MILITARY TRAINING AREAS MARINA GORKA, USSR BELORUSSIAN MD

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 29, 2000
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• Publication Date: February 1, 1964
• Content Type: REPORT

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PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION REPORT
MILITARY TRAINING AREAS
MARINA GORKA, USSR
BELORUSSIAN MD
Handle Via TALENT - KEYHOLE Control Only
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or the revelation of its contents in any manner to an unauthorized person, as well as its use in any manner
prejudicial to the safety or interest of the United States or for the benefit of any foreign government to the
detriment of the United States. It is to be seen only by personnel especially indoctrinated and authorized to
receive TALENT-KEYHOLE information. Its security must be maintained in accordance with KEYHOLE and
TALENT regulations.
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MILITARY TRAINING AREAS
MARINA GORKA, USSR
BELORUSSIAN MD
Training Area A
A 6,072-acre training area associated with
Marina Gorka Army Barracks and Depot
- is located immediately east of
Marina Gorka at 53-30N 028-12E. It consists
primarily of open areas for combat training
with areas of heavy vehicular trackage along
the southern boundary.
Training Area B
A training area covering 2,446 acres is 2
miles (3.2 kilometers) southwest of Marina
Gorka at 53-30N 028-07E. It contains two
moving target tank firing ranges, one with a
target distance of 4,500 feet (from static firing
line to target) and eight 2,700-foot firing lanes,
and the other with a target distance of 4,080
feet and ten 2,400-foot firing lanes.
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A comparative stud of KEYHOLE
missions from
revealed no significant change in the size of
either area. Usage appeared consistently heavy
in the summer and fall and very light in the
winter. Both areas have good access roads.
A spur from the Minsk-Osipovichi railroad
serves Marina Gorka Army Barracks and Depot
adjacent to Training Area A. No rail loading
ramps were observed.
No wheeled- or tracked-vehicle driver
training courses, artillery firing positions or
impact areas, bivouac areas or tent camps,
engineer or water-crossing training sites, or
airborne or air transportability training facil-
ities were observed.
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MAPS OR CHARTS
ACIC. US Air Target Chart, Series 200, Sheet 0168-1911L, 2d ed, Dec 62, scale 1:200,000 (SECRET)
DOCUMENTS
OACSI, Army. PIB-TK-114-62, Marina Gorka Army Barracks and Depot, 17 Aug 62 (TOP SECRET CHESS RUFF)
REQUIREMENT
DIAXX 63-99 (partial answer)
NPIC PROJECT
J-446/63
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