Part of PICRYL.com. Not developed or endorsed by the Library of Congress

missile

public
1,424 media by topicpage 1 of 15
NIKE Missile Base SL-40, Radar Pad No. 1, South end of base, Hecker, Monroe County, IL

NIKE Missile Base SL-40, Radar Pad No. 1, South end of base, Hecker, M...

Survey number: HAER IL-117-L Public domain photograph - historical image of Illinois, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Grand Forks Air Force Base Painted Murals, Missile Alert Facility Hotel-Zero, Grand Forks, Grand Forks County, ND

Grand Forks Air Force Base Painted Murals, Missile Alert Facility Hote...

Significance: Beginning with the end of World War II and continuing to the present, the Cold War and the resulting arms race between the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) has form... More

Grand Forks Air Force Base Painted Murals, Missile Alert Facility Hotel-Zero, Grand Forks, Grand Forks County, ND

Grand Forks Air Force Base Painted Murals, Missile Alert Facility Hote...

Significance: Beginning with the end of World War II and continuing to the present, the Cold War and the resulting arms race between the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) has form... More

Stanley R. Mickelsen Safeguard Complex, Missile Launch Area, Within Exclusion Area, Nekoma, Cavalier County, ND

Stanley R. Mickelsen Safeguard Complex, Missile Launch Area, Within Ex...

Significance: The Missile Launch Area comprised the Spartan (facilities 501-530) and Sprint (facilities 541-556) Launch Stations, allowing for both long- and short-range defense against every Intercontinental B... More

Stanley R. Mickelsen Safeguard Complex, Missile Launch Area, Within Exclusion Area, Nekoma, Cavalier County, ND

Stanley R. Mickelsen Safeguard Complex, Missile Launch Area, Within Ex...

Significance: The Missile Launch Area comprised the Spartan (facilities 501-530) and Sprint (facilities 541-556) Launch Stations, allowing for both long- and short-range defense against every Intercontinental B... More

Stanley R. Mickelsen Safeguard Complex, Missile Launch Area, Within Exclusion Area, Nekoma, Cavalier County, ND

Stanley R. Mickelsen Safeguard Complex, Missile Launch Area, Within Ex...

Significance: The Missile Launch Area comprised the Spartan (facilities 501-530) and Sprint (facilities 541-556) Launch Stations, allowing for both long- and short-range defense against every Intercontinental B... More

Grand Forks Air Force Base Painted Murals, Missile Alert Facility Charlie-Zero, Grand Forks, Grand Forks County, ND

Grand Forks Air Force Base Painted Murals, Missile Alert Facility Char...

Significance: Beginning with the end of World War II and continuing to the present, the Cold War and the resulting arms race between the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) has form... More

Grand Forks Air Force Base Painted Murals, Missile Alert Facility Juliett-Zero, Grand Forks, Grand Forks County, ND

Grand Forks Air Force Base Painted Murals, Missile Alert Facility Juli...

Significance: Beginning with the end of World War II and continuing to the present, the Cold War and the resulting arms race between the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) has form... More

Whiteman Air Force Base, Oscar O-1 Minuteman Missile Alert Facility, Southeast corner of Twelfth & Vendenberg Avenues, Knob Noster, Johnson County, MO

Whiteman Air Force Base, Oscar O-1 Minuteman Missile Alert Facility, S...

Significance: During the Cold War years, the Nation's nuclear arsenal included 1,000 Minuteman missiles. The Oscar-01 Missile Alert Facility (MAF) at Whiteman Air Force Base (AFB) was an integral part of that ... More

Whiteman Air Force Base, Oscar O-1 Minuteman Missile Alert Facility, Southeast corner of Twelfth & Vendenberg Avenues, Knob Noster, Johnson County, MO

Whiteman Air Force Base, Oscar O-1 Minuteman Missile Alert Facility, S...

Significance: During the Cold War years, the Nation's nuclear arsenal included 1,000 Minuteman missiles. The Oscar-01 Missile Alert Facility (MAF) at Whiteman Air Force Base (AFB) was an integral part of that ... More

Grand Forks Air Force Base, Missile Alert Facility Oscar-Zero, Launch Control Support Building, State Highway 45, Cooperstown, Griggs County, ND

Grand Forks Air Force Base, Missile Alert Facility Oscar-Zero, Launch ...

Survey number: HAER ND-12-A Building/structure dates: 1964-1965 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1973 Subsequent Work

Grand Forks Air Force Base, Missile Alert Facility Oscar-Zero, Launch Control Support Building, State Highway 45, Cooperstown, Griggs County, ND

Grand Forks Air Force Base, Missile Alert Facility Oscar-Zero, Launch ...

Survey number: HAER ND-12-A Building/structure dates: 1964-1965 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1973 Subsequent Work

Newport NIKE Missile Battery D-57/58, Integrated Fire Control Area, Newport Road, Carleton, Monroe County, MI

Newport NIKE Missile Battery D-57/58, Integrated Fire Control Area, Ne...

