DOCSLIB.ORG

A History of Army Communications and Electronics at Fort Monmouth, New

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
A History of Army Communications and Electronics at Fort Monmouth, New D 101.2:H 62/14 A ILJ' vW HISTORY OF V V * Army Communications and Electronics at Fort Monmouth , New Jersey 1917 - 2007 Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2016 https://archive.org/details/historyofarmycomOOfort UNIV. OF FL LIS. DOCUMENTS PE»T. NOV 1 2 2C33 A U.S. DEPOSITORY HISTORY OF ARMY COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS AT FORT MONMO UTH, NEWJERSEY 1917-2007 , For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office Internet: bookstore.gpo.gov Phone: toll free (866) 512-1800; DC area (202) 512-1800 Fax: (202) 512-2104 Mail: Stop IDCC, Washington, DC 20402-0001 ISBN 978-0-16-081359-7 Prepared by the Staff of the Historical Office Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans U.S. Army CECOM Life Cycle Management Command Fort Monmouth, New Jersey 2008 Design and layout by Solari Creative Inc. This history is dedicated to all the men and women, military, civilian, and contractors who have served at Fort Monmouth, NJ; past, present and future. 9781 TABLE OF CONTENTS Foreword xiii Preface xv Acknowledgements xvii 1 . The Beginning and World War 1 1 Camp Little Silver 2 Camp Alfred Vail 3 The Radio Labortaory and Aerial Testing 4 Initial Use Of Homing Pigeons 4 Armistice and Demobilization 6 The Signal Corps School 6 2. Post War and the 1 920s 7 Signal School Development 7 The Camp Becomes a Fort 7 The Laboratory - Lean Years To Consolidation 7 Signal Corps Board 8 Post Organizations 8 Famous Firsts 8-10 Permanent Construction Begins 9 Citizens Military Training Camp 9 3. Peacetime Training - 1930s 11 Post Units - Maneuvers and Marches 1 Signal Corps School 1 Corps Laboratories and Radar 12 Famous Firsts 13-14 Completion of Pre-World War II Construction 16 Signal Corps Publications Agency 1 389th Army Band 1 4. Build Up and Training - World War II 19 Limited Emergency 1 Signal Corps Replacement Center 19 Local Sites Leased 21 Officer Candidates 21 Famous Firsts 22 Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps 22 Wartime Laboratories 24 Enhanced Use of Homing Pigeons 25 Fighting Falcons 27 End of the War 27 Project Diana 29 Celebrity Notes 30 5. Korea and the 1950s 31 Signal Corps Center 3 Continued Construction 32 Unit Movements 33 Fort’s Darkest Hour 33 Signal Corps Engineering Laboratories 36 Famous Firsts 36 Pioneering African Americans 3 Deal Site Tracks Sputnik 39 Satellites 40 Celebrity Notes 40 1 6. AMC/ECOM and Vietnam 41 Reorganization 41 Vietnam * 42 Famous Firsts 44 The Signal School Transfer 46 Celebrity Notes 46 7. The 1970s 47 ECOM to CERCOM/CORADCOM to CECOM 49 8. The 1980s 51 CECOM 51 Post Improvements 52 Tenant Organizations 53 Modernizing the Force 54 Cold War Connection 56 9. The Gulf War 57 10. A Decade of Realignment and Digitization - 1990s 61 Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) 63 Reshape II 67 Team C4IEWS Forms 68 Training the Work Force 68 CECOM ’s Responsibility for Information Technology and Support Broadens 69 Task Force XXI, Advanced Warfighting Experiment 70 The Digital Integrated Laboratory 72 The Battle Labs and Warfighting Experiments 73 Advanced Technology Demonstrations and Technical Achievements 74 Technology Applied to Logistics 77 Quality Improvement 78 Customer Service 79 Teaming for Change 80 CIPO: A Focus On Interoperability 81 Revolutionizing Military Logistics 81 Streamlining the Contracting Process 81 The Ordering Officer Program 88 Commercial Activities (CA) Studies 88 The Balkans 88 The War On Drugs 9 Hurricanes Andrew and Iniki 92 Earthquake at North Ridge 92 Operation Restore Hope 92 Rwanda 93 Operation Uphold Democracy 94 Operation Vigilant Warrior 94 Y2K 95 Famous Firsts 96 11. The 21st Century 97 Joint Contingency Force Advanced Warfighting Experiment 97 September 11, 2001 97 Homeland Security 98 Operation Noble Eagle 98 Operation Enduring Freedom 98 Transformation and Realignments in 2002 100 Knowledge Management 1 00 Enterprise Systems Engineering 100 C4ISR On-The-Move 100 371 Battery Mission 101 Life Cycle Management Commands and C-E LCMC/CECOM LCMC 101 BRAC 2005 101 Lean Six Sigma 103 Support to the Global War On Terror 1 03 Famous Firsts 107 Hurricane Katrina 1 08 Celebrity Notes 1 08 12. Historical Overview of the PEOs 109 Program Executive Office for Command, Control, and Communications Tactical 109 Program Executive Office for Intelligence, Electronic