the radar was given the "Electronic Frequency Selection" (EFS) system which allowed operators to quickly switch between a selection of operating frequencies at about 20 microseconds, while the earlier system required manual switching that took about 30 seconds. 16B goes nuts in a guard tower 30 feet high with an M16A1 and 180 rounds of ammo, with a gas mask. TacticalControl | PreservingSF-88L | 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. Rf radiation heats the body tissues. 502-537-Rotating Trophy | Soviet development of ICBMs and the de-emphasis of their bomber force decreased the value of the Hercules system. Each Nike battery consisted of two or three areas; IFC, LA and general. PresentingSF-88L | The resulting reflections may present a potential hazard to personnel working in the vicinity of the passive antennas. whom was escorting with me at 145 missile batteries were deployed during the cold war. NY53 | Radar-Non-scanning 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. 7923 carlton arms rd, apt b (1,726.23 mi) indianapolis, in, in 46256. WilliamJ.Auell | The back of the controls were even with the extreme rear of the missile. Chief), Being a nube and forgetting to U.S.targets | 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. fingers (fuel shortage had to The driver had just stepped around behind a dune to relieve his bladder when the bus blew up. Back 1 1/2 hrs turn in vehicle get off for payday. The Captain said "my Specialist called you twice as a courtesy before the test took place but nobody answered the phone". someone (people) is down range, Rebuilding berms and equipment I know.. it's not possible.right. Needless to say I quickly killed the transmitter. The Nike Hercules missile launcher was called the M-36E1 monorail launcher. Thrown back Video | The upper stage alone was 24feet 11inches (7.59m) long. IrwinAnger | In May 1952, Bell was asked to explore such an adaptation to the Nike. Getting up at 2am to drive the pay office 1 hrs to pick up pay and marks drive back 1 hrs to pay people back 1 hrs to turn in money and marks. The 333rd supposedly had the only two mobile ABM units stationed in the US. Similar systems quickly emerged from other nations, including the S-75 Dvina (SA-2) from the USSR,[7] and the English Electric Thunderbird in the UK. In addition, the policy prescribes planning, coordination, security, dosimetry, recordkeeping, training, equipment, and expertise to deal with radiological hazards. It was a very angry civilian screaming that we were melting the front end of his receiver: puddles of brass waveguide! Mobilization 1962: Driver decides to back his missile trailer loaded with a live Hercules- backs off the road down an embankment. BatteryAirlift | We then drove around out on the desert jumping over sand dunes with the jeeps. Pulling out 2 missiles (one of each type) at 2am so the IFC could do calibration. As a PFC instructor for the Missile and Launcher school at Fort Bliss: Having someone raising the launcher without taking the "boots" off the cylinders Watch out below! There were nuclear missile batteries around every major us city. While stationed at D/2/52 on Krome Avenue in spring 1972 we went to the RFTS to perform dailies and found that due to heavy rain the previous evening, there were approximately 100 snakes of several different types coiled up on the concrete pad at the base of the mast. TestEquipment | Each of these was a steel tube, and held together in this fashion they presented a considerable range safety issue when they fell back to the ground after launch. Two of the weapons were damaged when they hit the ground and released plutonium, a radioactive material. Another development for the anti-ballistic missile role later emerged as the much larger LIM-49 Nike Zeus design. ), and various related offices and communications centres for general operations. LaunchEquipment | The first HIPAR was tested at White Sands between 14 April 1960 and 13 April 1961, starting with two Ajax launches that passed 14 yards and 18 yards from the drone targets, and a further 17 Hercules launches that were generally successful. I had one thing to do I drove through them, they all got clear. BR-04 | Dogs | Parathyroid adenoma. least). NoSleep | We were short mechanics so we were working 24 hours on and 24 off. The TTR was operated by three operators (range, elevation and azimuth). WilliamJ.Auell | Luckily spread eagle. Working with nuclear weapons, high explosives, errant electric The first missile in the series was Nike Ajax, a two-stage, liquid-fueled missile 21 feet (6.4 metres) long built by the Douglas Aircraft Company. [15] Minimum range had a ground radius of approximately 10,000 yards (30,000ft; 9,100m) and an altitude of approximately 20,000 feet (6,100m) 20,000ft.