Significance: The Newport NIKE Missile Battery D-57/58 Integrated Fire Control Area contributes to the significance of the NIKE Missile Battery. It was in this area that the radar systems used to identify and ... More

NIKE Missile Battery PR-79, Control Area, Tucker Hollow Road south of State Route 101, Foster, Providence County, RI

NIKE Missile Battery PR-79, Control Area, Tucker Hollow Road south of ...

Significance: The Foster NIKE Missile Battery PR-79 Control Area contributes to the significance of the NIKE Missile Battery because it was here that all radar facilities were placed which were used to launch m... More

NIKE Missile Battery PR-79, Control Area, Tucker Hollow Road south of State Route 101, Foster, Providence County, RI

NIKE Missile Battery PR-79, Control Area, Tucker Hollow Road south of ...

Significance: The Foster NIKE Missile Battery PR-79 Control Area contributes to the significance of the NIKE Missile Battery because it was here that all radar facilities were placed which were used to launch m... More

NIKE Missile Battery PR-79, Control Area, Tucker Hollow Road south of State Route 101, Foster, Providence County, RI

NIKE Missile Battery PR-79, Control Area, Tucker Hollow Road south of ...

Significance: The Foster NIKE Missile Battery PR-79 Control Area contributes to the significance of the NIKE Missile Battery because it was here that all radar facilities were placed which were used to launch m... More

NIKE Missile Battery PR-79, Control Area, Tucker Hollow Road south of State Route 101, Foster, Providence County, RI

NIKE Missile Battery PR-79, Control Area, Tucker Hollow Road south of ...

Significance: The Foster NIKE Missile Battery PR-79 Control Area contributes to the significance of the NIKE Missile Battery because it was here that all radar facilities were placed which were used to launch m... More

NIKE Missile Battery PR-79, Control Area, Tucker Hollow Road south of State Route 101, Foster, Providence County, RI

NIKE Missile Battery PR-79, Control Area, Tucker Hollow Road south of ...

Significance: The Foster NIKE Missile Battery PR-79 Control Area contributes to the significance of the NIKE Missile Battery because it was here that all radar facilities were placed which were used to launch m... More

NIKE Missile Base SL-40, HIPAR Equipment Building, South end of base, northwest of Generator Building No. 2, southwest of Mess Hall, Hecker, Monroe County, IL

NIKE Missile Base SL-40, HIPAR Equipment Building, South end of base, ...

Significance: The HIPAR equipment building was built in 1958 from standardized drawings approved by the Corps of Engineers. Nike buildings were considered modified emergency buildings. Originally, they were t... More

NIKE Missile Base C-84, Mess Hall, North of Launch Area Entrance Drive, east of Officers' Quarters & Administration Building, Barrington, Cook County, IL

NIKE Missile Base C-84, Mess Hall, North of Launch Area Entrance Drive...

Significance: This mess hall was the common eating facility for personnel stationed at Nike Missile Base C-84. The building was built in 1956 from standardized drawings approved by the Corps of Engineers, most... More

Grand Forks Air Force Base, Missile Launch Facility November-33, Launcher, State Highway 200, Cooperstown, Griggs County, ND

Grand Forks Air Force Base, Missile Launch Facility November-33, Launc...

Survey number: HAER ND-11-A Building/structure dates: 1964-1965 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1973 Subsequent Work

Grand Forks Air Force Base, Missile Launch Facility November-33, Launcher, State Highway 200, Cooperstown, Griggs County, ND

Grand Forks Air Force Base, Missile Launch Facility November-33, Launc...

Survey number: HAER ND-11-A Building/structure dates: 1964-1965 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1973 Subsequent Work

NIKE Missile Base SL-40, Warheading Building, South end of launch area, west of Generator Building No. 3, Hecker, Monroe County, IL

NIKE Missile Base SL-40, Warheading Building, South end of launch area...

Significance: The warheading building was an integral part of Nike Missile Base SL-40. At the war heading buildings, Nike crews armed the missiles with their warheads. This building was built in 1958 from sta... More

Grand Forks Air Force Base, Missile Alert Facility Oscar-Zero, Launch Control Equipment Building, State Highway 45, Cooperstown, Griggs County, ND

Grand Forks Air Force Base, Missile Alert Facility Oscar-Zero, Launch ...

Survey number: HAER ND-12-C Building/structure dates: 1964-1965 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1973 Subsequent Work

Glenn L. Martin Company, Titan Missile Test Facilities, Captive Test Stand D-2, Waterton Canyon Road & Colorado Highway 121, Lakewood, Jefferson County, CO

Glenn L. Martin Company, Titan Missile Test Facilities, Captive Test S...