Warfare and Sensors 1 1 13. Landmarks and Place Names 1 1 Main Post 117 400 Area 1 3 Charles Wood Area 1 3 3 Off Post 135 14. Commanding Officers at Fort Monmouth 137 Afterword 1 54 Appendices A. Organizational Timeline 156 B. Fort Monmouth Tenant Activities 158 End Notes 1 60 Glossary 166 Index 170 * All photos and illustrations are courtesy of the U.S. Army, unless otherwise specified. The hardships and privations the pioneer soldiers of Camp Vail knew instilled a love in them for the place which was carried over to the period it became Fort Monmouth. Many of them, after their return from overseas in 1918, enlisted as military and civilian employees ofthe Fort. Many ofthem are serving today as instructors, engineers, of- ficers, and in other capacities. When asked to explain a loyalty that time had not been able to dim, one of the Camp Vail veterans said shyly, “The place sort ofgets into your blood, especially when you have seen it growfrom nothing into all this. It keeps growing and growing, andyou want to be part of its growing pains. Many ofthe local commu- nities have become very attached to Fort Monmouth because ofthefriendship instilled by the wise social counselors of Vail, planted notforjust a war period butfor as long as. ..Fort Monmouth... will inhabit Monmouth County.' Rebecca Klang, 1942 FOREWORD When I first arrived at Fort Monmouth in July 2007 to assume command of the CECOM Life Cycle Management Command, my perspective of CECOM and Army Team C4ISR was that of a customer as I had been the recipient of numerous command and control systems fielded across our Army over the previous 27 years of my career. My respect and admiration for this community were great, but only grew as 1 realized the scope and breadth of its enormous contributions, and learned about its illustrious history in conjunction with Fort Monmouth’s 90th anniversary. To honor this special event, and to capture in one volume accomplishments that not only changed and shaped the Army, but affected world history, this History ofArmy Communications and Elec- tronics at Fort Monmouth NJ 191 7-2007 was compiled. Learning about our history helps us to understand who we are and where we’re going. It pro- vides us a sense of our organizational identity. Author David McCullough once said, “History is a guide to navigation in perilous times.” As we face some challenging years ahead, this history reminds us how far we’ve come and how much we have accomplished. As you read this history, you will learn that our team has always risen to and overcome every obstacle and challenge which lay in its path, and I have no doubt it will continue to do so as we begin the next 90 years. To the many veteran members of the CECOM and Army Team C4ISR community, I hope you will enjoy reading about the great events and successes captured in our history, and reminiscing about those you personally helped to shape. To the new members of our community, you are now a part of this wonderful history, and I hope it will inspire you to continue the legacy of achievements for many years to come. Sincerely, Dennis L. Via Major General, USA Commanding PREFACE The name “Monmouth” has been synonymous with the defense of freedom since our country’s inception. Named for the brave Soldiers who gave their lives just a few miles away at the Battle of Monmouth Court House (June 28, 1778), this installation has been the site of some of the most significant communications and electronics breakthroughs in military history. Over the last ninety years, over 4,000 patents have been issued to Fort Monmouth inventors. Scientists, engineers, program managers, and logisticians here have delivered these technological breakthroughs and advancements to our Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen. These innovations have included the development of FM radios and radar, bouncing signals off the moon to prove the feasibility of extraterrestrial radio communication, the use of homing pigeons through the late- 1950s, frequency hopping tactical radios, and today’s networking capabilities supporting our troops in the Global War on Terrorism. This history represents an overview of Fort Monmouth’s communications and electronics achievements since 1917. Fort Mon- mouth’s Soldiers and civilians have worked tirelessly to develop technologies and field equipment to enable battle command and protect the force. During WWI as Soldiers trained here were charged with establishing phone and telegraph lines on the front lines of Europe, significant strides were being made