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It utilized two 100 kW short wave transmitters to broadcast to Africa China India Sri Lanka and the.
Kagnew station asmara ethiopia. Kagnew Station Main Gate - Asmara In the cold war environment of the 1950s the Ethiopians had Western political support for the consolidation of their control over Eritrea which given its location on the Red Sea was of strategic interest to the Americans. Kagnew Station Chapter Four. Kagnew station was a military communications installation in Asmara operated by the American Armed Forces radio and television service.
MILITARY ASSIGNMENTS TRUE STORIES Kagnew Station Asmara Ethiopia One Hell of a Remote Place Posted by THE MESSENGER on APRIL 21 2017 I do not believe we have a more remote station of our armed forces than Kagnew Station in Asmara Ethiopia US. Radio Voice of the Gospel operated by the Lutheran World Broadcasting Service was an international broadcasting station located just outside Addis Ababa. Asmara Eritrea - Kagnew Station 1971-1973.
They called Asmara The Land of Thirteen months of Sunshine. Dedicated to all ASA AFSS NSG STRATCOM Soldiers Sailors Marines Airmen Civilians and Dependents who were at Kagnew Station Asmara Ethiopia now Eritrea and like us will never forget the island above the clouds. Each Kagnew Station Decal is made with the highest quality 25mil High Gloss 5-Year Calendared vinyl.
Kagnew depended solely on the welcome of His Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie who had ruled the country for forty-some years against much opposition both within the Ethiopia government and outside powers. On the night of January 31 1975 though fierce fighting broke out in Asmara between the Eritrean resistance commando and the Soviet-backed Ethiopian forces who were guarding the outside perimeter of the station and in the process incoming rocket-propelled grenades landed inside the Tract E compound of Kagnew station. Photos - Arthur Adolphson Bob Baldwin.
Haile Salassie visit to Kagnew. This Kagnew Station Decal is die cut - which means it is cut to the exact shape of the image and made in the USA at our facilities in Chino Valley Arizona. Due in large part to the extended war between Eritrea and its neighbor to the south Ethiopia the base was permanently closed in 1977.
230 likes 9 talking about this. It supported various radio communications stations called Tracts. Photos - James Boyce.
A photo of the Kagnew Page creator John. Dont forget to send photos of you then and now Kagnew Vets Photo Pages. Ethiopians Are Suious Of Big U S Radio Base The New York Times.
A typical outlying village with a home and cucalyptus trees typical of the. In 1967 Kagnew station welcomed Haile Selassie will full military honors. His visit came on his coronation anniversary.
In 1971 Kagnew Station Asmara Ethiopia thrived despite its location thousands of miles distant from other military posts overseas. The following Kagnew vets have been kind enough to supply us with some photos of their adventures above and below the clouds around Asmara. The 4th USASAFS Kagnew Station.
Through the Cold War Kagnew Station served as a key intelligence installation. Kagnew Station Asmara Anization Pictures And Information Fold3. The Last 7 Days of Kagnew Station.
The destinctive Kagnew Station patch features a gazelle head. This began a season of frequent nighttime firefights. And to all local civilians who helped keep the.
Haile Selassie I whose real name was Ras Tafari had no idea that his 1930 coronation would plant the seeds of a Messianic religious movement in the Caribbean which would be spread to the far corners of the globe by none other than Bob Marley. Vine Us Army Kagnew Station Officers Club 8x10 Official Photo Asmara Eritrea 522661357. Detailed instructions are.
Kagnew Station was established at Asmara Eritrea on the Horn of Africa in 1943. Kagnew Stations Final Days. From being there and reading some of the stories weve received we know youre not sending us everything.
Kagnew Station housing nearly four thousand military personnel and dependents in the southwest part of Asmara was much larger than the base in Germany. Memories of our family in Africa from 1971-1973. Army General William Westmoreland KAGNEW STATION BY ASALIVESORG.
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