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Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque in Bernalillo County, New Mexico — The American Mountains (Southwest)
 

Terrier

 
 
Terrier Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, August 23, 2021
1. Terrier Marker
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The Navy Terrier was the first shipboard surface-to-air missile. Missiles were automatically loaded on the launcher which was then automatically trained, elevated, and fired. Cruisers, destroyers, and frigates were equipped with Terriers.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, Cold.
 
Location. 35° 3.982′ N, 106° 32.015′ W. Marker is in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in Bernalillo County. It is in Kirtland Air Force Base. It is at the intersection of Eubank Boulevard SE and Southern Boulevard SE, on the right when traveling south on Eubank Boulevard SE. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Albuquerque NM 87123, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Southwest. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also the Republic of Texas.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: TA-7C Corsair II (about 300 feet away,
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measured in a direct line); Polaris A-3 (about 300 feet away); New Mexico Air Guard, "The Tacos" (about 300 feet away); Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 “Fishbed” (about 400 feet away); Minuteman (about 400 feet away); USS James K. Polk (about 400 feet away); F-105D Thunderchief (about 400 feet away); B-47E Stratojet (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Albuquerque.
 
Also see . . .  RIM-2 Terrier at Wikipedia. (Submitted on September 5, 2021, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.)
 
Terrier and Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, August 23, 2021
2. Terrier and Marker
The nearby National Museum of Nuclear Science and History image. Click for full size.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, August 23, 2021
3. The nearby National Museum of Nuclear Science and History
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 5, 2021, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 255 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on September 5, 2021, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.
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