Grünstadt Site III "Hacksaw"

Germany / Rheinland-Pfalz / Mertesheim /
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1960's era Mace A missile launch pad site associated with Sembach AB


1975 - 1978 The site was set up and used by Det B, 502nd Army Security Agency (ASA) Bn for the Guardrail I, II, and IIa Integrated Processing Facility (IPF) site. The unit was redesignated as the 330th Electronic Warfare Aviation Company (Forward) (330th EW Avn Co (FWD)), and resubordinated to the 2nd Military Intelligence Battalion (Aerial Exploitation) in 1978.
1979 - 1985 The site was upgraded to the Guardrail V (GRV) IPF, and in the fall of 1985 the unit moved to Echterdingen Army Airfield (Stuttgart International Airport). The site was subsequently used by various and sundry communications units on deployment before being closed and turned over to German government.
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Coordinates:   49°33'27"N   8°8'2"E

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  • From May 1959 through August 1966 this was a combat launch site of the Air Force Tactical Missile Mace TM-76A (MGM13A). First established as one of the three combat launch sites of the 822nd Tactical Missile Squadron out of Sembach AB. In 1962 it became an independent squadron, the 887th Tactical Missile Squadron of the 38th Tactical Missile Wing out of Sembach AB. Originally equipped with 8 victor alert Mace missiles then in 1964 was up-gunned to 12 victor alert Mace missiles.
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