[Scan-DC] The NEST nuke chopper

[Rapbep at aol.com]

Guys,
 
The WAMO callsign is derived from an old acronym for the Washington Area  
Measurements Office (WAMO) which was the old "cover term" for the Dep't of  
Energy's NEST aircraft.  
 
The official name for this unit is the Dep't of Energy's Remote Sensing  
Laboratory. The Andrews' RSL is the eastern base for nuclear emergency response  
and environmental remote sensing operations. They've been at Andrews for about  
20 years.
 
According to the Dep't of Energy's web site the unit can perform  specialized 
radiological detection and monitoring.
 
As far as I know they have two King Air 200s and a chopper. Not  sure of the 
type of chopper.
 
There is also a similar detachment in the Las Vegas area (Nellis  AFB).
 
Ron