Bergstrom Defense Area

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Bergstrom Defense Area

Nike air defense area, consisting of several Nike missile batteries to defend urban, industrial, and military targets from Soviet bomber attacks.

Headquartered at Bergstrom AFB, Army units defended this Strategic Air Command Base and the Austin region from two Nike Hercules sites: BG-40 located southeast of

Elroy and BG-80, which was west-northwest of Austin. The Nike Hercules batteries were active from 1960 to 1966. Headquarters facilities were at Bergstrom.

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Nike BG-40 12 Nike Ajax/Nike Hercules launchers.. Operational Nov 1960 - Jun 1966 . Control site intact; private ownership. Launch site partially intact; private ownership.

Nike BG-80 12 Nike Ajax/Nike Hercules launchers.. Operational Nov 1960 - Jun 1966 . Control site intact; TXArNG 111th Support Group. Launch site Firing Range.

Country: USA. Launch Vehicles: Nike Ajax, Nike Hercules. Bibliography: 13403.

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