Goal of this page:
Clarification of "experts"
"Expert" here is defined as "a person willing to help answer a question". The Nike field is so big that even a specialist in a particular area freely admits to being frequently "stumped". |
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Copy Ed Thelen (me) ed@ed-thelen.org on questions and answers so that I can post them in the FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) - Thank you |
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Table of Contents
General - Research Expertise
Overview of ADA, NORAD, ... area Command&Control
Command of Nike Battery in Combat -
IFC Maintenance
Nike Ranges
Launcher area -
Missile
Yes we did take a launcher section, BCO,and radar vans into the field in
Germany. Mobile? Yes.
Nike Units and Organization -
Nike Sites near
You don't have to be a Nike veteran to "volunteer" be listed as an "expert".
Self introductions of some people listed above
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to Ed Thelen
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Experience: Includes duty on IG and TPI teams primarily in Nuclear
Warhead area. Was instructor (1958-1961 timeframe) at Bliss/White Sands
and Special Weapons Area//. Served on sites in Texas, Germany, and Indiana.
Configurations were above ground in Germany, //Forced air supported “tents”
in Texas (only ones I ever heard of)//and underground in Indiana/Last site
was Indiana in 1967 at Dillsboro . Expertise or knowledgeable about nuclear
warheads. Not too shabby on complete Ajax and Hercules rounds.
Only dual battery(Ajax and Hercules) in Germany at Kaiserslautern in 1962
(?) then to Hontheim less the Ajax. Also served on the Hill at Kaiserslautern
at AF/ Army JOC looking at Soviet aircraft.
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Started November 17, 1998
Updated May, 2019