USS William H. Standley
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USS William H. Standley was a Belknap-class destroyer leader / cruiser. She was named for Admiral William Harrison Standley, former Chief of Naval Operations and ambassador to the Soviet Union. She wa
USS William H. Standley (CG-32)
Standley used as a target for Exercise Talisman Saber 2005
PIRAZ
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PIRAZ is a United States Navy acronym for Positive Identification Radar Advisory Zone. The zone is defined by the air search radar coverage of a ship patrolling a designated PIRAZ station. The concept
USS William H. Standley
…entered the Charleston Naval Shipyard early in August for restricted availability and received alterations that would permit her to function as a PIRAZ (Positive Identification Radar and Advisory Zone) ship to conduct operations in the Gulf of Tonkin. After sea trials and a final in-port period at…
PIRAZ originated to protect Yankee station aircraft carriers during the Vietnam war.
USS Agerholm was typical of the ships providing torpedo boat destroyer "shotgun" escort for the Gulf of Tonkin PIRAZ station.
On PIRAZ duty for the May 1972, aerial mining of Hai Phong harbor, USS Chicago's air controllers guided Navy and Air Force fighter pilots to intercepts downing 12 MiG fighters while a RIM-8 Talos missile destroyed a 13th MiG fighter.
A US Navy F-4J Phantom fighter typical of PIRAZ controlled CAP.