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

[Brooks, Kurt]

Look across the river into AA Co. There are antennas and a square secure site about a mile east of Melford. 

On Oct 17, 2013, at 16:49, "Jeff Krauss" <jeff at krauss.ws> wrote:

> 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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