Mr. Kevin Eitland, a civilian contractor, performs a systems check on the Omni Tracs transmitter using a 12 volt battery before installing it onto a military vehicle at Pier 8 in the Port of Pusan, Republic of Korea, Oct. 20, 1998. Eitland is contracted through the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center (SPAWAR) from Charleston, N.C. The Omni Tracs transmitter system is a prototype that is being field tested to determine its capabilities to keep track of the vehicle position and report that position to the Global Command and Control System in near real time. The transmitters are being installed on vehicles used in exercise Foal Eagle '98
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Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '98KOREA CD
Base: Pusan
Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)
Scene Camera Operator: SPC Christina Ann Horne
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
20/10/1998
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The U.S. National Archives
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