Coolbaugh Township in Tobyhanna in Monroe County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
AN/MPQ-4 Mobile Beam-Intercept Non-Tracking Radar
1956
Photographed by Tobyhanna Army Depot Public Affairs, July 19, 2019
1. AN/MPQ-4 Mobile Beam-Intercept Non-Tracking Radar Marker
high-trajectory weapons to assist artillery units
to return fire
Erected by Tobyhanna Army Depot.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 41° 11.289′ N, 75° 25.704′ W. Memorial is in Tobyhanna, Pennsylvania, in Monroe County. It is in Coolbaugh Township. It is on Hap Arnold Boulevard, on the left when traveling north. Marker is adjacent to the equipment. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 11 Hap Arnold Boulevard, Tobyhanna PA 18466, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in the Pocono Mountains and in Greater Scranton and Wilkes-Barre. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: AN/TPQ-36 Firefinder (a few steps from this marker); AN/TSQ-72 Landing Control Central (within shouting distance of this marker); AN/MPQ-10 Lightweight Transportable Radar Set (within shouting distance of this marker); OH-58D Kiowa Warrior Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter (within shouting distance of this marker); AN/TSW-7A Air Traffic Control Central (within shouting distance of this marker); OH-6A Cayuse Light Observation Helicopter (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); AH-1S "Huey Cobra" Attack Helicopter
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More about this memorial. Tobyhanna Army Depot requires approved ID for entrance, and NO photography is allowed without prior approval from the depot commander. The contributor contacted Public Affairs, which had previously taken the photos, had them reviewed and approved, and then provided them to the contributor electronically. The contributor, being retired military, has been to the Depot and passed all of the markers along the entrance drive (but could not take photos). Thanks to Depot Public Affairs for providing the photographs, which highlight the important work the depot and US Army does for America.
Also see . . . Tobyhanna Army Depot History. (Submitted on November 6, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by Tobyhanna Army Depot Public Affairs, July 19, 2019
2. AN/MPQ-4 Mobile Beam-Intercept Non-Tracking Radar
Credits. This page was last revised on November 6, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 6, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 350 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 6, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