Significance: By providing a facility where the Titan I and Titan II intercontinental ballistic missiles could be "flown on the ground" under controlled conditions prior to actual launch, Captive Test Stand D-2... More

NIKE Missile Base SL-40, Administration Building, East central portion of base, southeast of Mess Hall, northeast of HIPAR Equipment Building, Hecker, Monroe County, IL

NIKE Missile Base SL-40, Administration Building, East central portion...

Significance: This building provided administration and housing facilities for the base. Engineering drawings indicate that most Nike administration buildings contained a day room, offices for the battery comm... More

Newport NIKE Missile Battery D-57/58, Newport Road, Carleton, Monroe County, MI

Newport NIKE Missile Battery D-57/58, Newport Road, Carleton, Monroe C...

Significance: The Newport NIKE Missile Battery D-57/58 is one of sixteen original NIKE Missile Batteries that surrounded the city of Detroit, Michigan in 1958. D-57/58 is an intact example of a Dual NIKE Missi... More

Newport NIKE Missile Battery D-57/58, Newport Road, Carleton, Monroe County, MI

Newport NIKE Missile Battery D-57/58, Newport Road, Carleton, Monroe C...

Significance: The Newport NIKE Missile Battery D-57/58 is one of sixteen original NIKE Missile Batteries that surrounded the city of Detroit, Michigan in 1958. D-57/58 is an intact example of a Dual NIKE Missi... More

Newport NIKE Missile Battery D-57/58, Newport Road, Carleton, Monroe County, MI

Newport NIKE Missile Battery D-57/58, Newport Road, Carleton, Monroe C...

Significance: The Newport NIKE Missile Battery D-57/58 is one of sixteen original NIKE Missile Batteries that surrounded the city of Detroit, Michigan in 1958. D-57/58 is an intact example of a Dual NIKE Missi... More

Mount Gleason Nike Missile Site, Angeles National Forest, South of Soledad Canyon, Sylmar, Los Angeles County, CA

Mount Gleason Nike Missile Site, Angeles National Forest, South of Sol...

Significance: The Mt. Gleason facility is significant for several reasons. It was the first Nike unit planned and constructed in the Angeles National Forest, and it operated for the longest period of time amon... More

Mount Gleason Nike Missile Site, Angeles National Forest, South of Soledad Canyon, Sylmar, Los Angeles County, CA

Mount Gleason Nike Missile Site, Angeles National Forest, South of Sol...

Significance: The Mt. Gleason facility is significant for several reasons. It was the first Nike unit planned and constructed in the Angeles National Forest, and it operated for the longest period of time amon... More

Mount Gleason Nike Missile Site, Angeles National Forest, South of Soledad Canyon, Sylmar, Los Angeles County, CA

Mount Gleason Nike Missile Site, Angeles National Forest, South of Sol...

Significance: The Mt. Gleason facility is significant for several reasons. It was the first Nike unit planned and constructed in the Angeles National Forest, and it operated for the longest period of time amon... More

Los Pinetos Nike Missile Site, Santa Clara Road, Los Angeles National Forest, Sylmar, Los Angeles County, CA

Los Pinetos Nike Missile Site, Santa Clara Road, Los Angeles National ...

Significance: The Los Pinetos NIKE site played an integral role in the Los Angeles Defense Area from 1955 to 1958. Los Pinetos is unique among Nike sites in the Los Angeles area in that the launch, administrat... More

Los Pinetos Nike Missile Site, Santa Clara Road, Los Angeles National Forest, Sylmar, Los Angeles County, CA

Los Pinetos Nike Missile Site, Santa Clara Road, Los Angeles National ...

Significance: The Los Pinetos NIKE site played an integral role in the Los Angeles Defense Area from 1955 to 1958. Los Pinetos is unique among Nike sites in the Los Angeles area in that the launch, administrat... More

Grand Forks Air Force Base, Missile Alert Facility Oscar-Zero, State Highway 45, Cooperstown, Griggs County, ND

Grand Forks Air Force Base, Missile Alert Facility Oscar-Zero, State H...

Survey number: HAER ND-12 Building/structure dates: 1964-1965 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1973 Subsequent Work

Glenn L. Martin Company, Titan Missile Test Facilities, Control Building A, Waterton Canyon Road & Colorado Highway 121, Lakewood, Jefferson County, CO

Glenn L. Martin Company, Titan Missile Test Facilities, Control Buildi...

Significance: This blastproof enclosure enabled technicians to conduct and observe the captive firings at Test Stands D-1 and D-2. The Control Building also served as a training center for launch crews and as a... More

NIKE Missile Base SL-40, Barracks No. 2, North end of base, southeast of Barracks No. 1 & northeast of Mess Hall, Hecker, Monroe County, IL

NIKE Missile Base SL-40, Barracks No. 2, North end of base, southeast ...

