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gariac
Thinking about the tower removal, that can't be a trivial job. You have to wonder just how they bid this kind of work. "Remove water tower at secret military base." I can see the DoD having a collection of construction companies they trust, but I doubt their usual contractors can take down the tower.
gariac
reply to post by DesertWatchdog
I was thinking about why they would remove the tower. You could argue it was a safety issue, but they managed not to hit it in a few decades of flying. It could have been an earthquake issue. But maybe the water tower was in the way whatever the triangular tower does.
I didn't see it rotate. Then again, the place was shut down.
Personally I find the TTR a bit more interesting. They sure have a ridiculous amount of vehicles, flat beds, etc for a base with presumably no mission other than Have Glib and storing de-winged aircraft. And was is that Northop plane doing there?
gariac
reply to post by DesertWatchdog
The RQ-170 flies out of Creech now, though I suppose that doesn't mean they don't fly out of the TTR as well.