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MPN-14 ASR/PAR Mobile Radar - Robins AFB, GA
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Many thanks to those of you who have sent these photos to me for publication. I have received a lot of e-mail on them in the couple years that they have been on the Internet. If you know anyone in any of the Mobs, 1 through 5, please have them contact me and send photos. If you only have hard copies or negatives, I will be glad to scan them and send the original back to you.
- Kirt Blattenberger
Radar System Designations & Descriptions
| FPN-16, Precision Approach Radar These Pix Were Sent by Jim Carthew  2029 Communications Squadron at Ellsworth AFB, 1971-1974 MPN-14, TPS-75, MUTES Radars These Pix Were Sent by Jason Merrill  MPN-14k Equipment Trailer  AN/TPS-75 Radar in Kirkuk, Iraq  "I believe to be an AN/TPN-18 US Marine model or the AN/TPN-8 series US Army model. This same antenna group and receiver-transmitter are mounted on a stable platform and used on US Navy amphibs as their precision approach radar AN/SPN-35 series." - thanks to Dallas Sharp  Multiple Threat Emitter Systems (MUTES)  Old Glory in front of Radar Antenna  Our man in the field - Jason M.  Radar Operator, Paul Kelley photo MPN-14 from Robins AFB, GA, 5CCG These photos were graciously supplied by Don Hicks  MPN-14 Deployed to Loring AFB, ME (circa 1981, Don Hicks photo)  Commando Leader Don Hicks Calling In Backup  MPN-14 Deployed to Sonto Cano AB, Honduras (cicra 1988, Don Hicks photo)  Don Hicks, Mark Belore, Mike Jasso, Steve Haynes, J.D. Black, Danny Heagren (Don Hicks photo)  Steve Haynes, Desert Storm (circa 1991, Don Hicks photo)  Flight Checking the TPN-19 at Grand Forks (Don Hicks photo)  Ed Kopp, Joe Kast, Mark Wilson, Mike Shipton Valdosta, GA (circa 1987-90, Don Hicks photo)  Don Hick On MPN-14 Ops Trailer - prior to camouflage paint job - (circa 1978-79, Don Hicks photo  MPN-14 RAPCON (circa 1980-82, Don Hicks photo)  TPN-19 PAR Radar (Don Hicks photo)  Dave Paschal (Don Hicks photo)  Don Hicks, Steve Haynes, Mark Wilson, Mike Shipton Shaw AFB (Don Hicks photo)  Mark Goodrich, Dave Derman (Don Hicks photo) | AN/FPN-47 at K.I. Sawyer AFB, Michigan S.A.G.E. (Semi Automatic Ground Environment) building before FPN-47 radar was installed. This was one of the first buildings erected at KI.  S.A.G.E. as it looks today with FPN-47 radar antenna visible in background. The radar is now remotely operated out of Minneapolis Center RAPCON. Compliment of Jim Flinn MPN-13 at the 1966 AMA Nats?  This is a blow-up of the suspected MPN-13 mobile radar unit that is in the background of the photo below. Clearly visible are the X-band elevation antenna, the S-band airport surveillance radar antenna, and VHF/UHF radio masts and antennas. The maintenance trailer is not in view, but would be sitting in back of the operations trailer. I don't think there was a mobile RAPCON back in 1967.  The 1967 Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) National Aeromodeling Championships (Nats) was held at the Los Alamitos Naval Air Station in California. Up until the early, the U.S. Navy sponsored the AMA Nats as a means of introducing potential young aviators and maintenance guys to the exciting Navy life. At some point, there was not enough participation of youngsters in the Nats to make the Navy deem the expense worthwhile. Too bad. This picture came from the September 1967 American Modeler magazine.
MPN-13 Radar Video Bien Hoa Air Base in Vietnam, c1967  ...from the Critical Past website (thanks to Don Hicks for the link)  Magazine Ad for Gilfillan: Gilfillan Delivers... a complete GCA radar every 48 hours! MPN-14 Mobile Radar System Ubon, Thailand, Pictures submitted by MSgt. Auford Neal, ret.  MPN-14 Ops & Maintenance Trailers on Turntable  MPN-14 Mobile RAPCON  Ubon Maintenance Building  Ubon MPN-14 Installation AN/SPG-55B Terrier Missile Fire Control Radar The fellow on the left with the beard is Jerry Johnson, and the fellow on the right is Richard Snyder. Is this a quintessential military dude shot or what?  Aboard the USS Gridley (DLG-21) Tonkin Gulf (circa 1972) Gary Steinhour photo. MPN-14, S/N 88 Photos by Dan Miller  Thanks to Paul Mayo for this photo of his AN/MPN-14, S/N 88, deployed to Shaw AFB, around 1974. It has the first AN/TPX-42 Interrogator Set (IFF user interface) installed. Paul was not a member of the 5th, but worked at Tac Com (Langley) as a Tech Rep/Field Engineer for AIL on the TPX-42. He did a lot of the mods and TCTOs for the MPN-14s plus training and a couple of deployments (1973 to 1977).  MPN-14 at RAF, Weathersfield, England (circa 1982, Dan Miller Photo)  Thomas Sherrill, former USAF TPN-19 tech, working on FAA radar at Atlanta Hartsfield International Airport, supporting the FAA Eastern Service Area AN/TPX-42 IFF System These images of the TPX-42 IFF equipment rack were obtained from the Adak, Alaska website. I usually do not make copies of images, but these are too rare to risk losing. All have links to the original full-size images. Description of the AN/TPX-42 PIDP IFF equipment (United States), Intelligence Systems - Direction-Finding, by Janes Here is a brief description of IFF systems from the Electronic Warfare and Radar Systems Handbook.  AN/TPX-42 IFF Test System Chassis  AN/TPX-42 IFF Data Processing Unit Chassis  AN/TPX-42 IFF Data Processing Unit Chassis  GPN-27 Radar Signal Simulator |
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