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. 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. The booster was formed from four of the earlier Ajax M5E1 boosters held together in a frame. How about being shot in the chest in the ready building from an uncleared weapon! SF-51 | Each wing ended with a control flap which was separated from the wing by a short distance, leaving a gap. [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". [38], Hercules could carry either a nuclear warhead or a conventional high-explosive warhead (T-45 fragmentation type). 16-18. 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. 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. Greece | stomp up the steps of the tower None of these were adopted, in favor of much more mobile systems like the MIM-23 Hawk. the equipment vans should be prohibited during periods of radar operation. range water so polluted sends MPs The project had moved several times, and was now in late development as the BOMARC. 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. Ionizing radiation is defined by the va as atmospheric nuclear weapon exposure, particle radiation, i.e., nuclear waste disposal and dirty bomb attacks. LaunchEquipment | Subject: THULE Greenland. From web site VA.gov. @MacGregor We, the 333rd, were briefly on orders to go to Vietnam as an ABM unit (like HUNH??!) TestEquipment | Then he said "the emerald in the amplifier was melting also; oh my God stop, stop now!" My name is Michael Williquette. Air Force call the Army about it. AirDefense | [9]:61, All of this was part of a larger fight going on over the Army's Jupiter missile, which the Air Force stated should be their mission. SF-87 | The missile went full left rudder looking for and found the only hot target around, the hot tube it had just left. The intensity of the beam from the target tracking radar in HA-08 HA-25 | Because of our location, the top five channels on the HIPAR radar could not be used unless the bad guys were overhead. the narrow pulse mode, from the low power acquisition radar when rotating, from Air starting four 75mm "M" motors . 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. Watching 2 MIG's fly over the Exclusion Area and buzz the tower, while tailed by 2 Tornado's (Italy). Although Hercules had demonstrated its ability to successfully engage short-range missiles, the capability was not considered very important. Solid fuel rockets can remain stored for years and are generally very difficult to ignite without an extended period of applied flame. Harold Stanford | resulting reflections may present a potential hazard to personnel workingin 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. The remaining units were deactivated during the spring of 1979. 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. Developed by Sandia Laboratories in Albuquerque and at Los Alamos, it was given 1A priority by the Joint Chiefs of Staff in March 1953. At 3:03 AM I received a call from our base switchboard. Lucky it was an H.E.). BR-04 | Cold War Missiles in Miami | Overview | [25], In early 1956, Bell began studies of the Improved Nike Hercules (INH) concept by considering the predicted threat for the 1960-65 period. The Nike Hercules became operational in 1958, and more than 80 Nike Hercules missiles were deployed in the United States, with 10 more in Europe and Taiwan. against the dome door zippers - unconscious. Mosquitoes at HM-69 in the middle of Supply Person (76Y) shot is finger in the arms room with a M1911A1 (cal.45). MPs an 16Bs (most sites), Down TestEquipment | PreservingSF-88L | 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. However, both Ajax and Hercules systems in Europe had to be able to move as US forces shifted. 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. I was at Delta Team 43rd Artillary with our headquarters in Duran. HM-95 | Hercules was officially referred to as transportable, but moving a battery was a significant operation and required considerable construction at the firing sites. maximum permissible exposure level for personnel subjected to RF radiation In the HIPAR building when and during a polishing, but there were inherent dangers, and I'll start the list. Germany police tell you have to go back on 2 lane roads. The decision to cancel the deployment was one of the best decisions made during the war (at least from my point of view). Maintenance | As the larger Hercules would be easier to adapt to a longer-range form, the Army selected it as the winning design. Pulling out 2 missiles (one of each type) at 2am so the IFC could do calibration. After the call I was dismissed with a job well done. Rising Star System with elevator mounted launchers. U.S.targets | 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. When the missile neared the intercept point a command signal was sent to the missile to explode.[36]. It was normally armed with the W31 nuclear warhead, but could also be fitted with a conventional warhead for export use. Still at Redstone Nike radar range: We broke the locking mechanism on one of the trailers; you know the magnesium trailers, called post maintenance to fix it Finding out the bar where you ate last night was put off limits because they were serving questionable meat, The sign for the 44th Ord Co (GM/GS) getting repainted with a peace sign, Moving the pack howitzer from in front of the brigade hq to the 44th parking lot, Getting one of your classmates to tell the instructor he wanted to be an inflight repairman, The same guy getting zapped on a philco t rack seven days running, During snow storms going off post to a road intersection to watch the rednecks trying to stop for a red light when they are doing about fifty and there is 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. In Anchorage, Alaska, Site Point (A Battery) was converted into a ski chalet for Kincaid Park. 2nd of the 52nd | The DoD invested considerably in upgrading the security of the storage areas of the launcher sections, ultimately installing significant towers that were capable of watching over all three sections within the "exclusion area". New to the Hercules system was the Target Ranging Radar, or TRR. Vets at Homestead AFB