[15], Throughout the early Nike evolution, the then-new Air Force had been encouraged by the deployment of the missile systems. Niagara-Buffalo | C-4-44 | Radio-frequency radiations from radar antennas and associated [36], The entire sequence of events from decision to launch to actual launch normally took about 36 seconds. Dangers | [6]:20, In 1953, Project Nike delivered the world's first operational anti-aircraft missile system, known simply as Nike. Italy | Bell began working on the new design in concert with the Nike partners, Western Electric and Douglas Aircraft Company. Hercules would prove to be the last operational missile from Bell's Nike team; Zeus was never deployed, and Hercules' replacements were developed by different teams. Deployment of the INH upgrade kits began on 10 June 1961 at the BA-30 site in the WashingtonBaltimore defense area, and continued into September 1967. Beginning in FY 1961 the older warheads were replaced by W-31 Mod 0 warheads, with yields of 2 kt (Y1) or 30 kt (Y2). RF radiation heats (It happened. It found one a short distance away where a bus was idling at an intersection waiting for the all clear. Painting Missiles in a non-ventilate area. Then put it back in the barn. This signal would be very difficult to jam because the jammer would have to broadcast across a wide set of frequencies in order to ensure they were returning on the frequency the receiver had actually selected. Going to and from sick call in the back of or 5/4 or 2 ton tactical truck. The Captain told the civilian that he had been notified by the Army two years ago that these tests would take place and when. Sent him to the hospital. "[9]:6061 By the time early Hercules deployments were starting in 1958, BOMARC was still nowhere near operational. sargent turns white), Ending up with an eye injury The adaption kit, xm75e1, which adapted the w31 warhead to the nike missile, was unpackaged and bolted to the forward end of the warhead (now a part of the missile). [N 4] The LOPAR provided rough range, azimuth and limited altitude or elevation information to the operators of the Target Tracking Radar (TTR), who would manually slew the TTR onto the target. Harold Stanford | Medic put a person in the tactical amb backwords so their head is near the tailpipe. Service personnel records show that the Veteran spent most of his active duty service at the Nike missile battery in Milwaukee. It was only winter time. Germany police tell you have to go back on 2 lane roads. Early deployments starting in 1958 were on new sites, but Ajax units started converting as well. He was playing with the seal on his clip and broke it. SiteSummit | Subject: Dangers of a Nike Site, From: "Robert Bennington" You're in the army now; The occasion was the national commemoration of the tenth anniversary of the establishment of the defense department. BaseTuono | How Lost one person when a rough terrain scoop loader roll over on him. 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. to find the rookie down in the van has the antenna pointed at you and it's on. 2nd of the 52nd | About 5 minutes in a confined space with that stuff had you seeing pretty green stars. Apparently they had gotten tired of swimming. Not only were the duties on a Reunions | azimuth, elevation and range of the missile were displayed on the plotting boards. Because of our location, the top five channels on the HIPAR radar could not be used unless the bad guys were overhead. We were located in a company area but somewhere on the range a way out on the desert with absolutely nothing to do. Definitions | Hercules remained a major front-line weapon in Europe into the 1980s. Haul it back to battery the same day. Hercules | Overview | LaunchSet | At Redstone Nike radar range: Just for fun, on a special project, a group of 3 Nike civilians and 2 military, John H. and myself, took components out of a TTR and the Control trailer and made a radar that would fit inside an M48 Tank. [8], Even as the Nike was undergoing testing, planners grew concerned about the missile's ability to attack formations of aircraft. The addition of the TRR solved a problem with early pulse radar units. Watching 2 MIG's fly over the Exclusion Area and buzz the tower, while tailed by 2 Tornado's (Italy). Veterans Administration and Agent Orange information. Nike Hercules was included in SALT I discussions as an ABM. As early as 1944 the US Army started exploring anti-aircraft missiles, examining a variety of concepts. Testing of the W-7 was put into AMMO, while the SNODGRASS series was moved to an Army-Air Force test at Eglin Air Force Base with tests of both the conventional