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Mount Santa Rita Naval Link Station in 1981.
Mount Santa Rita
was a facility of the
United States Navy
in
Bataan
,
Philippines
. It was the U.S. Naval Link Station (USNAVLINKSTA) within the Philippines. There were approximately 15 people that were permanently attached to this station at any given time, while there were also seven
Marine
guards who rotated every seven days. These Marine Guards were members of Alpha Company Marine Barracks, Subic Bay. Other than military personnel, there were Philippine nationals that worked there as well.
Facilities
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The tower had 5
microwave
links which transmitted to
Subic Bay Naval Base
,
Clark Air Base
,
Naval Air Station Cubi Point
,
San Miguel Naval Communications Station
(NAVCOMSTAPHIL),
Sangley Point Naval Base
and the
United States Embassy in Manila
.
History
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During the
Vietnam War
, all communications from
Vietnam
went through Santa Rita. The link started in
Nha Trang
, then came to the Philippines via underwater cable to NAVCOMSTAPHIL, through Mt. Santa Rita to Clark AB and then to the
HF
transmitter
site at the
Naval Communication Transmitting Facility, Capas
in
Tarlac
, which transmitted to the
US Mainland
.
References
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History of Mount Santa Rita Naval Link Station
See also
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14°49′19″N
120°21′49″E
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14.822017°N 120.36369°E
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14.822017; 120.36369