in the areas of combat photography, pigeon training, meteorology and radio intel- ligence back at the labs at Camp Alfred Vail. During WWII the necessity for early warning of aerial and submarine attack as well as pinpointing the location of mortar fire became paramount and scientists and engineers here raced desperately to develop and field long range and mortar locating radars - radars that would help win the war. During the Korean War, very high frequency radios, mortar locators and Fort Monmouth trained pigeons all helped to keep troops safer. As America geared up for war in Vietnam, Fort Monmouth experts fielded squad radios and night vision devices, revolutionary items that helped individual riflemen see and com- municate. Our logisticians were among the first civilians to arrive in the war zone during the Gulf War, providing hands-on technical assistance to Soldiers with communications-electronics equipment.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Partial List of Institutional Clients
    Lord Cultural Resources has completed over 2500 museum planning projects in 57+ countries on 6 continents. North America Austria Turkey Israel Canada Belgium Ukraine Japan Mexico Czech Republic United Kingdom Jordan USA Estonia Korea Africa France Kuwait Egypt Central America Germany Lebanon Morocco Belize Hungary Malaysia Namibia Costa Rica Iceland Philippines Nigeria Guatemala Ireland Qatar South Africa Italy Saudi Arabia The Caribbean Tunisia Aruba Latvia Singapore Bermuda Liechtenstein Asia Taiwan Trinidad & Tobago Luxembourg Azerbaijan Thailand Poland Bahrain United Arab Emirates South America Russia Bangladesh Oceania Brazil Spain Brunei Australia Sweden China Europe New Zealand Andorra Switzerland India CLIENT LIST Delta Museum and Archives, Ladner North America The Haisla Nation, Kitamaat Village Council Kamloops Art Gallery Canada Kitimat Centennial Museum Association Maritime Museum of British Columbia, Victoria Alberta Museum at Campbell River Alberta Culture and Multiculturalism Museum of Northern British Columbia, Alberta College of Art and Design (ACAD), Calgary Prince Rupert Alberta Tourism Nanaimo Centennial Museum and Archives Alberta Foundation for the Arts North Vancouver Museum Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton Port Alberni Valley Museum Barr Colony Heritage Cultural Centre, Lloydminster Prince George Art Gallery Boreal Centre for Bird Conservation, Slave Lake National Historic Site, Port Alberni Canada West Military Museums, Calgary R.B. McLean Lumber Co. Canadian Pacific Railway, Calgary Richmond Olympic Experience
    [Show full text]
  • The Fate of National Socialist Visual Culture: Iconoclasm, Censorship, and Preservation in Germany, 1945–2020
    City University of New York (CUNY) CUNY Academic Works School of Arts & Sciences Theses Hunter College Fall 1-5-2021 The Fate of National Socialist Visual Culture: Iconoclasm, Censorship, and Preservation in Germany, 1945–2020 Denali Elizabeth Kemper CUNY Hunter College How does access to this work benefit ou?y Let us know! More information about this work at: https://academicworks.cuny.edu/hc_sas_etds/661 Discover additional works at: https://academicworks.cuny.edu This work is made publicly available by the City University of New York (CUNY). Contact: [email protected] The Fate of National Socialist Visual Culture: Iconoclasm, Censorship, and Preservation in Germany, 1945–2020 By Denali Elizabeth Kemper Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Art History, Hunter College The City University of New York 2020 Thesis sponsor: January 5, 2021____ Emily Braun_________________________ Date Signature January 5, 2021____ Joachim Pissarro______________________ Date Signature Table of Contents Acronyms i List of Illustrations ii Introduction 1 Chapter 1: Points of Reckoning 14 Chapter 2: The Generational Shift 41 Chapter 3: The Return of the Repressed 63 Chapter 4: The Power of Nazi Images 74 Bibliography 93 Illustrations 101 i Acronyms CCP = Central Collecting Points FRG = Federal Republic of Germany, West Germany GDK = Grosse Deutsche Kunstaustellung (Great German Art Exhibitions) GDR = German Democratic Republic, East Germany HDK = Haus der Deutschen Kunst (House of German Art) MFAA = Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives Program NSDAP = Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei (National Socialist German Worker’s or Nazi Party) SS = Schutzstaffel, a former paramilitary organization in Nazi Germany ii List of Illustrations Figure 1: Anonymous photographer.