Significance: This barrack provided living facilities for personnel stationed at Nike Missile Base SL-40. Standardized drawings indicate that the installation's two barracks housed enlisted men, officers, and ... More

NIKE Missile Base SL-40, Barracks No. 2, North end of base, southeast of Barracks No. 1 & northeast of Mess Hall, Hecker, Monroe County, IL

NIKE Missile Base SL-40, Barracks No. 2, North end of base, southeast ...

Significance: This barrack provided living facilities for personnel stationed at Nike Missile Base SL-40. Standardized drawings indicate that the installation's two barracks housed enlisted men, officers, and ... More

Marshall Space Flight Center, Redstone Rocket (Missile) Test Stand, Dodd Road, Huntsville, Madison County, AL

Marshall Space Flight Center, Redstone Rocket (Missile) Test Stand, Do...

Significance: The Redstone Interim Test Stand, in use from 1953 to 1961, was developed by Dr. Wernher von Braun and associates to test the Redstone rocket propulsion system. Constructed for $25,000 out of mate... More

Marshall Space Flight Center, Redstone Rocket (Missile) Test Stand, Dodd Road, Huntsville, Madison County, AL

Marshall Space Flight Center, Redstone Rocket (Missile) Test Stand, Do...

Significance: The Redstone Interim Test Stand, in use from 1953 to 1961, was developed by Dr. Wernher von Braun and associates to test the Redstone rocket propulsion system. Constructed for $25,000 out of mate... More

Marshall Space Flight Center, Redstone Rocket (Missile) Test Stand, Dodd Road, Huntsville, Madison County, AL

Marshall Space Flight Center, Redstone Rocket (Missile) Test Stand, Do...

Significance: The Redstone Interim Test Stand, in use from 1953 to 1961, was developed by Dr. Wernher von Braun and associates to test the Redstone rocket propulsion system. Constructed for $25,000 out of mate... More

Marshall Space Flight Center, Redstone Rocket (Missile) Test Stand, Dodd Road, Huntsville, Madison County, AL

Marshall Space Flight Center, Redstone Rocket (Missile) Test Stand, Do...

Significance: The Redstone Interim Test Stand, in use from 1953 to 1961, was developed by Dr. Wernher von Braun and associates to test the Redstone rocket propulsion system. Constructed for $25,000 out of mate... More

Marshall Space Flight Center, Redstone Rocket (Missile) Test Stand, Dodd Road, Huntsville, Madison County, AL

Marshall Space Flight Center, Redstone Rocket (Missile) Test Stand, Do...

Significance: The Redstone Interim Test Stand, in use from 1953 to 1961, was developed by Dr. Wernher von Braun and associates to test the Redstone rocket propulsion system. Constructed for $25,000 out of mate... More

NIKE Missile Base C-84, Pump House, North of Launch Area Entrance Drive, southwest of Missile Assembly Area, Barrington, Cook County, IL

NIKE Missile Base C-84, Pump House, North of Launch Area Entrance Driv...

Significance: This building was built in 1956 from standardized drawings approved by the Corps of Engineers, most of which were designed by the firm of Leon Chatelian, Jr., of Washington, D.C. Nike buildings w... More

Newport NIKE Missile Battery D-57/58, Launch Area, Newport Road, Carleton, Monroe County, MI

Newport NIKE Missile Battery D-57/58, Launch Area, Newport Road, Carle...

Significance: The Newport NIKE Missile Battery D-57/58 Launch Area contributes to the significance of the NIKE Missile Battery because it was in this area that the NIKE missiles were assembled, armed, and readi... More

Newport NIKE Missile Battery D-57/58, Launch Area, Newport Road, Carleton, Monroe County, MI

Newport NIKE Missile Battery D-57/58, Launch Area, Newport Road, Carle...

Significance: The Newport NIKE Missile Battery D-57/58 Launch Area contributes to the significance of the NIKE Missile Battery because it was in this area that the NIKE missiles were assembled, armed, and readi... More

NASA Industrial Plant, Missile Research Laboratory, 12214 Lakewood Boulevard, Downey, Los Angeles County, CA

NASA Industrial Plant, Missile Research Laboratory, 12214 Lakewood Bou...

Significance: Building 41 was used for missile research and construction and is a contributing factor to the historic value of the NASA site. Survey number: HAER CA-310-G Building/structure dates: 1942 Initia... More

NASA Industrial Plant, Missile Research Laboratory, 12214 Lakewood Boulevard, Downey, Los Angeles County, CA

NASA Industrial Plant, Missile Research Laboratory, 12214 Lakewood Bou...

Significance: Building 41 was used for missile research and construction and is a contributing factor to the historic value of the NASA site. Survey number: HAER CA-310-G Building/structure dates: 1942 Initia... More

Glenn L. Martin Company, Titan Missile Test Facilities, Captive Test Stand D-4, Waterton Canyon Road & Colorado Highway 121, Lakewood, Jefferson County, CO

Glenn L. Martin Company, Titan Missile Test Facilities, Captive Test S...

