former ASA Commo Center--Torii Station (Yomitan)

Japan / Okinawa / Yomitan
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In the good old "bad" days, you didn't get into this building without a Top Secret and Crypto (TS and C) security clearance. Besides US Army personnel, US Navy and US Coast Guard enlistedmen once worked in this building. I left in the fall of 1965, but overall military staffing would double during the escalation of the Vietnam War.
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army_Security_Agency
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Coordinates:   26°22'45"N   127°44'32"E

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  • Let's not forget the U.S. Air Force Security Service (USAFSS) had a large presence at what was then called the Joint Sobe Processing Center. I worked inside that building for 18 months, 1966-68, as a USAFSS radio intercept analysis specialist.
  • Worked in the JSPC from 67-69. Worked for Frank Harold and Fred B. Cole. For sure change my perspective of all that has followed in my life.
  • Assigned 1961-1963. Under "other duties as required" I was in JSPC and the TTY comm center a lot. Got to run a program I designed on the 1401. My first intro to computers and I was hooked.
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