    [Show full text]
  • Interdisciplinary, and Some Resources for History, Philosophy, Religion, and Literature Are Also Included in the Guide. Images A
    Bard Graduate Center Research Guide: Ancient and Medieval China (to c. 1000 C.E.) This guide lists resources for researching the arts and material culture of ancient and medieval imperial China, to c. 1000 C.E. This time period begins with the neolithic and bronze ages (c. 4000 - 200 B.C.E.) and continues through the end of the Five Dynasties period (960 C.E.), including the Xia, Shang, Zhou, Han, and T'ang dynasties. Although art history and material archaeology resources are emphasized, research on this topic is very interdisciplinary, and some resources for history, philosophy, religion, and literature are also included in the guide. This guide was compiled by Karyn Hinkle at the Bard Graduate Center Library. Images above, left to right: a gold cup from the Warring States period, jade deer from the Zhou dynasty, a bronze wine vessel from the Shang dynasty, all described in Patricia Buckley Ebrey's Visual Sourcebook of Chinese Civilization. Reference sources for ancient and medieval China Ebrey, Patricia Buckley, and Kwang-Ching Liu. The Cambridge Illustrated History of China. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1996. DS 706 .E37 1996 Loewe, Michael and Edward L. Shaughnessy. The Cambridge History of Ancient China: From the Origins of Civilization to 221 BC. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1999. DS 741.5 .C35 1999; also available online through Bard College Nadeau, Randall Laird, ed. The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Chinese Religions. Wiley-Blackwell Companions to Religion. Chichester, UK: Wiley-Blackwell, 2012. Available online through Bard College Gold Monster Shaanxi Museum The Han Dynasty Length:11 cm Height:11.5 cm Unearthed in 1957 from Gaotucun,Shenmu County,Shaanxi Province Important books on ancient and medieval China, and good general introductions to Chinese history and art Boyd, Andrew.
    [Show full text]
  • Early Forms of Long-Distance Communication
    EARLY FORMS OF LONG-DISTANCE COMMUNICATION In this material, you will learn about Telegraphy, Telephone and GSM architecture Before the development of the electric telegraph in the 19th century revolutionized how information was transmitted across long distances, ancient civilizations such as those in China, Egypt and Greece used drumbeats or smoke signals to exchange information between far-flung points. However, such methods were limited by the weather and the need for an uninterrupted line of sight between receptor points. These limitations also lessened the effectiveness of the semaphore, a modern precursor to the electric telegraph. Developed in the early 1790s, the semaphore consisted of a series of hilltop stations that each had large movable arms to signal letters and numbers and two telescopes with which to see the other stations. Like ancient smoke signals, the semaphore was susceptible to weather and other factors that hindered visibility. A different method of transmitting information was needed to make regular and reliable long-distance communication workable. Did You Know? SOS, the internationally recognized distress signal, does not stand for any particular words. Instead, the letters were chosen because they are easy to transmit in Morse code: "S" is three dots, and "O" is three dashes. The Electric Telegraph In the early 19th century, two developments in the field of electricity opened the door to the production of the electric telegraph. First, in 1800, the Italian physicist Alessandro Volta (1745-1827) invented the battery, which reliably stored an electric current and allowed the current to be used in a controlled environment. Second, in 1820, the Danish physicist Hans Christian Oersted (1777-1851) demonstrated the connection between electricity and magnetism by deflecting a magnetic needle with an electric current.
    [Show full text]
  • Museum Partnership Report Understanding the National Museums’ Partnership Activities in 2017/18
    Museum Partnership Report Understanding the national museums’ partnership activities in 2017/18 August 2019 We can also provide documents to meet the Specifc requirements for people with disabilities. Please email [email protected] Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport Printed in the UK on recycled paper ©Crown copyright 2019 You may re-use this information (excluding logos and images) free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government Licence. To view this licence, visit http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/ open-government-licence/ or e-mail: [email protected] Where we have identifed any third party copyright information you will need to obtain permission from the copyright holders concerned. Any enquiries regarding this document should be sent to us at [email protected] Museum Partnership Report : Understanding the national museums’ partnership activities in 2017/18 3 Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 4 INTRODUCTION 5 Background to the Report 5 The national museums 6 The Survey 9 SHARING COLLECTIONS 10 Sharing collections in the UK 10 Sharing collections internationally 17 Sharing collections for research 19 Supporting new collections and acquisitions 20 Borrowing Collections 20 SHARING KNOWLEDGE 24 Partnering to build capacity and deliver professional development in the museums sector 24 Academic partnerships and collaborations 29 Acting as experts for Government 34 SUPPORTING AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT AND SOCIAL OUTCOMES 36 Partnering to improve museum and cultural participation 37 Partnering to deliver education and learning 38 Partnering to support our health and wellbeing 41 Partnering to develop skills and careers 42 CONCLUSIONS AND LOOKING FORWARD 45 APPENDIX 1: LIST OF IMAGES 46 APPENDIX 2: THE SURVEY 48 APPENDIX 3: USEFUL LINKS 50 4 1.
