Travel Bug Dog Tag GAFADC TB Dog Tag

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Owner:
MeJuLiTo Send Message to Owner Message this owner
Released:
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Origin:
Texas, United States
Recently Spotted:
Unknown Location

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Current Goal

Take me to Aachen, Germany!

Bring mich nach Aachen!
 

About This Item

In 1966 the German Air Force Air Defense Center (GAFADC) was moved from Aachen, Germany to Fort Bliss, TX. However, German Soldiers have been schooled at the US Anti Aircraft Artillery and Guided Missile School in Fort Bliss as early as 1956.

February 1958 was the beginning of NIKE-Training and three years later training on the HAWK-System started as well. The biggest change in the GAFADC history and training came in the mid 1980’s because of the end of NIKE-System and the beginning of the modern PATRIOT System.

1966 wurde die Schule (ehemalige Raketenschule der Luftwaffe) von Aachen an den heutigen Standort in die USA verlegt. Deutsche Soldaten wurden aber schon seit 1956 bei der US Anti-Aircraft Artillery and Guided Missile School in Fort Bliss ausgebildet.

Im Februar 1958 lief die Nike-Ausbildung an, drei Jahre später wurde mit der Ausbildung am Waffensystem HAWK begonnen. Die tiefgreifendste Veränderung ergab sich aus der Umrüstung vom Waffensystem Nike auf das hochmoderne Waffensystem Patriot Mitte der 80er Jahre.

Tracking History (2038.2mi) View Map

Visited 2/11/2012 thenkengrene took it to Sometimes Cache Texas - 6.03 miles  Visit Log

Visited Sometimes Cache
Retrieve It from a Cache 2/10/2012 thenkengrene retrieved it from Firefly #4 - The Shindig Texas   Visit Log

Grabbing it in Austin, Texas and will move it around...just not to Germany this time.
Dropped Off 2/10/2012 Patnance placed it in Firefly #4 - The Shindig Texas - 13.56 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 2/9/2012 Patnance retrieved it from Pencil Box Texas   Visit Log

It didn't stay in the pencil box very long. I'll get it along its way as soon as I can.
Dropped Off 2/7/2012 HiDude_98 placed it in Pencil Box Texas - 73.51 miles  Visit Log
Grab It (Not from a Cache) 2/7/2012 HiDude_98 grabbed it   Visit Log

Not sure which cache we got this out of on our last caching trip, but it is back in circulation. Wasn't noted as dropped, but still in last cacher's hands. Will get this one into a new cache soon.
Retrieve It from a Cache 8/20/2011 Tha_Misfits retrieved it from Galveston Island TB Hotel Texas   Visit Log

Moving along a little ways towards Germany!
Dropped Off 8/13/2011 SpottedDragon placed it in Galveston Island TB Hotel Texas - 230.82 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 7/1/2011 SpottedDragon retrieved it from Find Me, Frank! Texas   Visit Log

Picked this up but forgot to log it. It's in my hands and ready to travel. Not to Germany, unfortunately, but we'll see where we can get it...
Dropped Off 6/30/2011 MeJuLiTo placed it in Find Me, Frank! Texas   Visit Log

Released the TB today in San Antonio, TX
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