Pictures from Watertown / AREA 51 / THE RANCH

 WRS(P)1

ESTABLISHED WATERTOWN STRIP JAN 1956.

LAKENHEATH   APRIL 1956 -WIESBADEN JUNE 1956

GIEBELSTADT OCTOBER 1956    CLOSED NOVEMBER 1957

ESTABLISHED WATERTOWN STRIP SPRING 1956 INCIRLIK AUGUST 1956

ALSO KNOWN AS DET 10-10 TUSLOG

CLOSED JUNE 1960

On 20 February 1955, the 7216th Air Base Squadron moved from Wheelus AB, Libya, to Adana Air Field. SAC B-47s then began to use the base. The 7216th became an air base group on 1 May 1958 and its mission soon changed to that of supporting Tactical Air Command (TAC) rotational units. In 1958 the name of the facility was changed from Adana Air Field to Incirlik Air Base. On 9 July 1962, the 7216 ABG became a combat support group with the same mission. On 1 April 1966, the 7216 ABG was Inactivated and the 39th Tactical Group was established in its place.

ESTABLISHED WATERTOWN STRIP AUGUST 1956

ATSUGI MARCH 1957   

CLOSED JUNE 1960

9 X 6 Inches in size.

THANKS TO JOE PURDYWANTED

THE "RANCH" WAS CLOSED DUE TO THE NUCLEAR TESTING PROGRAMME " PLUMBBOB"

AND TESTING/ TRAINING WAS SET UP AT  NORTH BASE   EDWARDS AFB

1130th ATTG,  Edwards AFB, North Base, California, USAF Flight Test Center,
                (Air Technical Training Group), also known as
                'Special Projects Branch', ex 4th WRSP, (WRSP-4), ex Det G,
                established mid-1969, (belonged to ARDC), CIA operated,
                deactivated mid-1974.