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| Title | Senator Henry M. Jackson talking on the phone with General Kuter, at McChord Air Force in Washington (State) during operation Sky Shield II, 1961 |
| Photographer | Unknown |
| Date | 1961 |
| Notes | Note filed with photograph: Call to General Kuter from General Shores position at Division Combat Center, during operation Sky Shield II |
| Contextual Notes | Three simulations, known as Sky Shield, were training exercises for the personnel, communications, and radar detection systems of North America. B-52 and B-47 bombers crossed from Canada into the United States and entered the continent from the coasts in a simulated Soviet nuclear attack. The plan was to make sure that the bombers were detected by radar and other early-warning systems, that interceptor and missile squadrons would be alerted and scrambled, and that the United States would remain able to strike back. |
| Subjects (LCTGM) | Legislators--United States; Telephones; Military education--Washington (State)--McChord Air Force Base |
| Subjects (LCSH) | Jackson, Henry M. (Henry Martin), 1912-1983 |
| Location Depicted | United States--Washington (State)--McChord Air Force Base |
| Digital Collection | Henry M. Jackson Collection
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| Order Number | HMJ0570 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction, inquire about permissions, or for information about prices see: http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcollections/services/reproduction-info Please cite the Order Number when ordering. |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division |
| Repository Collection | Henry M. Jackson papers. Accession no. 3560-31, Box 5/72 |
| Object Type | Photograph |
| Physical Description | Silver gelatin, b/w ; 8 x 10 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from a photographic print or color slide using a Microtek ScanMaker 9800XL at 100-250 dpi in JPEG format, saved at compression rate 3 and resized to 768x600 ppi. 2007. |
