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

[michael rumberg]

it is located on the Patuxent River bounded by Routes 301 and 424 to the east and west and Routes 50 and 214 north and south. 

Google satellite view has it looking almost like an R&R campus with volleyball, baseball, and tennis facilities.  The cinema, pool and bowling lanes must be indoors and underground.....   :)


> From: knbrooks at wusa9.com
> To: jeff at krauss.ws
> CC: m_c_rumberg at hotmail.com; scan-dc at mailman.qth.net
> Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2013 16:53:31 -0400
> Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] Air Force training near Bowie ???
> 
> 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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