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RADIOMEN AND BATTLEFIELD COMMUNICATIONS - END OF VIETNAM WAR 50TH ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATION #VietnamWar
One of the most enduring images of the Vietnam War is that of the radioman on patrol, his back-mounted radio providing vital communications in the Vietnamese jungle. @USArmy
One of the most enduring images of the Vietnam War is that of the radioman on patrol, his back-mounted radio providing vital communications in the Vietnamese jungle. @USArmy
During the Vietnam War, the back-mounted AN/PRC-25 “Prick 25” (succeeded by the AN/PRC-77) was an essential piece of battlefield tactical communications equipment. With a range of 3–5 miles, the PRC-25 allowed units to communicate with each other and with rear elements. @TRADOC
The role of combat radioman was one of the riskiest in Vietnam. Its 10-foot antenna made radiomen prime targets, and the role famously (if perhaps doubtful) earned a reputation for having an average firefight survival time of just 5 seconds.
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5 MARCH 1913 - 1st ARMY AERO SQUADRON ESTABLISHED
The U.S. Army's first aviation unit was established at a field near Texas City, Texas when Signal Corps Aeronautical Division Field Order Number 1 officially organized Headquarters 1st Aero Squadron (Provisional).
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The U.S. Army's first aviation unit was established at a field near Texas City, Texas when Signal Corps Aeronautical Division Field Order Number 1 officially organized Headquarters 1st Aero Squadron (Provisional).
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Commanded by Signal Corps Captain Charles de Forest Chandler, the squadron had nine Curtis JN-2 and JN-3 airplanes, and was formed into two companies. The unit became permanent on 8 December 1913 with two companies consisting of eight aircraft each.
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The men and their flying machines were assembled from several locations in the United States to form the 1st Aero Squadron and assigned to the 2d Division of an army assembling near Galveston and Texas City, Texas.
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