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{{Infobox Military Memorial
{{Infobox Military Memorial
|name=National Vigilance Park
|name=National Vigilance Park
|body=[[National Security Agency]]
|country=[[United States of America]]
|country=[[United States of America]]
|image=[[File:C130 National Vigilance Park.jpg|thumb|C130 aircraft on display at National Vigilance Park]]
|image=[[File:C130 National Vigilance Park.jpg|thumb|center|Hercules C-130 aircraft on display at National Vigilance Park]]
|commemorates=All Personnel Who Served in U.S. Military Aerial Reconnaissance During the [[Cold War]]
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|commemorates=all personnel who served in national aerial reconnaissance during the [[Cold War]]
|unveiled={{date|1997-09-02|mdy}}
|unveiled={{date|1997-09-02|mdy}}
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|source=[http://www.nsa.gov/about/cryptologic_heritage/vigilance_park/index.shtml Official National Vigilance Park Home Page]
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The [[United States]] '''National Vigilance Park''' ('''NVP''') is a memorial to the military servicemen who participated in aerial reconnaissance during the [[Cold War]]. Dedicated on {{date|1997-09-02|mdy}}, NVP is located just one block from the NSA headquarters at [[Fort George G. Meade]], [[Maryland]]. It is open 24 hours a day for viewing. Military events connected with the Intelligence Community and/or personnel stationed at Ft. Meade or working at NSA can be scheduled for NVP by contacting the [[National Cryptologic Museum]] (NCM), which is just one block west of the park.<ref name="NCMNational Vigilance Park">{{cite web|url=http://www.nsa.gov/about/cryptologic_heritage/vigilance_park/index.shtml|title=National Vigilance Park--NSA/CSS|accessdate=2010-10-06}}</ref>
The [[United States]] '''National Vigilance Park''' ('''NVP''') is a memorial to the military servicemen who participated in aerial reconnaissance during the [[Cold War]]. Dedicated on {{date|1997-09-02|mdy}}, NVP is located just one block from the NSA headquarters at [[Fort George G. Meade]], [[Maryland]]. It is open 24 hours a day for viewing. Military events connected with the Intelligence Community and/or personnel stationed at Ft. Meade or working at NSA can be scheduled for NVP by contacting the [[National Cryptologic Museum]] (NCM), which is just one block west of the park.<ref name="NCMNational Vigilance Park">{{cite web|url=http://www.nsa.gov/about/cryptologic_heritage/vigilance_park/index.shtml|title=National Vigilance Park--NSA/CSS|accessdate=2010-10-06}}</ref>


Three reconnaissance aircraft are on display at the memorial, which are ringed by a semicircle of 18 trees, each representing an aerial cryptologic mission lost during the program. The [[U.S. Army]] [[L-23 Seminole|Seminole RU-8D]] [[Reconnaissance plane|Reconnaissance Plane]] represents the Army Airborne [[Signals Intelligence]] contribution in the [[Vietnam War]], and a [[C-130 Hercules|Hercules C-130]] transport, modified to look like a reconnaissance-configuration C-130A, memorializes a [[U.S. Air Force]] aircraft shot down over Soviet [[Armenia]] during the [[Cold War]]. Finally, the park contains a [[U.S. Navy]] Skywarrior [[EA-3B]], commemorating a mission in the [[Mediterranean Basin|Mediterranean]] on January 25, 1987 in which all seven crew members died.<ref name="NCMNational Vigilance Park" />
Three reconnaissance aircraft are on display at the memorial, which are ringed by a semicircle of 18 trees representing the 18 aerial cryptologic missions lost during the program. A [[U.S. Army]] [[L-23 Seminole|Seminole RU-8D]] [[Reconnaissance plane|Reconnaissance Plane]] represents the Army Airborne [[Signals Intelligence]] contribution in the [[Vietnam War]]. A [[C-130 Hercules|Hercules C-130]] transport, modified to look like a reconnaissance-configuration C-130A, memorializes a [[U.S. Air Force]] aircraft shot down over Soviet [[Armenia]] during the [[Cold War]]. Finally, the park contains a [[U.S. Navy]] Skywarrior [[EA-3B]], commemorating a mission in the [[Mediterranean Basin|Mediterranean]] on January 25, 1987 in which all seven crew members died.<ref name="NCMNational Vigilance Park" />


NCM and NVP are open to the public and admission is free. Donations to the NCM Foundation are accepted. Photography is allowed of the planes and the memorial; however, pictures of the adjacent NSA buildings are strongly discouraged due to security purposes.
NCM and NVP are open to the public and admission is free. Donations to the NCM Foundation are accepted. Photography is allowed of the planes and the memorial; however, pictures of the adjacent NSA buildings are strongly discouraged due to security purposes.
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==Notes==
==Notes==
* John R. Schindler, "A Dangerous Business: The U.S. Navy and National Reconnaissance During the Cold War", 1997. [http://www.nsa.gov/about/_files/cryptologic_heritage/publications/coldwar/dangerous_business.pdf]
* John R. Schindler, "[http://www.nsa.gov/about/_files/cryptologic_heritage/publications/coldwar/dangerous_business.pdf A Dangerous Business: The U.S. Navy and National Reconnaissance During the Cold War]", 1997.


==External links==
==External links==

Revision as of 22:34, 3 November 2010

National Vigilance Park
National Security Agency
Hercules C-130 aircraft on display at National Vigilance Park
For All Personnel Who Served in U.S. Military Aerial Reconnaissance During the Cold War
UnveiledSeptember 2, 1997
Location39°06′53″N 76°46′29″W / 39.1148°N 76.7748°W / 39.1148; -76.7748
near 
Ft. Meade, Maryland
Statistics source: Official National Vigilance Park Home Page

The United States National Vigilance Park (NVP) is a memorial to the military servicemen who participated in aerial reconnaissance during the Cold War. Dedicated on September 2, 1997, NVP is located just one block from the NSA headquarters at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland. It is open 24 hours a day for viewing. Military events connected with the Intelligence Community and/or personnel stationed at Ft. Meade or working at NSA can be scheduled for NVP by contacting the National Cryptologic Museum (NCM), which is just one block west of the park.[1]

Three reconnaissance aircraft are on display at the memorial, which are ringed by a semicircle of 18 trees representing the 18 aerial cryptologic missions lost during the program. A U.S. Army Seminole RU-8D Reconnaissance Plane represents the Army Airborne Signals Intelligence contribution in the Vietnam War. A Hercules C-130 transport, modified to look like a reconnaissance-configuration C-130A, memorializes a U.S. Air Force aircraft shot down over Soviet Armenia during the Cold War. Finally, the park contains a U.S. Navy Skywarrior EA-3B, commemorating a mission in the Mediterranean on January 25, 1987 in which all seven crew members died.[1]

NCM and NVP are open to the public and admission is free. Donations to the NCM Foundation are accepted. Photography is allowed of the planes and the memorial; however, pictures of the adjacent NSA buildings are strongly discouraged due to security purposes.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "National Vigilance Park--NSA/CSS". Retrieved 2010-10-06.

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