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Show Serving Moab and Grand County, Utah Heart of the Can Moab, Grand County, Utah 84532 June 27,1968 Firings Perching Missile Success Last Thursday Operating under tactical conditions, troops of the Federal Republic of Germany Air Force successfully fired two Pershing missiles from Gilson Butte, Utah, to White Sands Missile Range late last Thursday night. The two weapons impacted in a predetermined area at the range. They were the first of nine Pershings to be launched during the current firing session slated to end in early August. The firings were both a test of the missiles' performance when handled by troops in the field and annual service practice firing for the units involved. According to Army officials, the next firing date in this series will be during the week beginning July 14. White Sands Missile Range provided technical support for the two launches, while the end Battalion, 44th Artillery from Ft. Sill, Qkla., provided general support 1? Operations from blast off to impact were closely monitored to insure complete safety during the weapons' 400-mile flight from Utah to White Sands. |