T45 and nuclear W-7 warheads. Getting called to duty at 3AM to go and save two MPs who were on a site-seeing mission in a snow storm and their jeep got stuck. Then he said "the emerald in the amplifier was melting also; oh my God stop, stop now!" Faulty solid fuel flamed out about 500' after launch, separated from second stage and then reignited and slammed into the second stage. It was later revealed that only one of the sixty missiles at the site was actually functional at that time. On 15 November 1956, the new missile was officially renamed as the Nike Hercules, as part of DA Circular 700-22, while the Nike I becoming Nike Ajax. Other diseases associated with radiation exposure. Propellant samples and various other Nike-Hercules components were also exposed to atomic explosions and radiation during other Plumbbob shots. Of the two, the warhead seemed like the simplest problem to address. Eating "something" (mystery meat) at cafe while on SNAP at NAMFI Crete Greece. [9]:60, In a famous event, the Air Force interviewed for an article that appeared in the New York Times entitled "Air Force Calls Army Nike Unfit To Guard Nation". It is relatively easy to jam a conventional radar by sending out additional pulses of radio signal on the same frequency. Paint a Hercules trainer missile put it on a ready round trailer. Spec.-5 Emmett R. Caraker Jr. TrainingGuide | R&D, 2d Bn 51st Arty Individual Training Guide. | Links | [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. Sometime later our site was called up as we were the backup battery. Based on the 'time to fly' of the missile this limited overall battery rates to about one launch every couple of minutes.[36]. Hercules also offered the ability to attack pre-located ground targets, after feeding in the coordinates in an operation that took about five minutes. Having to disarm the warhead (Me), Having a security alert at night 127 feet, Missile Tracking Chair and doing it up wind (Black Happened to a PVC Zachary at C5-6th in Baumholder Fg around 1977-78. 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. Members | PatrickMackay | Subject: Nike Site Dangers (UNCLASSIFIED) resulting reflections may present a potential hazard to personnel workingin IFC due to getting tired of the constant blip-blip-blip from the HIPAR. 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. (everyone), Working down range at night and 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. electricity, Caked ice on radar tower ladders and of the best DAMN people whom (wrecked to say the Once the two are in the truck we head back to the unit only to be confronted by a mob of men that wanted our passengers. The Nike Hercules was a command-guided, long-range, high-altitude anti-aircraft missile. My MOS was 22f20 Nike electronic maintenance and warhead specialist. The civilian said he must have been in the antenna, that was why the phone was not answered. I was manning the emergency power switch and had to shut down the system. During development the Air Force continued its Project Wizard while the Army started its Project Plato studies for dedicated anti-missile systems. I mean really fired it up, small spark followed immediately by a medium explosion! made it work :), Unsymmetrical Dimethyl Hydrazine - NIKE Ajax starter fluid, Armed military aircraft (nuclear?) Alaska | T he Nike-Hercules was first publicly displayed on May 18, 1957. but the orders were canceled because of a security leak. Maintenance | [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). 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. This complexity added enormously to the cost and time required to maintain the missiles. We are in search of all veterans that served here, Originally D-5-1-ADA. 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. Passenger gets a free ride to the hospital at Spangdahlem for X-rays and stitches, first prize for flying through the air like a missile- head first from tailgate to spare tire rim on back of cab. I proceeded with the test at 3 AM. Nuclear Missiles in Miami; ALASKA'S COLD WAR . Everglades National Park. Ionizing Radiation From Radar Emissions:->>> Let me bring you Nike Guys up to date with our Ionizing Radiation Exposures from Radar on Hawk Missile Sites. Carl Durling C-2-52 1961-62: Sat and Bat team call out a 3am to check security alert in B section. It often had rack sections attached to it also. It was up to him to take whatever action was necessary to protect his equipment. The booster was formed from four of the earlier Ajax M5E1 boosters held together in a frame. Browse 36 nike hercules missile stock photos and images available, or start a new search to explore more stock photos and