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The radiolocation picket occurs as radar-equiped ship, aircraft, or vehicle utilized to increase the radiolocation detection range around a inflict to protect it from either coup de main. Typically many detached microwave radar units encircle the inflict to provide increased handle altogether directions.

Sources
[http://www.dtic.mil/doctrine/jel/doddict/data/r/04339.html dtic.mil definition] [http://www.chinfo.navy.mil/navpalib/cno/n87/usw/issue_14/coldwar.html U.S. Microwave radar Picket Submarines] [http://www.usspringle.org/rp14map.htm Map of Okinawa picket stations in April 1945] [http://www.ussdrexler.net/radar.html USSDrexeler description of protection of Okinawa]

USS Hissem (DE/DER-400)
Site dedicated to all U.S. Navy personnel who served this great ship in times of war and peace.

Walker, Jim
Annotated photos of USS Blair (DER-147, ex-DE-147).

Operation Deep Freeze
Information and pictures on the use of US Navy Destroyer Escorts as weather picket ships from 1957 to 1968. Includes USS Calcaterra, USS Brough, USS Durant, USS Forster, USS Thomas J. Gary, and USS Wilhoite.

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