Significance: By providing a facility where the Titan I and Titan II intercontinental ballistic missiles could be "flown on the ground" under controlled conditions prior to actual launch, Captive Test Stand D-4... More

Grand Forks Air Force Base, Missile Launch Facility November-33, State Highway 200, Cooperstown, Griggs County, ND

Grand Forks Air Force Base, Missile Launch Facility November-33, State...

Public domain photograph - historical image of North Dakota, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Grand Forks Air Force Base, Missile Launch Facility November-33, State Highway 200, Cooperstown, Griggs County, ND

Grand Forks Air Force Base, Missile Launch Facility November-33, State...

Public domain photograph - historical image of North Dakota, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

NIKE Missile Base SL-40, Generator Building No. 3, South end of launch area, southeast of Canine Kennel, Hecker, Monroe County, IL

NIKE Missile Base SL-40, Generator Building No. 3, South end of launch...

Significance: This generator building was built in 1958 from standardized drawings approved by the Corps of Engineers. Nike buildings were considered modified emergency buildings. Originally, there were to be... More

Clear Air Force Station, Ballistic Missile Early Warning System Site II, One mile west of mile marker 293.5 on Parks Highway, 5 miles southwest of Anderson, Anderson, Denali Borough, AK

Clear Air Force Station, Ballistic Missile Early Warning System Site I...

Significance: The Ballistic Missile Early Warning System (BMEWS) was constructed in 1958-61 in response to the threat of a potential Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) attack from the Soviet Union (demon... More

Clear Air Force Station, Ballistic Missile Early Warning System Site II, One mile west of mile marker 293.5 on Parks Highway, 5 miles southwest of Anderson, Anderson, Denali Borough, AK

Clear Air Force Station, Ballistic Missile Early Warning System Site I...

Significance: The Ballistic Missile Early Warning System (BMEWS) was constructed in 1958-61 in response to the threat of a potential Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) attack from the Soviet Union (demon... More

Clear Air Force Station, Ballistic Missile Early Warning System Site II, One mile west of mile marker 293.5 on Parks Highway, 5 miles southwest of Anderson, Anderson, Denali Borough, AK

Clear Air Force Station, Ballistic Missile Early Warning System Site I...

Significance: The Ballistic Missile Early Warning System (BMEWS) was constructed in 1958-61 in response to the threat of a potential Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) attack from the Soviet Union (demon... More

Clear Air Force Station, Ballistic Missile Early Warning System Site II, One mile west of mile marker 293.5 on Parks Highway, 5 miles southwest of Anderson, Anderson, Denali Borough, AK

Clear Air Force Station, Ballistic Missile Early Warning System Site I...

Significance: The Ballistic Missile Early Warning System (BMEWS) was constructed in 1958-61 in response to the threat of a potential Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) attack from the Soviet Union (demon... More

Clear Air Force Station, Ballistic Missile Early Warning System Site II, One mile west of mile marker 293.5 on Parks Highway, 5 miles southwest of Anderson, Anderson, Denali Borough, AK

Clear Air Force Station, Ballistic Missile Early Warning System Site I...

Significance: The Ballistic Missile Early Warning System (BMEWS) was constructed in 1958-61 in response to the threat of a potential Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) attack from the Soviet Union (demon... More

Clear Air Force Station, Ballistic Missile Early Warning System Site II, One mile west of mile marker 293.5 on Parks Highway, 5 miles southwest of Anderson, Anderson, Denali Borough, AK

Clear Air Force Station, Ballistic Missile Early Warning System Site I...

Significance: The Ballistic Missile Early Warning System (BMEWS) was constructed in 1958-61 in response to the threat of a potential Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) attack from the Soviet Union (demon... More

Clear Air Force Station, Ballistic Missile Early Warning System Site II, One mile west of mile marker 293.5 on Parks Highway, 5 miles southwest of Anderson, Anderson, Denali Borough, AK

Clear Air Force Station, Ballistic Missile Early Warning System Site I...

Significance: The Ballistic Missile Early Warning System (BMEWS) was constructed in 1958-61 in response to the threat of a potential Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) attack from the Soviet Union (demon... More

Clear Air Force Station, Ballistic Missile Early Warning System Site II, One mile west of mile marker 293.5 on Parks Highway, 5 miles southwest of Anderson, Anderson, Denali Borough, AK

Clear Air Force Station, Ballistic Missile Early Warning System Site I...

Significance: The Ballistic Missile Early Warning System (BMEWS) was constructed in 1958-61 in response to the threat of a potential Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) attack from the Soviet Union (demon... More

Clear Air Force Station, Ballistic Missile Early Warning System Site II, One mile west of mile marker 293.5 on Parks Highway, 5 miles southwest of Anderson, Anderson, Denali Borough, AK

Clear Air Force Station, Ballistic Missile Early Warning System Site I...