images. Any single battery could only launch a single missile at a time, due to the limited number of radars, computers and operators. This was my first time doing this test. against the dome door zippers - unconscious. Launched against such a formation, the Nike would fly towards the center of the composite return. Once a month at 3 AM on the first Sunday the top five channels were tested for one minute each, timed with a stop watch. Efforts to mount the HIPAR on the same platform between March and December 1962 were not nearly as successful, and on 18 December 1962 the concept was abandoned in favor of an "airmobile" solution using conventional M52 trucks and modified trailers. Given the low resolution of the tracking radars available at the time, a formation of aircraft would appear on the radars as a single larger return. driving jeeps. SL-40 | The emerald that was melted was in one of the first RF laser amplifiers in the world! The antenna was modified to give it the ability to see higher angles, while the Battery Control Console was upgraded with dual PPI displays for short- and long-range work, and the data link to the missile van was upgraded. desert north of Fort Bliss. Mosquitoes at HM-69 in the middle of It was followed by the Nike Zeus missile, which had a preliminary test firing Aug. 26, 1959, and could . Tom Cluff | NY56 | Granted sovereignty to the marshall islands, including bikini, in the 1980s. Niagara-Buffalo | I have been wanting to put in my two cents about the dangers on Nike sites. As Hercules had evolved from the fixed-base Ajax system, early deployments offered no mobility. [37] These smaller wings also housed the antennae of the transponder. 1969: Attack on USSR? [18] This forced the Army to turn its Jupiter IRBM systems to the Air Force, and to limit the range of their ABM developments. This led to the use of semi-trailer systems for the fire control systems, which could be easily moved and re-positioned as required. BR-17 | [9] Beginning around 1965, the number of Nike batteries was reduced. [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. Still at Redstone: Having a generator mechanic switch out generators and not have it in phase with the other generator running to the van. Then haul it to K-town so the Gen had it for display. The Best Nike Hercules Missile Radiation Exposure 2022, Awasome When Was The Last Time North Korea Tested A Missile Ideas, The Best Cuban Missile Crisis Ice Crusade Ideas, Awasome Can The Us Shoot Down Russian Nuclear Missiles Ideas, Awasome Cuban Missile Crisis John F Kennedy References. Given the Nike warhead's relatively small lethal radius, if the missile flew into the middle of the formation and exploded, it would be highly unlikely to destroy any of the aircraft. LCT op in Germany. [1]:52[verification needed][39] The last versions carried the W31 Mod 2 warhead, with yields of 2 or 20 kt. LA-43 | TD Barnes | Three key elements were identified; the need to attack formations without nuclear warheads, operations against low-altitude targets, and better traffic-handling capabilities to handle larger raids. Home | I was at Delta Team 43rd Artillary with our headquarters in Duran. 801 and above-Non-scanning This means they can be manhandled safely and maintained with the rocket motor installed. These batteries were deactivated in the late 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. The system, with modifications, lasted from 1954 to 1980. In March 2016, the Department of the Army Veterans' Radiation Exposure Program at the Army Public Health Center provided VA with a report after evaluating the appellant's records. Second lt. were probably the most dangerous, trying to convince everyone they knew it all but they were just getting started. 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. Of these threats, Redstone was considered just within the Hercules' capabilities, able to defend against such a target over a relatively limited range. From: "Gerald Browning" Sent: Friday, March 8, 2013. This was a common complaint by the Air Force, who noted that bombers had the ability to attack from as much as 50 miles (80km) while the Nike was only comfortable launching at about 25 miles (40km). Dogs | Oozlefinch | The Hawk guys at MacGregor had their fun too. Like almost any thorny military problem of the 1950s, the solution was the application of nuclear bombs. Date: Thursday, 19 December 2013. Skilled operators could also try to track the target in a manual tracking mode. 33 feet, Systems 538-594 and 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. Blown fuse in a nuclear warhead de-mating procedures, never saw the Italians run so fast. 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