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Showing posts with label Ronald Reagan Test Site (RTS). Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ronald Reagan Test Site (RTS). Show all posts

Friday, May 24, 2024

Gigantic waves slam into U.S. Army Garrison Kwajalein Atoll

Gigantic waves slam into U.S. Army Garrison Kwajalein Atoll

"U.S. Army Garrison-Kwajalein Atoll supports the U.S. Space and Missile Defense Command’s Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site, which serves as a Defense Department space and missile defense test range. About 80 of the roughly 120 people who live on the island have been evacuated...Published Jan 23, 2024 1:21 PM EST "

Reference: taskandpurpose.com .

Wednesday, January 24, 2024

Video shows massive waves crashing Army base in Marshall Islands, causing extensive damage

Video shows massive waves crashing Army base in Marshall Islands, causing extensive damage

"...series of powerful weather-driven waves struck a key U.S. military installation in the Marshall Islands Saturday night, damaging infrastructure...a large wave striking the Army’s dining hall, breaking down doors and knocking people down as water gushes into the building. ...while all "non-mission essential personnel" were evacuated to Kwajalein Island, the missile testing range headquarters, located about 40 miles to the south at the other end of the atoll. ...U.S. Army Garrison-Kwajalein Atoll supports the U.S. Space and Missile Defense Command’s Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site"

Reference: www.msn.com .

Tuesday, March 26, 2019

Pentagon Missile Defense Test Succeeds Using New Tactic

Pentagon Missile Defense Test Succeeds Using New Tactic

"...In the first test of its kind, the Pentagon on Monday carried out a “salvo” intercept of an unarmed missile soaring over the Pacific, using two interceptor missiles launched from underground silos in southern California. Both interceptors zeroed in on the target..."

Reference: time.com .

Tuesday, December 1, 2015

The Marshall Islands Are Disappearing

The Marshall Islands Are Disappearing

"...On defense matters, the Marshall Islands’ strategic value to the United States no longer rests on the Pacific nuclear testing grounds but on Kwajalein, the largest of the Marshall atolls, which is home to the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site. The 1,200 Americans who live on the base launch missiles, operate space weapons programs and track NASA research, supported by an annual budget of $182 million. About 900 Marshallese workers take a ferry to the base every day to support them..."

Reference: www.nytimes.com .

Monday, November 28, 2011

Reparations claims of Marshall Islanders

Nuclear Guinea Pigs

"...That periphery includes the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site, where for more than three decades missiles fired from 4,000 miles away (at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California) have crashed near Kwajalein Atoll..."

Reference: honoluluweekly.com .

Monday, November 1, 2010

Site Investigations Announced for Kwajalein Missile Base Clean-up

"...Kwajalein is home to USAKA (United States Army Kwajalein Atoll) and the premier missile facility, the Ronald Reagan Test Site (RTS)...."

Reference: www.yokwe.net .