PACKAGE TRAINING 1961

El Paso / Fort Bliss / Texas /USA

I found most of this pictures in the Air Base Barracks (Fliegerhorst) in Oldenburg/Germany.

The slide-box was named "Muetterlein".

"Muetterlein" and I joined a package training in 1961 at the Air Defense School in Fort Bliss. M. was assigned to the German FlaRakBtl 25 as far as I remember.

 We both joined the "Fire Control System Maintenance Course" in 1964/65.
1. The Old Fort Bliss replica. Fort Bliss Replica  
2. Parade 3. German Air Force Officers
4. Missile Museum 5.

Tobin Wells Training Area

The Integrated Fire Control Area (IFC)
6.  Tobin Wells    7. 
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10. Code of Arms, 1./FlaRakBtl 26     
11. Low Power Aquisition Radar (LOPAR)       12.  
13. A Tracking Radar  14. W. Papke & M. Morawe 
15. Sand Storm  16. 
17. "Desert Beer"  
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The Launching Area (LA)
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19.      20. See the rail road track in the back. 

McGregor Missile Firing Range

The Integrated Fire Control Area (IFC)
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25. Sand Storm again.  26. Sgt. Tully 
27. Lt. v. Oertzen  28.   
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Launching Area
30.      31."Shit happens!" 
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40. Nike-Ajax lift off  39. 
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42. 43. See the small detonation cloud of the warhead 
44. The blast deflector was not developed in 61  45. Site viewing after firing 
46. The Target Drone  47. 
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McGregor Firing Site & Underground Missile Storage
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Leisure time activities (196?)
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66.       67. Prost!  
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Pictures provided by: (©) Muetterlein & Goerigk