Significance: The Ballistic Missile Early Warning System (BMEWS) was constructed in 1958-61 in response to the threat of a potential Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) attack from the Soviet Union (demon... More

Clear Air Force Station, Ballistic Missile Early Warning System Site II, One mile west of mile marker 293.5 on Parks Highway, 5 miles southwest of Anderson, Anderson, Denali Borough, AK

Clear Air Force Station, Ballistic Missile Early Warning System Site I...

Significance: The Ballistic Missile Early Warning System (BMEWS) was constructed in 1958-61 in response to the threat of a potential Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) attack from the Soviet Union (demon... More

Clear Air Force Station, Ballistic Missile Early Warning System Site II, One mile west of mile marker 293.5 on Parks Highway, 5 miles southwest of Anderson, Anderson, Denali Borough, AK

Clear Air Force Station, Ballistic Missile Early Warning System Site I...

Significance: The Ballistic Missile Early Warning System (BMEWS) was constructed in 1958-61 in response to the threat of a potential Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) attack from the Soviet Union (demon... More

Clear Air Force Station, Ballistic Missile Early Warning System Site II, One mile west of mile marker 293.5 on Parks Highway, 5 miles southwest of Anderson, Anderson, Denali Borough, AK

Clear Air Force Station, Ballistic Missile Early Warning System Site I...

Significance: The Ballistic Missile Early Warning System (BMEWS) was constructed in 1958-61 in response to the threat of a potential Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) attack from the Soviet Union (demon... More

Grand Forks Air Force Base, Missile Alert Facility Oscar-Zero, Launch Control Center, State Highway 45, Cooperstown, Griggs County, ND

Grand Forks Air Force Base, Missile Alert Facility Oscar-Zero, Launch ...

Survey number: HAER ND-12-B Building/structure dates: 1964-1965 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1973 Subsequent Work

Grand Forks Air Force Base, Missile Alert Facility Oscar-Zero, Launch Control Center, State Highway 45, Cooperstown, Griggs County, ND

Grand Forks Air Force Base, Missile Alert Facility Oscar-Zero, Launch ...

Survey number: HAER ND-12-B Building/structure dates: 1964-1965 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1973 Subsequent Work

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Ford Island Polaris Missile Lab & U.S. Fleet Ballistic Missile Submarine Training Center, Between Lexington Boulvevard and the sea plane ramps on the southwest side of Ford Island, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Ford Island Polaris Missile Lab & U.S. ...

Significance: Facility 39 is located within the Pearl Harbor National Historic Landmark. Its construction and ensuing modifications reflect the evolution of Navy activity at Ford Island, with periods of signif... More

Stanley R. Mickelsen Safeguard Complex, Missile Site Control Building, Northeast of Tactical Road; southeast of Tactical Road South, Nekoma, Cavalier County, ND

Stanley R. Mickelsen Safeguard Complex, Missile Site Control Building,...

Significance: It is believed that the plans for deployment and initiation of construction of this facility were instrumental in obtaining Soviet agreement to the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty and a subsequent d... More

Stanley R. Mickelsen Safeguard Complex, Missile Site Control Building, Northeast of Tactical Road; southeast of Tactical Road South, Nekoma, Cavalier County, ND

Stanley R. Mickelsen Safeguard Complex, Missile Site Control Building,...

Significance: It is believed that the plans for deployment and initiation of construction of this facility were instrumental in obtaining Soviet agreement to the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty and a subsequent d... More

NIKE Missile Battery PR-79, Launch Area, East Windsor Road south of State Route 101, Foster, Providence County, RI

NIKE Missile Battery PR-79, Launch Area, East Windsor Road south of St...

Significance: The Foster NIKI Missile Battery PR-79 Launch Area contributes to the significance of the NIKE Missile Battery because it was here that missiles were assembled, armed and readied for launching, imp... More

Nike Missile Battery MS-40, County Road No. 260, Farmington, Dakota County, MN

Nike Missile Battery MS-40, County Road No. 260, Farmington, Dakota Co...

Significance: The Nike missile system, first developed in the 1950s, was the United States' first and most widely deployed air defense missile system. Nike installations were a critical element in national air... More

Nike Missile Battery MS-40, County Road No. 260, Farmington, Dakota County, MN

Nike Missile Battery MS-40, County Road No. 260, Farmington, Dakota Co...

Significance: The Nike missile system, first developed in the 1950s, was the United States' first and most widely deployed air defense missile system. Nike installations were a critical element in national air... More

Nike Missile Battery MS-40, County Road No. 260, Farmington, Dakota County, MN

Nike Missile Battery MS-40, County Road No. 260, Farmington, Dakota Co...

Significance: The Nike missile system, first developed in the 1950s, was the United States' first and most widely deployed air defense missile system. Nike installations were a critical element in national air... More

Nike Missile Battery MS-40, County Road No. 260, Farmington, Dakota County, MN

Nike Missile Battery MS-40, County Road No. 260, Farmington, Dakota Co...

