Parabellum
05/21/06 03:03 PM
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http://local.live.com/default.aspx?v=2...;scene=3330156
It's near, but not in Fort Belvoir. In fact it appears to have a microwave link to the satellite installation there. http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/4933/
Lots of directional radio recieving antennas out towards the road too.
Edited by nic (11/13/06 06:32 PM)
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kjfitz
05/21/06 03:13 PM
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It is on a gated facility though. Follow the road leading into the compound. It goes to a guard gate.
kjfitz
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kjfitz
05/21/06 03:23 PM
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I'm guessing it is part of the DTRA (Defense Threat Reduction Agency.)
http://www.defensetech.org/archives/002125.html
They are listed as having a facility along the road at 6810 Telegraph and another new facility on Ft Belvoir. The 6810 address is close enough that this could be it.
They also list another facility as "in Alexandria, VA."
The emblem on the front gate could be the same emblem for the DTRA but I can't quite make it out.
kjfitz
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kjfitz
05/21/06 03:32 PM
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Found it. Coast Guard Telecommunications and Information Systems Command (TISCOM) facility
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/tiscom.htm
Also site of the Coast Guard Navigation Center where they run GPS and other satellite navigation systems for the DoD.
http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/misc/about.htm
7323 Telegraph Road, Alexandria, VA
"The Navigation Center (NAVCEN) is the United States Coast Guard's Navigation Center of Excellence. NAVCEN is located in Alexandria, VA, south of the Washington Beltway, on the grounds of the Coast Guard Telecommunications and Information Systems Command (TISCOM) facility.
NAVCEN operates the Navigation Information Service (NIS), the Nationwide Differential Global Positioning System (NDGPS), and LORAN. In addition, NAVCEN serves as the civilian interface for the Global Positioning System and manages other navigation-related projects.
The NIS disseminates navigation and maritime safety information to the public via the Internet and through a 24-7 watch in the NAVCEN Operations Center. The Operations Center also staffs watches to control 84 NDGPS sites and 24 LORAN stations across the United States. These radionavigation systems provide reliable, precise broadcasts, conforming to international standards to meet needs of Positioning, Navigation, and Timing users throughout the United States.
In addition to the aforementioned missions, NAVCEN serves as the civilian interface to the Department of Defense on GPS operations and management.
NAVCEN also manges the Integrated ATONIS project, as well as several other navigation-related projects."
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Parabellum
05/21/06 05:54 PM
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Aha! Thanks Fitz!
I knew it wasn't DTRA or the half dozen other agencies that use 6810 as an address.
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