THE FIRST 2 YEARS OF THE BATSE COMPTEL NMSU GRB RAPID RESPONSE NETWORK

The BATSE/COMPTEL/NMSU Rapid Response Network (RRN) was formed to prov ide rapid follow-up of gamma-ray bursts imaged by the COMPTEL instrume nt on the Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory. The RRN consists of approxima te to 22 professional observatories located around the world spanning both northern and southern hemispheres. Also included in the RRN is th e Airforce GEODSS network. The goal of the RRN is to perform optical a nd radio observations of COMPTEL error boxes as soon after the burst a s possible. We present results from the first two years of operation o f this network.