Significance: The Nike missile system, first developed in the 1950s, was the United States' first and most widely deployed air defense missile system. Nike installations were a critical element in national air... More

Nike Missile Battery MS-40, County Road No. 260, Farmington, Dakota County, MN

Nike Missile Battery MS-40, County Road No. 260, Farmington, Dakota Co...

Significance: The Nike missile system, first developed in the 1950s, was the United States' first and most widely deployed air defense missile system. Nike installations were a critical element in national air... More

Nike Missile Battery MS-40, County Road No. 260, Farmington, Dakota County, MN

Nike Missile Battery MS-40, County Road No. 260, Farmington, Dakota Co...

Significance: The Nike missile system, first developed in the 1950s, was the United States' first and most widely deployed air defense missile system. Nike installations were a critical element in national air... More

Nike Missile Battery MS-40, County Road No. 260, Farmington, Dakota County, MN

Nike Missile Battery MS-40, County Road No. 260, Farmington, Dakota Co...

Significance: The Nike missile system, first developed in the 1950s, was the United States' first and most widely deployed air defense missile system. Nike installations were a critical element in national air... More

Nike Missile Battery MS-40, County Road No. 260, Farmington, Dakota County, MN

Nike Missile Battery MS-40, County Road No. 260, Farmington, Dakota Co...

Significance: The Nike missile system, first developed in the 1950s, was the United States' first and most widely deployed air defense missile system. Nike installations were a critical element in national air... More

Nike Missile Battery MS-40, County Road No. 260, Farmington, Dakota County, MN

Nike Missile Battery MS-40, County Road No. 260, Farmington, Dakota Co...

Significance: The Nike missile system, first developed in the 1950s, was the United States' first and most widely deployed air defense missile system. Nike installations were a critical element in national air... More

White Sands Missile Range, Trinity Site, Vicinity of Routes 13 & 20, White Sands, Dona Ana County, NM

White Sands Missile Range, Trinity Site, Vicinity of Routes 13 & 20, W...

Significance: The United States detonated the world's first atomic bomb at Trinity Site on July 16, 1945. The site contains a fenced-in area and marker at Ground Zero, the remnants of a number of test structur... More

White Sands Missile Range, Trinity Site, Vicinity of Routes 13 & 20, White Sands, Dona Ana County, NM

White Sands Missile Range, Trinity Site, Vicinity of Routes 13 & 20, W...

Significance: The United States detonated the world's first atomic bomb at Trinity Site on July 16, 1945. The site contains a fenced-in area and marker at Ground Zero, the remnants of a number of test structur... More

White Sands Missile Range, Trinity Site, Vicinity of Routes 13 & 20, White Sands, Dona Ana County, NM

White Sands Missile Range, Trinity Site, Vicinity of Routes 13 & 20, W...

Significance: The United States detonated the world's first atomic bomb at Trinity Site on July 16, 1945. The site contains a fenced-in area and marker at Ground Zero, the remnants of a number of test structur... More

White Sands Missile Range, Trinity Site, Vicinity of Routes 13 & 20, White Sands, Dona Ana County, NM

White Sands Missile Range, Trinity Site, Vicinity of Routes 13 & 20, W...

Significance: The United States detonated the world's first atomic bomb at Trinity Site on July 16, 1945. The site contains a fenced-in area and marker at Ground Zero, the remnants of a number of test structur... More

White Sands Missile Range, Trinity Site, Vicinity of Routes 13 & 20, White Sands, Dona Ana County, NM

White Sands Missile Range, Trinity Site, Vicinity of Routes 13 & 20, W...

Significance: The United States detonated the world's first atomic bomb at Trinity Site on July 16, 1945. The site contains a fenced-in area and marker at Ground Zero, the remnants of a number of test structur... More

White Sands Missile Range, Trinity Site, Vicinity of Routes 13 & 20, White Sands, Dona Ana County, NM

White Sands Missile Range, Trinity Site, Vicinity of Routes 13 & 20, W...

Significance: The United States detonated the world's first atomic bomb at Trinity Site on July 16, 1945. The site contains a fenced-in area and marker at Ground Zero, the remnants of a number of test structur... More

White Sands Missile Range, Trinity Site, Vicinity of Routes 13 & 20, White Sands, Dona Ana County, NM

White Sands Missile Range, Trinity Site, Vicinity of Routes 13 & 20, W...

Significance: The United States detonated the world's first atomic bomb at Trinity Site on July 16, 1945. The site contains a fenced-in area and marker at Ground Zero, the remnants of a number of test structur... More

White Sands Missile Range, Trinity Site, Vicinity of Routes 13 & 20, White Sands, Dona Ana County, NM

White Sands Missile Range, Trinity Site, Vicinity of Routes 13 & 20, W...

Significance: The United States detonated the world's first atomic bomb at Trinity Site on July 16, 1945. The site contains a fenced-in area and marker at Ground Zero, the remnants of a number of test structur... More

White Sands Missile Range, Trinity Site, Vicinity of Routes 13 & 20, White Sands, Dona Ana County, NM

White Sands Missile Range, Trinity Site, Vicinity of Routes 13 & 20, W...

