Actually, after looking at Kjfitz last comment, I take it back; it's got to be painted on the ground. Must be for the benefit of space imaging, maybe satellite imaging tests…
I still think it's an overlay. Why? The lines, if painted are about 80 feet wide. But look at some of the jogs, the edges are exactly parallel without exception. So what did they do, use an 80 foot wide wheeled machine of some sort? The types of jogs would not, I think, have been allowed if it where surveyed out. It’s like running a compass and accidentally shaking your hand, both drawing points reflect the little jog.
There has been a lot of speculation about specialized torpedoe testing at this location, and there is a level of security there which exceeds that of other local installations. Spend too much time parked near the fence, and within 5 or 10 minutes, a Humve will cruise by slowly...
Been there, it's a neat experience for a Westerner. Interestingly, there are still actually many Korean villages almost just like this. Time marches slowly in rural Asia when it comes to tradition.
Doesn't look like what is left of the surounding farm land has been used for that in some time, and there is no evidence of any aircraft support / maint. equip / hangar either.
For those wondering "what is this", it's not a creature from the Original Star Trek, it's a huge sculpture / maze by Jean Dubuffet.
Jean Dubuffet remains one of the paragons of modern French art. The Closerie Falbala, the giant sculpture in Périgny-sur-Yerres, is undoubtedly the place where you get the fullest appreciation of his talent. An extraordinary windowless structure, the Closerie Falbala contains another Dubuffet work, the Cabinet logologique. The entire site is listed...
Well, it's in Africa, not some zoo... Stands to reason such things happen in wildlife. The pics in question are not sats, really, they are part of National Geographic's areophotography superimposed on some low resolution sats. Maybe NG got word of a dead hippo, and decided to fly over and take a pic...
While there does seem to some traffic at that point that *might* be a convoy, when you zoom way in with Google Earth, the circled thingy looks kind of like a tree growing up between the two ramps...
I guess it *might* be an IED attack, though I'd like some supporting documentation. Thing is, I don't see much evidence of convoy traffic. Could just be a car fire.
Same airframe as the T-38 Talon, which is the Air Forces' jet trainer. All Air Force pilots train in the T-38 prior to training in their primary aircraft, even rotor and heavy lift pilots.
The cluster of hangers to the SE of the jet, the ones with the tail-like extensions, are called "Hush Houses". Inside are frames where they bolt engines, and test them by running the up to speed. The "tails" are the exhaust ports. You will see these at most Air Force bases.
The earthen burms that protect small buildings from what ever is taking place at the center of that circle implies maybe dome explosives work goes on there.
Are you sure they are bunkers? There don't seem to be entry ways or vehicle tracks leading up to them, and scale wise, they are only a little wider than a roadway...
Homestead is a Reserve base now. It was almost totally destroyed after hurricane Andrew. I was stationed there from 1985 to 1987, nice place to be at that time, Key West every weekend…
Too bad for the people that live near this thing. The noise produced when they do engine run-ups is deafening, and can be heard for miles... I live 5 miles frome where they do this in "hush houses" and it's still loud.
I've flown through Thule, it's pretty inhospitable. I'd hate to have been stationed there, though I suppose in the summer months there's outdoors things to do. Winter is beyond unpleasant, and there’s not much to do except drink…
Took me a bit to find it, but now it seems obvious, this little patch of green out there all by itself. Now, the site looks kind of new, so your 707 fuselage info may be out of date. There are several other little green patches I haven't looked at yet...
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Jean Dubuffet remains one of the paragons of modern French art. The Closerie Falbala, the giant sculpture in Périgny-sur-Yerres, is undoubtedly the place where you get the fullest appreciation of his talent. An extraordinary windowless structure, the Closerie Falbala contains another Dubuffet work, the Cabinet logologique. The entire site is listed...
Pretty useless for a site that is mostly in English.
http://googleglobetrotting.com/info.php/mid/13574
The additional Info Link talks about the Sturgis a bit.
However, http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/lowry.htm suggests that this former Titan missile site is no longer owned by the Air Force.
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