    [Show full text]
  • 1945-12-11 GO-116 728 ROB Central Europe Campaign Award
    GO 116 SWAR DEPARTMENT No. 116. WASHINGTON 25, D. C.,11 December- 1945 UNITS ENTITLED TO BATTLE CREDITS' CENTRAL EUROPE.-I. Announcement is made of: units awarded battle par- ticipation credit under the provisions of paragraph 21b(2), AR 260-10, 25 October 1944, in the.Central Europe campaign. a. Combat zone.-The.areas occupied by troops assigned to the European Theater of" Operations, United States Army, which lie. beyond a line 10 miles west of the Rhine River between Switzerland and the Waal River until 28 March '1945 (inclusive), and thereafter beyond ..the east bank of the Rhine.. b. Time imitation.--22TMarch:,to11-May 1945. 2. When'entering individual credit on officers' !qualiflcation cards. (WD AGO Forms 66-1 and 66-2),or In-the service record of enlisted personnel. :(WD AGO 9 :Form 24),.: this g!neial Orders may be ited as: authority forsuch. entries for personnel who were present for duty ".asa member of orattached' to a unit listed&at, some time-during the'limiting dates of the Central Europe campaign. CENTRAL EUROPE ....irst Airborne Army, Headquarters aMd 1st Photographic Technical Unit. Headquarters Company. 1st Prisoner of War Interrogation Team. First Airborne Army, Military Po1ie,e 1st Quartermaster Battalion, Headquar- Platoon. ters and Headquarters Detachment. 1st Air Division, 'Headquarters an 1 1st Replacementand Training Squad- Headquarters Squadron. ron. 1st Air Service Squadron. 1st Signal Battalion. 1st Armored Group, Headquarters and1 1st Signal Center Team. Headquarters 3attery. 1st Signal Radar Maintenance Unit. 19t Auxiliary Surgical Group, Genera]1 1st Special Service Company. Surgical Team 10. 1st Tank DestroyerBrigade, Headquar- 1st Combat Bombardment Wing, Head- ters and Headquarters Battery.: quarters and Headquarters Squadron.
    [Show full text]
  • Spring 2017 Some Reflections on the History of Radar from Its Invention
    newsletter OF THE James Clerk Maxwell Foundation ISSN 205 8-7503 (Print) Issue No.8 Spring 2017 ISSN 205 8-7511 (Online) Some Re flections on the History of Radar from its Invention up to the Second World War By Professor Hugh Griffiths , DSc(Eng), FIET, FIEEE, FREng, University College, London, Royal Academy of Engineering Chair of Radio Frequency Sensors Electromagnetic Waves – Maxwell and Hertz In 1927, in France, Pierre David had observed similar effects and, in 1930, had conducted further trials, leading to a deployed In his famous 1865 paper ‘ A Dynamical Theory of the Electromagnetic forward-scatter radar system to protect the naval ports of Brest, Field’ Maxwell derived theoretically his famous equations of Cherbourg, Toulon and Bizerte (Algeria). electromagnetism which showed that these equations implied that electromagnetic disturbances travelled as waves at finite speed. In 1935, in the UK, Robert Watson-Watt had a claim to be From the fact that the speed of these waves was equal (to within ‘the father of radar’ on the basis of the Daventry Experiment experimental error) to the known velocity of light, Maxwell (described later in this article) and his development of a radar detection system (Chain Home) for the R.A.F. in World War II. concluded with the immortal words: “This velocity is so nearly that of light that it seems we have strong reason But, to the author, the priority for the invention of radar should go to conclude that light itself (including radiant heat and other radiations if to a German, Christian Hülsmeyer, a young engineer who in 1904 built and demonstrated a device to detect ships.