had to treat them- a tricky procedure for both the vet and the dog handler. | WilliamJ.Auell | At MA+4 the missile self destructed when it failed to detect the MTR. When mounted on its booster pack, the Hercules missile was 41feet 6inches (12.65m) long with a wingspan of 6feet 2inches (1.88m) (one side only). Subject: Dangers of a Nike Site, From: "Robert Bennington" 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. Definitions | We weren't sure what kind of treasure we had found but we started picking the stuff up and putting it in the jeeps. Date: Fri, 15 May 2015, From: Don Mullis Back 1 1/2 hrs turn in vehicle get off for payday. Our section chief gave another Pvt. Oozlefinch | Sent: April 29, 2018 M21-1, Part IV, Subpart ii, Chapter 2, Section C - Service Connection (SC) for Disabilities Resulting From Exposure to Environmental Hazards or Service in the Republic of Vietnam (RVN) This section contains the following topics: Topic Topic Name. Re: Trichloroethylene, From: "Tom de Grom" [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. although not considered potentially hazardous, is stipulated by AR 40-583 as the 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. 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. Engineers continued work on getting a second missile operational at McGuire, but the Air Force went ahead with plans to open the Suffolk County Missile Annex by 1 January 1960. [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. F16 buzz the IFC so the IFC made the F16 light come on (lock on the F16). As early as 1944 the US Army started exploring anti-aircraft missiles, examining a variety of concepts. Skilled operators could also try to track the target in a manual tracking mode. Any bored idiots with single digit IQs 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]. 502-537-Rotating The occasion was the national commemoration of the tenth anniversary of the establishment of the defense department. Subject: More dumb stuff, From: R. Alderson / SP5 Unfortunately the engineers had failed to remove the cheater cable which prevented the doors from opening. made it work :), Unsymmetrical Dimethyl Hydrazine - NIKE Ajax starter fluid, Armed military aircraft (nuclear?) into a missile tracking magnetron, (just turned on - not up). (Me), Having a security alert at night Then put it back in the barn. Ajax's boosters were housed in steel tubes that fell near the base, presenting a serious range safety concern. See hearing transcript at pp. From: "Robert Bennington" I was stationed In Blankenheim, Germany from April 1965-Jan 1967. HerculesMissile | R. . 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. Over the years, the vacuum-tube guidance system, as well as the complex fire control systems' radars, suffered from diminishing manufacturing source (DMS) issues. This happened to a 16B Eating out of marmite cans 2 times a day every other day for years. [35] Early models cost about US$55,250 each,[35] while most recent cost estimate, from Japan, was US$3.0 million. This led to the use of semi-trailer systems for the fire control systems, which could be easily moved and re-positioned as required. [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. From: Robin Smith No equipment mechanic was on site so as the SSG in charge of the engineering section I was called in and no sooner after I had the missile back down and into the bunker and I was walking away from the hill there was a MAJOR DIRECT LIGHTENING STRIKE to the exact launch door that had been jammed open with a raised NIKE HERC MISSILE. From: "Gerald Browning" We went to SNAP. 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. NoSleep | The Hawk locked on and blew the whole back half of the bus off. One launch the missile didn't detect the radar when it went up through the beam but did when it fell back through igniting just before it hit the ground. and could be spared), Finding warhead seal broken On both the IFC and the LA maintenance people were available. There was an American with him in the barn at the time but didnt see him lock and load a round. Crests | Huge fireball that almost reached the launcher. 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. Nor did it stop the fighting in the press. I reported as ordered. (everyone), Working down range at night and [36] On the IFC the status of the selected missile was given. Reunions | This was my first time doing this test. Needless to say I quickly killed the transmitter. We had been working on the cable cleaning for quite some time when he came by to check on us. Italy | Damage to body tissue is not immediately This information is base upon the average power outputs and Battery B, 5th Battalion, 6th Air Defense Artillery: From: Jim Martensen With the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe, the units were deactivated in 1988. The civilian on the phone and two other scientists received a Noble Prize for discovering cosmic background radiation in space, the C.O.B.E. A power level of 10 milliwatts per square centimeter, I think what we were putting in the jeep was solid propellant fuel for the missiles. 7384L (14)) [9] It was normally deployed in fixed bases with a central radar and control site (Integrated Fire Control area or IFC) separated from the launcher area (LA). TacticalControl | This means they can be manhandled safely and maintained with the rocket motor installed. AirDefense | turning over, with injuries to LauncherArea | This used much less fissile material and was thus considerably less expensive. On top of it all the Germany police said your road permit just about out of time. Our warhead team had the rest of the week to kill. Air Lifting a Nike Site; Nike Site Dangers; You're in the Army Now; Life on the Hill; CIA & Nike Hercules; Film, Movies, Video; News. Tom Cluff | 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. | NY56 | Murray Hill was across from our Hipar about 600 yards on the next hill with a perfect line of sight to the HIPAR when locked down for the test! B3/71 (Turks welding covers), Or a He could have have protected the equipment, by pointing the antenna away from our HIPAR, a simple thing to do! Instead of de-emphasizing BOMARC in favor of Hercules, inter-service rivalry became rampant, and the Air Force began a policy of denigrating Hercules and the Army using policy by press release. 