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Nike Missile Base Near Ottawa Ready In Minutes
Herald camera visits Battery C of the 5th Missile Battalion 55th Artillery at Gardner 25 miles northeast of Ottawa. The unit protects the Kansas City area with 98 enlisted men four warrant officers and three officers. Missiles arrive in moisture tight cans and are checked on an assembly line then moved to the pit for storage and firing from the dolly or fire control trailer. A three shift crew maintains readiness and radar tracks target throughout the flight.
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Army
Air Defense Command
5Th Missile Battalion
55Th Artillery
Gardner
Ottawa
Kansas City
Ft. Bliss. Tex
NIKE
Battery C