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2. National Military Appreciation Month - Wikipedia

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   Veterans Day and National Military Family Appreciation Month. National Military Appreciation Month, also known as Military Appreciation Month, is a month-long observance in the United States, dedicated to people who are currently serving in, and veterans of, the United States military. [3][4] Each year, the observance runs from May 1 to May 31.

3. Arlington Heights Army Air Defense Site - Wikipedia

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   The Arlington Heights Army Air Defense Site was a Project Nike Missile Master site near Chicago, Illinois. It operated from 1960 until 1968. Installation started in late 1959 [1] after the United States Army had purchased 44 acres (18 ha). [2][a] Adjacent to the Arlington Heights Air Force Station, the Arlington Heights Army Installation opened ...

4. Site Summit - Wikipedia

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   Site Summit performed live fire tests of its Nike-Hercules missiles between 1960 and 1963, [2] [4] [7] [8] before the launches became dangerous due to the growing population of Anchorage. The Nike-Hercules missile, the United States military's first anti-aircraft missile capable of being equipped with nuclear warheads, was a formidable defense ...

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   Shop Nike fashion apparel, sneakers like Air Force 1 and Pegasus styles, gear and accessories up to 60 percent off for Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2022.

6. Project Nike - Wikipedia

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   Project Nike (Greek: Νίκη, "Victory") was a U.S. Army project, proposed in May 1945 by Bell Laboratories, to develop a line-of-sight anti-aircraft missile system. The project delivered the United States' first operational anti-aircraft missile system, the Nike Ajax, in 1953. A great number of the technologies and rocket systems used for ...

7. Nike Missile Site C-47 - Wikipedia

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   Nike missile sites were constructed in defensive rings around major urban and industrial areas. Chicago was likely selected because of its population, the presence of several military bases, and the Gary, Indiana, steel industry. [2] Nike C-47 (Nike 1B, 1C/12H, 20A/12L-U, (8L-H)) near Portage was designed with two units nearly a mile apart.