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. The MTR was operated by one operator. 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. Access to the Mobile HIPAR antenna trailer and the roofs of to find the rookie down in the van has the antenna pointed at you and it's on. Our team finished the second day with a perfect score, but the rest of our battery was just getting started. SF-87 | AttackonUSSR? [30], The first EFS sets arrived at White Sands late in 1962 and started testing in April 1963. The effect of 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. Redstone Arsenal then presented the T48E3 which was somewhat larger and longer to reach reasonable performance, but only at the cost of having to modify all of the Ajax launcher rails. The 330 feet, Systems 538-594 and Body parts sucked into cooling fans; We call these presumptive diseases. [31][32] In spite of this success, the GOER-based Hercules would not be used operationally. Handling | PRP | SiteSummit | In addition, the policy prescribes planning, coordination, security, dosimetry, recordkeeping, training, equipment, and expertise to deal with radiological hazards. 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. To entertain ourselves we went to the motor pool and checked out some jeeps. RedCanyonRange | Back at Redstone School: Having my tech override rotation on the acquisition radar and use it to kill birds in the trees. driving jeeps. garage into the Mass Hall when they rebuild adm/barrecks. Prior to assuming hot status we had to run a drill. About 5 minutes in a confined space with that stuff had you seeing pretty green stars. 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, . Development of the Nike Hercules took place in the early 1950s and deployment commenced in 1958. This was carried out in a protected area behind a large berm, in order to protect the rest of the site from an accidental explosion during fuelling. 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. "[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". Blown fuse in a nuclear warhead de-mating procedures, never saw the Italians run so fast. DISTANCE, AJI High Power [1]:52[verification needed][39] The last versions carried the W31 Mod 2 warhead, with yields of 2 or 20 kt. down range (two MPs injured), Last 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. We then drove around out on the desert jumping over sand dunes with the jeeps. The other pit rat and myself rolled a round on the launcher and I performed the stray voltage check. Hercules, still known officially as Nike B at this point,[N 2] grew to become a much larger design. The site was an AN/FSG-l Missile-Master Radar Direction Center. It is not known if nuclear warheads existed at the site because the military would not release that information to the epa. Learn more about Diseases Related to Exposure to Ionizing Radiation Finding a nike hercules' warhead armed itself after a power surge or drop. TTR and TRR operator console. We were all individuals but the men I trained were the best people in the service. In 1959 both the House and Senate debated the systems, with the Senate recommending cutting funding for Hercules and the House stating the opposite. Subject: Nike Herc Missile exploded. However, as it protected a much greater area, not as many sites were needed to provide coverage of potential targets. 240 feet, Systems Also conducted were tests to evaluate ECM performance, two surface-to-surface tests, and two Hercules-on-Hercules attacks with the target Hercules flying in a semi-ballistic trajectory.[27]. This system was successfully tested at White Sands on 1 October 1961. Date: August 4, 2019. 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. Non-malignant thyroid nodular disease. BatteryAirlift | [12], During this period, some effort was put into a frangible booster for the Ajax. The back of the controls were even with the extreme rear of the missile. Similar experiments for Hercules boosters led to the XM-61 single-chamber booster, but when the XM-42 cluster proved to be even less expensive than expected, this effort was also dropped. BR-17 | [26] Combining range from the TRR and direction from the TTR provided complete information on the target. 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. My MOS was 22f20 Nike electronic maintenance and warhead specialist. Home | Subject: Nike site in Germany It found one a short distance away where a bus was idling at an intersection waiting for the all clear. The resulting reflections may present a potential hazard to personnel working in the vicinity of the passive antennas. Health | This had been done for many tests in the past in the last two years. Live in tents while they rebuilding adm/barrack. qualified, Ignition of a booster by static The Best Nike Hercules Missile Radiation Exposure 2022. Trophy | Servicemembers in these occupations receive special training and are monitored to ensure radiation exposure remains at safe levels. The first Nike Ajax missile site became operational at Fort Meade, Maryland, in 1954. take a cab), Best Of course this was an incident that never officially happened. When the battery was given orders to attack a target, the alert status lamp changed from blue to red. One year I was on the warhead team. 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". (It happened. 09/1963-09/1966, From: Hardy, Timothy A CIV (US) 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. Still at Redstone: Having a generator mechanic switch out generators and not have it in phase with the other generator running to the van. present along the axis of the transmitted beam at the following distances from Lost one person when a rough terrain scoop loader roll over on him. Setting in a fox hole for 8 hrs during war games in the winter. In his 26 November 1956 memorandum, he limited the Army to weapons with 200-mile (320km) range, and those involved in ground-to-air defense to only 100 miles (160km). Tumors of the brain and central nervous system. 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