    [Show full text]
  • Tuskegee Airmen Chronology Daniel L. Haulman Organizational
    TUSKEGEE AIRMEN CHRONOLOGY DANIEL L. HAULMAN ORGANIZATIONAL HISTORY BRANCH AIR FORCE HISTORICAL RESEARCH AGENCY MAXWELL AFB, AL 36112-6424 14 November 2011 1 TUSKEGEE AIRMEN CHRONOLOGY Dr. Daniel L. Haulman Chief, Organization History Division Air Force Historical Research Agency Expanded Edition: 30 September 2011 27 June 1939: Congress passed the Civilian Pilot Training Act. (Robert J. Jakeman, The Divided Skies.) September-October 1939: The Civil Aeronautics Administration received Tuskegee Institute’s application to be a civilian pilot training institution, and after Tuskegee obtained permission to use the Montgomery Airport as a facility, the application was approved. (Robert J. Jakeman, The Divided Skies) Late February 1940: The Civil Aeronautics Authority approved Tuskegee’s Kennedy Field for Civilian Pilot Training, after improvements to the field, eliminating Tuskegee Institute’s need to use the Montgomery Airport. (Robert J. Jakeman, The Divided Skies) 25 March 1940: George A. Wiggs arrived in Tuskegee to administer the standard written examination required of all Civilian Pilot Training students. Every student who took the examination passed, surpassing the passing rate of other schools in the South. (Robert J. Jakeman, The Divided Skies.) 16 September 1940: Congress passed a Selective Service Act which required all the armed services to enlist “Negroes”. On the same day, the War Department announced that the Civil Aeronautics Authority, in cooperation with the U.S. Army, would start the development of “colored personnel” for the aviation service. (Public Law 783, 16 September 1940; War Department Press Release, 16 September 1940; 99th Fighter Squadron summary history in the lineage and honors folder of the 99th Flying Training Squadron at the Air Force Historical Research Agency (AFHRA), Maxwell AFB, AL) Late October 1940: In a press release, President Franklin D.
    [Show full text]
  • Site Aerial.Ai
    FORT MONMOUTH REUSE AND REDEVELOPMENT PLAN TECHNICAL MEMORANDUM: SITE CHARACTERISTICS Fort Monmouth Reuse and Redevelopment Plan Technical Memorandum: Site Characteristics Prepared for: Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Planning Authority Prepared by: EDAW, Inc. September 14, 2007 This Technical Memorandum presents an overview of the existing conditions of Fort Monmouth and its surroundings, providing a baseline understanding of the site’s potential for reuse. Establishment and History of Fort Monmouth Fort Monmouth has been a significant presence in Monmouth County, New Jersey since its establishment in 1917. Prior to this time, the site was home to Monmouth Park Race Track since 1870. After being abandoned due to New Jersey’s ban on horse betting, the Army began leasing the land from a private owner in 1917 and purchased the land in 1919. The original name of Fort Monmouth was Camp Little Silver in 1917, then renamed Camp Alfred Vail. The fort was originally established as a temporary facility for training the 1st and 2nd Reserve Signal Battalions, in anticipation of the United States’ involvement in World War I. The Chief Signal Officer authorized the purchase of Camp Alfred Vail in 1919 when the Signal Corps School relocated to Camp Vail from Fort Leavenworth that year. In 1925, the installation was granted permanent status and renamed Fort Monmouth, in honor of the soldiers of the American Revolution who died in the battle of Monmouth Court House. The first permanent structure at Fort Monmouth, the barracks building on Barker Circle, was built in 1928. The construction of additional facilities to house the various communications technologies and laboratories occurred shortly thereafter.