Significance: The United States detonated the world's first atomic bomb at Trinity Site on July 16, 1945. The site contains a fenced-in area and marker at Ground Zero, the remnants of a number of test structur... More

White Sands Missile Range, Trinity Site, Vicinity of Routes 13 & 20, White Sands, Dona Ana County, NM

White Sands Missile Range, Trinity Site, Vicinity of Routes 13 & 20, W...

Significance: The United States detonated the world's first atomic bomb at Trinity Site on July 16, 1945. The site contains a fenced-in area and marker at Ground Zero, the remnants of a number of test structur... More

White Sands Missile Range, Trinity Site, Vicinity of Routes 13 & 20, White Sands, Dona Ana County, NM

White Sands Missile Range, Trinity Site, Vicinity of Routes 13 & 20, W...

Significance: The United States detonated the world's first atomic bomb at Trinity Site on July 16, 1945. The site contains a fenced-in area and marker at Ground Zero, the remnants of a number of test structur... More

White Sands Missile Range, Trinity Site, Vicinity of Routes 13 & 20, White Sands, Dona Ana County, NM

White Sands Missile Range, Trinity Site, Vicinity of Routes 13 & 20, W...

Significance: The United States detonated the world's first atomic bomb at Trinity Site on July 16, 1945. The site contains a fenced-in area and marker at Ground Zero, the remnants of a number of test structur... More

Whiteman Air Force Base, Minuteman Missile Launch Facility Trainer T-12, Northeast of Oscar-01 Missile Alert Facility, Knob Noster, Johnson County, MO

Whiteman Air Force Base, Minuteman Missile Launch Facility Trainer T-1...

Significance: Cold War missile development in the United States led to the necessity for a more rapid, yet economic system of retaliation than provided in the earlier Atlas and Titan systems. The Air Force fou... More

Whiteman Air Force Base, Minuteman Missile Launch Facility Trainer T-12, Northeast of Oscar-01 Missile Alert Facility, Knob Noster, Johnson County, MO

Whiteman Air Force Base, Minuteman Missile Launch Facility Trainer T-1...

Significance: Cold War missile development in the United States led to the necessity for a more rapid, yet economic system of retaliation than provided in the earlier Atlas and Titan systems. The Air Force fou... More

Whiteman Air Force Base, Minuteman Missile Launch Facility Trainer T-12, Northeast of Oscar-01 Missile Alert Facility, Knob Noster, Johnson County, MO

Whiteman Air Force Base, Minuteman Missile Launch Facility Trainer T-1...

Significance: Cold War missile development in the United States led to the necessity for a more rapid, yet economic system of retaliation than provided in the earlier Atlas and Titan systems. The Air Force fou... More

Whiteman Air Force Base, Minuteman Missile Launch Facility Trainer T-12, Northeast of Oscar-01 Missile Alert Facility, Knob Noster, Johnson County, MO

Whiteman Air Force Base, Minuteman Missile Launch Facility Trainer T-1...

Significance: Cold War missile development in the United States led to the necessity for a more rapid, yet economic system of retaliation than provided in the earlier Atlas and Titan systems. The Air Force fou... More

Whiteman Air Force Base, Minuteman Missile Launch Facility Trainer T-12, Northeast of Oscar-01 Missile Alert Facility, Knob Noster, Johnson County, MO

Whiteman Air Force Base, Minuteman Missile Launch Facility Trainer T-1...

Significance: Cold War missile development in the United States led to the necessity for a more rapid, yet economic system of retaliation than provided in the earlier Atlas and Titan systems. The Air Force fou... More

Nike Hercules Missile Battery Summit Site, High Explosives Magazine, Anchorage, Anchorage, AK

Nike Hercules Missile Battery Summit Site, High Explosives Magazine, A...

Survey number: HAER AK-18-D Building/structure dates: ca. 1959 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1979 Subsequent Work

NIKE Missile Base C-84, Underground Storage Magazines & Launcher-Loader Assemblies, Easternmost portion of launch area, Barrington, Cook County, IL

NIKE Missile Base C-84, Underground Storage Magazines & Launcher-Loade...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Illinois, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

NIKE Missile Base C-84, Underground Storage Magazines & Launcher-Loader Assemblies, Easternmost portion of launch area, Barrington, Cook County, IL

NIKE Missile Base C-84, Underground Storage Magazines & Launcher-Loade...

Picryl description: Public domain image of armored military vehicle, tank, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

White Sands Missile Range, V-2 Rocket Facilities, Near Headquarters Area, White Sands, Dona Ana County, NM

White Sands Missile Range, V-2 Rocket Facilities, Near Headquarters Ar...

Public domain photograph of Mexico, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Previous

of 15

Next