Information for Fort Meade, MD

Latitude: 39-06-59.5 N, Longitude: 076-43-37 W

Perm ID Sage ID JSS ID Unit Location Early
Equip.		 Final
Equip.		 Oper.
Date		 Inact.
Date		 Notes
RP-54 Z-227   770 Fort Meade, MD [FPS-33; FPS-6A (2) Army]; FPS-67; FPS-6; FPS-6B / FPS-90 FPS-67B; FPS-90 1961 01-Oct-79 Squadron relocated from Palermo AFS, NJ (P-54); site later re-designated as Z-227 (when Palermo AFS re-opened as Z-54). BUIC-I (manual) site. Shared Army radar site for Nike missile air-defense system (W-13DC).
P-55B Z-55B / Z-227A     Hermanville, MD FPS-14 FPS-18 Nov-57 Apr-68 Gap-Filler Annex. Building is still extant. When Manassas AFS, VA (Z-55) closed in 1965, this GF radar site became an annex of Fort Meade, MD (Z-227).

Current Use: Inactive.

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