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 Von Braun Complex - February 2004 |
 106 Wynn Drive |
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Fort Greely, Alaska |
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 Test Bed Groundbreaking ceremony, 6/15/02 |
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HELSTF |
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 THEL Static Test Site (TSTS), showing target bays, protective blocks, and fixtures. The TSTS is used for laser tests against non-flying explosive targets. |
 The Mobile Tactical high Energy laser (MTHEL) Testbed, MTHEL beam director covered with a tarpaulin. |
 The MIRACL support structure and reactant feed manifold. The two white disks in background are the MIRACL diffuser inlets. |
 MIRACL optics coolant controls. A picture showing the operation of the gain generator is in front on easel. |
 Interior view of the Beam Transfer Area (BTA) showing the exit aperture for firing thru open air to Test Cell B (TC-B). |
 Interior of the BTA showing the entrance to the Vacuum Test System (VTS) beam tube. |
 Exterior view of the BTA showing the exit aperture to TC-B (left) and the VTS Beam Tube (right) |
 View of the MIRACL Fluid Supply System (FSS) and the Deuterium Fluoride (DF) scrubbers (two white towers in the center). The corrugated sheet at bottom center is the sun shield for the MIRACL exhaust system. |
 MIRACL exhaust system emerging from the wall of Test Cell 1 (TC-1). |
 Exterior view of the Laser Systems Test Facility (LSTC) showing the former mounting locations for the Safeguard System acquisition and tracking radars. These radars were removed many years ago. |
 The HELSTF site control room, showing the Test Director’s console. Overall control of a test is performed from this console. |
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Reagan Test Site-Kwajalein Atoll |
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Space & BMD Forces |
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