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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1954-Active) - A [[Cold War]] US Military Complex established in 1953 near Carroll Valley, Pennsylvania. <!--Also known as .--> Active military complex. | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1954-Active) - A [[Cold War]] US Military Complex established in 1953 near Carroll Valley, Pennsylvania. <!--Also known as .--> Active military complex. | ||
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== History == | == History == | ||
Planning for the site began in 1948 under President Harry S. Truman. With the Soviet Union's detonation of its first nuclear weapon in 1949, a high priority was established for a survivable Joint Command Post to be placed near Washington, D.C., for swift relocation of the National Command Authorities and the Joint Communications Service should the need arise. The site was selected in 1950 and President Truman approved making Raven Rock complex a part of then [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland. This new site housed the Alternate Joint Communications Center (AJCC) and was known as Site R. Construction of the facility began in 1951, and on 30 Jun 1953, it achieved Initial Operational Capability (IOC). | Planning for the site began in 1948 under President Harry S. Truman. With the Soviet Union's detonation of its first nuclear weapon in 1949, a high priority was established for a survivable Joint Command Post to be placed near Washington, D.C., for swift relocation of the National Command Authorities and the Joint Communications Service should the need arise. The site was selected in 1950 and President Truman approved making Raven Rock complex a part of then [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland. This new site housed the Alternate Joint Communications Center (AJCC) and was known as Site R. Construction of the facility began in 1951, and on 30 Jun 1953, it achieved Initial Operational Capability (IOC). | ||
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