Fort Meade, MD Recent Photos

2010 image looking North

Looking North

Looking North

2010 image looking East

Looking East

Looking East

2010 image looking South

Looking South

Looking South

2010 image looking West

Looking West

Looking West

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photos from Bill Evans` web site http://www.nikenuke.net/nike/text/nikefrm2.html

(used with permission)

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the following seven photos, taken in March, 2000 contributed by Tom Page

Additional notes contributed by John A. Justice.

Foundations of former AN/FPS-67B search-radar tower.

Foundations of former AN/FPS-90 height finder radar tower. This foundation is for "ABLE" Height-Finder used by the USAF

Foundations and tower remains USAF AN/FPS-90 height-finder radar 

AN/FPS-90 foundations

Recently-demolished USAF AN/FPS-90 height-finder radar tower

Foundations AN/FPS-90

Foreground :Foundation & tower AN/FPS-90

Background:  Foundations AN/FPS-67B search radar tower water tower behind 

Foreground: Foundation of one of the two Army AN/FPS-6A height-finder radar towers. This radar was gone when John Justice arrived in Dec. 67. It was part of the Nike Missile Master (later, BIRDiE) System.

Background: Foundations of AN/FPS-67B search radar tower (center) water tower to right

Foreground: Remains of one Army AN/FPS-6A height-finder radar tower (the same one as above). 

Back: Old Army Nike Missile-Master / BIRDiE building.

The former Army Nike Missile-Master / BIRDiE building at Fort Meade, Md adjacent to Army-USAF joint-use radar site

Foundation of the other Army AN/FPS-6A height-finder radar tower located behind (north of) the search radar tower. (There were 4 height-finders total, originally, at Fort Meade: 2 for the USAF, 2 for the Army).