Kwajalein Atoll August 2002

In August of 2002, I was sent by the Boeing company out to Kwajalein Atoll for the Integrated Flight Test 9, part of the National Missile Defense Ground Based Mid-course Interceptor test program.  Below are some of my photos from my trip to the islands.   Click on Thumbnails for larger images.  Click your browser's back button to return here.

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Ground Based Interceptor Ready to Fly Jeremy on the Beach across from the Macy's Dorm, Ocean side Control Room during one of the pre-mission tests
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My Rust Bucket of a bike- actually a new bike 6 months ago! Looking to the South of the 1009 parking lot.  Bldg 1010 in view to right. Bldg 1009, where we worked everyday
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Sunrise looking from the 1009 Bldg Parking lot out over the runway Sunrise looking North out towards some of the radars behind 1009 Another take on the same Sunrise from 1009
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Turtle Pond/Aquarium.  The local Kwaj adopt a pet area. FEED ME!! WARNING!  Feed Turtles anything but bread.
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Jeremy's Desk in Kwaj Dan at work Dan in front of Sunrise
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View of Dorm Room from Entry Hall Macy's Dorm Room View of Dorm from Desk looking at Kitchen
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GBR-P Radar and Prototype Radar turned warehouse Fleet of Boston Whaler dive boats and one of the IFT support ships Scuba Club Tank House
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Dan and his personal Taxi Yet another cool Sunrise Yes, it is definitely not sunny all the time!  Here is one of about 100 heavy rainstorms while we were here.
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Exterior of Macy's Transient Lodge

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