FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Pacific Missile Range Facility Barking Sands, Hawaii ~ 13 OCT 2009

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Road Trip: Pacific Missile Range Facility
Barking Sands, Hawaii

Pacific Missile Range Facility is the world's largest instrumented multi-environment range capable of supporting surface, subsurface, air, and space operations simultaneously.

There are over 1,100 square miles of instrumented underwater range and over 42,000 square miles of controlled airspace. This makes PMRF a premier facility for supporting operations which vary from small, single-unit exercises up to large scale, multiple-unit battle group scenarios.

The mission of the Pacific Missile Range Facility is to facilitate Training, Tactics Development, and Test & Evaluations for air, surface, and sub-surface weapons systems and Advanced Technology Systems.

PMRF provides the full spectrum of instrument range support, including; radar, underwater instrumentation, telemetry, electronic warfare, target remote command & control, communications, target launching facilities, data display, data processing and target/weapon launching and recovery facilities.

The headquarters and primary operation center of PMRF occupies approximately 1800 acres and is located on the western shore of the island of Kauai. The nearest town, Kekaha, is eight miles to the south and east. Supporting instrumentation sites at Makaha Ridge and Kokee Park overlook the vast ocean range areas to the west and north Kauai.

The range encompasses 42,000 sq. miles of sea and air space and has minimal encroachments. The underwater tracking range extends over a 1000 sq. miles areas. PMRF features a state of the art instrumentation suite & communication network.

Lead range in the Pacific for Aegis Combat System Ship Qualification Training, PMRF puts new Aegis platforms through extensive testing & training prior to initial deployment. Collocated with the Sandia National Laboratory Kauai Test Facility, PMRF is the lead range for launching the Strategic Target System. No other range has the unencroached geographic expanse necessary to support wide area defense sensor and cooperative engagement capability testing.

The Navy is currently using PMRF to test hit to kill technology using direct collision of the anti-ballistic missile with its target. This destroys the target by using only kinetic energy from the force of the collision. The two Missile Defense Agency programs that currently utilize the range at PMRF are the Navy's Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System and the Army's Terminal High Altitude Area Defense System, or THAAD. The THAAD program relocated their testing operations from the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico and conducted its first demonstration at PMRF on 26 January 2007.

On 27 April 2007, the U.S. military's sea-based missile defense system, the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System, showed it could intercept two targets simultaneously when it destroyed a cruise missile and a short-range ballistic missile during a test off the Hawaiian island of Kauai. The test marked eight out of ten times the Missile Defense Agency and U.S. Navy's Aegis missile defense system successfully intercepted its target, but was the first time the system knocked out two targets at the same time.

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Road Trip: Pacific Missile Range Facility
Barking Sands, Hawaii

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Good evening! Nice day for it...

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PADANG, Indonesia (Oct. 11, 2009) Lt. Cmdr. Benje Stinespring, flag aide to Rear Adm. Richard Landolt, commander, Amphibious Force U.S. 7th Fleet, entertains children from Hula Banda village while delivering ShelterBoxes to earthquake victims. A Ch-53E Sea Stallion helicopter assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM-265) delivered 45 ShelterBoxes containing materials to sustain a family of 10 for several weeks. Amphibious Force U.S. 7th Fleet is coordinating U.S. military assistance to victims of the recent earthquakes in West Sumatra, at the request of the Indonesian government. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class Greg Johnson/Released)

PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 9, 2009) Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Justin Lane stands life buoy watch on the fantail of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) as an F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the Royal Maces of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 27 prepares to land. George Washington is underway supporting security and stability in the western Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Jacob D. Moore/Released)

INDIAN OCEAN (Oct. 9, 2009) Airman Tione Williams and Airman Adam Pond, assigned to the amphibious transport dock ship USS Denver (LPD 9), signal Marine pilots from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron Reinforced (HMM-265 REIN), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU) as they prepare to depart on a humanitarian airlift mission in Indonesia. Amphibious Force Seventh Fleet is directing the U.S. military response to the Indonesian government for assistance and support for humanitarian efforts. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Rodolfo Toro/Released)

[VR-21]

I knew Barking Sands quite well back in the early 70’s. My squadron transported a lot of weapons (mostly ASROC’s) there for testing.

[BIGLOOK]

Aloha Lauren!

Woof....woof!

[MoochPooch]

Evening, Lauren, Kathy.

[laurenmarlowe]

Good evening and Thank You Hope!

FIRST!!

[laurenmarlowe]

Howdy JJ! *HUGS*

SECOND!!

[AZamericonnie]

Thank you Lauren for this evenings road trip! *hugs*

[laurenmarlowe]

Good evening to you Connie, and Thank You!

THIRD!!

[laurenmarlowe]

Hi MA! *HUGS*

[Kathy in Alaska]

Honoring Our Heroes

2LT Rebecca USA (Daughter of U S Army EOD)
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txradioguy USA
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Valerie USAF (Shimmer)
Victor and Tony D USMC (weldgophardline)
William USA (jackv)

 

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hello Veterans, wherever you are!!

[laurenmarlowe]

Howdy ExGeeEye, it’s good to see you!

Yup, a stroll on a beach in Hawaii sure does sound nice!