    [Show full text]
  • A Concise History of Fort Monmouth, New Jersey and the U.S
    A CONCISE HISTORY OF FORT MONMOUTH, NEW JERSEY AND THE U.S. ARMY CECOM LIFE CYCLE MANAGEMENT COMMAND Prepared by the Staff of the CECOM LCMC Historical Office U.S. Army CECOM Life Cycle Management Command Fort Monmouth, New Jersey Fall 2009 Design and Layout by CTSC Visual Information Services, Myer Center Fort Monmouth, New Jersey Visit our Website: www.monmouth.army.mil/historian/ When asked to explain a loyalty that time had not been able to dim, one of the Camp Vail veterans said shyly, "The place sort of gets into your blood, especially when you have seen it grow from nothing into all this. It keeps growing and growing, and you want to be part of its growing pains." Many of the local communities have become very attached to Fort Monmouth because of the friendship instilled...not for just a war period but for as long as...Fort Monmouth...will inhabit Monmouth County. - From “A Brief History of the Beginnings of the Fort Monmouth Radio Laboratories,” Rebecca Klang, 1942 FOREWORD The name “Monmouth” has been synonymous with the defense of freedom since our country’s inception. Scientists, engineers, program managers, and logisticians here have delivered technological breakthroughs and advancements to our Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen for almost a century. These innovations have included the development of FM radio and radar, bouncing signals off the moon to prove the feasibility of extraterrestrial radio communication, the use of homing pigeons through the late-1950s, frequency hopping tactical radios, and today’s networking capabilities supporting our troops in Overseas Contingency Operations.
    [Show full text]
  • The Ieee North Jersey Section Newsletter
    1 PUBLICATION OF THE NORTH JERSEY SECTION OF THE INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS THE IEEE NORTH JERSEY SECTION NEWSLETTER Vol. 60, No. 2 FEBRUARY 2013 Calendar of Events • February 6, 10:30 AM to 4:30 PM: FCC Workshop on Network Resiliency Read More… Location: Brooklyn Law School, 22nd floor, Forchelli Center, Feil Hall, 205 State Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201, Getting to Brooklyn Law School NY Contact: Prof. Henning Schulzrinne, CTO, FCC and/or Adriaan J. van Wijngaarden, ([email protected]) • February 6, 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM: AP/MTT - The Evolution of Low Noise Devices and Amplifiers - Dr. Edward Niehenke of Niehenke Consulting Read More… Location: NJIT - ECE 202, 161 Warren Street, Newark, NJ 07102 Getting to NJIT Contact: Dr. Ajay Kumar Poddar (201)-560-3806, ([email protected]), Prof. Edip Niver (973)596-3542, ([email protected]) • February 6, 6:00 PM to 8:45 PM: IEEE North Jersey Section EXCOM meeting - Clifton, NJ Read More… Location: Clifton Public Library - Allwood Branch, Activity Room, 44 Lyall Road, Clifton, NJ 07012, Getting to Clifton Library Contact: Russell Pepe ([email protected]), Chris Peckham [email protected] and/or Adriaan J. van Wijngaarden, ([email protected]) • February 8, 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM: The PES and IAS Chapters: Batteries - Andrew Sagl of Megger Read More… Location: PSE&G - Hadley Road Facility, Auditorium, 4000 Hadley Road, South Plainfield, NJ 07080 Getting to PSE&G Contact: Ronald W. Quade, P.E ([email protected]), Ken Oexle ([email protected]) • February 12, 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM IEEE Control System Society - Feedback, Control and Dynamic Networks – Prof.
    [Show full text]
  • Quantification of Bird Migration Using Doppler Weather Surveillance Radars
    A Thesis entitled Quantification of Bird Migration Using Doppler Weather Surveillance Radars (NEXRAD) by Priyadarsini Komatineni Submitted to the Graduate Faculty as partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Master of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering Dr. Mohsin M. Jamali, Committee Chair Dr. Junghwan Kim, Committee Member Dr. Peter V. Gorsevski, Committee Member Dr. Patricia R. Komuniecki, Dean College of Graduate Studies The University of Toledo August 2012 Copyright 2012, Priyadarsini Komatineni This document is copyrighted material. Under copyright law, no parts of this document may be reproduced without the expressed permission of the author. An Abstract of Quantification of Bird Migration Using Doppler Weather Surveillance Radars (NEXRAD) by Priyadarsini Komatineni Submitted to the Graduate Faculty as partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Master of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science The University of Toledo August 2012 Wind Energy is an important renewable source in United States. Since past few years, the growth of wind farms construction has significantly increased, due to which there is an increase in number of bird deaths. Therefore, ornithologists began to study the bird’s behavior during different migration periods. So far ornithologists have used many methods to study the bird migration patterns in which the radar ornithology has been used in an innovative way. However, many studies have focused using small portable radars and recently researchers have proved that the migration events can be studied through large broad scale radars like NEXRAD. Throughout the United States, NEXRAD has 160 Doppler Weather Surveillance Radars. The advantage of NEXRAD is that it can provide bird migration movements over a broad geographical scale and can be accessed free of charge.
    [Show full text]