[Scan-DC] Air Force training near Bowie ???

Jeff Krauss jeff at krauss.ws
Thu Oct 17 16:49:52 EDT 2013


Both Google Earth and Bing Maps show construction underway in the 
area east of Melford Boulevard in Bowie, but I don't see any 
satellite dishes or HF antennas.


At 04:27 PM 10/17/2013, michael rumberg wrote:
>about Davidsonville site:
>
>http://www.andrews.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123167330
>
>and
>Davidsonville Transmitter Site
>The Davidsonville Transmitter Site is an 900+ acre geographically
>separated unit. The site is responsible for projects affecting 27   high
>  frequency/high powered transmitters, 30 antennas of various   types,
>two digital microwave systems, a backup power plant,
>  patch  and test facility, a dining facility, and  a dormitory. The Site
>  provides high frequency transmitter support  to various civilian and
>military communications systems in the National Capital Region, Andrews
>AFB, and deployed military units worldwide. It provides voice and data
>transmit capability for five   distinct communications systems including
>  the Mystic Star Network supporting Presidential and VIP communications,
>  Scope Command's Global Command and Control Communications System,
>Telecommunications System of the  American Air Forces, the Defense
>Information Systems Agency HF Entry Network, and the new Scope Command
>System.
>



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