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Exhibit in the Air Heritage Park, dedicated in 1985 at Randolph Field, now Randolph Air Force Base, part of the U.S. Military's Joint Base San Antonio, Texas

Exhibit in the Air Heritage Park, dedicated in 1985 at Randolph Field,...

Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Randolph Field, Texas, played a pivotal role in the development of the air arm of the U.S. Army, which eventually achieved its indepe... 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

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

Cape Cod Air Station, Massachusetts Military Reservation, Sandwich, Barnstable County, MA

Cape Cod Air Station, Massachusetts Military Reservation, Sandwich, Ba...

Significance: This facility is one of four PAVE (Air Force program name) Phased Array Warning System (PAVE PAWS) sites located in the U.S. It was designed to provide early warning and tracking for submarine-lau... 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

Chanute Air Force Base, Hangar No. 4, Junction of Challenger Street & Sentry Street, Rantoul, Champaign County, IL

Chanute Air Force Base, Hangar No. 4, Junction of Challenger Street & ...

Significance: Hangar 4 is one of four hangars that dominate the landscape within the Chanute AFB Historic District. All four hangars were built in response to the massive mobilization required by World War II a... More

Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Dayton, Montgomery County, OH

Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Dayton, Montgomery County, OH

Significance: Area B began as Wright Field, an important center for a variety of early aircraft engineering and support systems research. Specialized research and support structures here were the site of many ... 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

Ellsworth Air Force Base, PX Service Station, 860 Ellsworth Street, Blackhawk, Meade County, SD

Ellsworth Air Force Base, PX Service Station, 860 Ellsworth Street, Bl...

Significance: The P.X. Service Station (Building No. 2801) is located on a main entrance road to the base. It served as the P.X. Service Station until replaced by newer facilities located closer to the military... 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

Vandenberg Air Force Base, Space Launch Complex 3, Napa & Alden Roads, Lompoc, Santa Barbara County, CA

Vandenberg Air Force Base, Space Launch Complex 3, Napa & Alden Roads,...

Significance: Space Launch Complex 3 (SLC-3) is one of the first operational installations in the United States military space program. The complex was constructed in 1959 to launch satellites into polar orbit... More

Vandenberg Air Force Base, Space Launch Complex 3, Napa & Alden Roads, Lompoc, Santa Barbara County, CA

Vandenberg Air Force Base, Space Launch Complex 3, Napa & Alden Roads,...

Significance: Space Launch Complex 3 (SLC-3) is one of the first operational installations in the United States military space program. The complex was constructed in 1959 to launch satellites into polar orbit... 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

Ellsworth Air Force Base, Mess Hall & Administration Building, 1301 Ellsworth Street, Blackhawk, Meade County, SD

Ellsworth Air Force Base, Mess Hall & Administration Building, 1301 El...

Significance: The Mess Hall and Administration Building (Building No. 1211) is one of at least four men's mess halls constructed at the base during the early 1950s; all are of a similar configuration, and are p... 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

Ellsworth Air Force Base, Transmitter Building, 200 yards east of County Road, Blackhawk, Meade County, SD

Ellsworth Air Force Base, Transmitter Building, 200 yards east of Coun...

Significance: The Transmitter Building (Building No. 11000) was constructed in 1953 as a Communications Transmitter Building to house radio-based aircraft navigation and communication equipment, reflecting the ... More

Ellsworth Air Force Base, Recreation Building, 1190 Chennault Street, Blackhawk, Meade County, SD

Ellsworth Air Force Base, Recreation Building, 1190 Chennault Street, ...

Significance: Ellsworth Air Force Base performed a significant role as a flight training facility during the war, and the base as a whole is reflective of the American military buildup necessitated by World War... More

Ellsworth Air Force Base, Administration Office, 2704 George Drive, Blackhawk, Meade County, SD

Ellsworth Air Force Base, Administration Office, 2704 George Drive, Bl...

Significance: The Administration Office (Building No. 4612) was one of a small number of buildings completed at the base in 1943; these buildings matched the base's 1942 buildings in style and construction. Thi... More

Ellsworth Air Force Base, Administration Office, 2704 George Drive, Blackhawk, Meade County, SD

Ellsworth Air Force Base, Administration Office, 2704 George Drive, Bl...

Significance: The Administration Office (Building No. 4612) was one of a small number of buildings completed at the base in 1943; these buildings matched the base's 1942 buildings in style and construction. Thi... More

Ellsworth Air Force Base, Transmitter Standby Building, 200 yards east of County Road, Blackhawk, Meade County, SD

Ellsworth Air Force Base, Transmitter Standby Building, 200 yards east...

Significance: The Transmitter Standby Building (Building No. 11002) was built to house radio-based aircraft navigation and communication equipment. It also housed a diesel-powered generator intended to provide ... More

Ellsworth Air Force Base, Mess & Administration Building, 1561 Ellsworth Street, Blackhawk, Meade County, SD

Ellsworth Air Force Base, Mess & Administration Building, 1561 Ellswor...

Significance: The Mess Hall and Administration Building (Building No. 1107) is one of at least four men's mess halls constructed at the base during the early 1950s; all are of a similar configuration, and are p... More

Grand Forks Air Force Base Painted Murals, Building 313, Steen Boulevard & H Street, Grand Forks, Grand Forks County, ND

Grand Forks Air Force Base Painted Murals, Building 313, Steen Bouleva...

Survey number: HAER ND-13-B Building/structure dates: 1990 Initial Construction

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

Ellsworth Air Force Base, Group Administration & Secure Storage Building, 2372 Westover Avenue, Blackhawk, Meade County, SD

Ellsworth Air Force Base, Group Administration & Secure Storage Buildi...

Significance: Building No. 7810, a multi-purpose building, was constructed in 1953 as part of the substantial expansion of the base during that period. This is one of the largest office buildings to be construc... More

Ellsworth Air Force Base, Warehouse, 789 Twining Street, Blackhawk, Meade County, SD

Ellsworth Air Force Base, Warehouse, 789 Twining Street, Blackhawk, Me...

Significance: The Warehouse (Building No. 1413) was part of the initial construction contract for the base in 1942. The prime building contractor was the United Construction Company of Rapid City, South Dakota,... More

Cape Cod Air Station, Massachusetts Military Reservation, Sandwich, Barnstable County, MA

Cape Cod Air Station, Massachusetts Military Reservation, Sandwich, Ba...

Significance: This facility is one of four PAVE (Air Force program name) Phased Array Warning System (PAVE PAWS) sites located in the U.S. It was designed to provide early warning and tracking for submarine-lau... More

Cape Cod Air Station, Massachusetts Military Reservation, Sandwich, Barnstable County, MA

Cape Cod Air Station, Massachusetts Military Reservation, Sandwich, Ba...

Significance: This facility is one of four PAVE (Air Force program name) Phased Array Warning System (PAVE PAWS) sites located in the U.S. It was designed to provide early warning and tracking for submarine-lau... More

Chanute Air Force Base, Hangar No. 4, Junction of Challenger Street & Sentry Street, Rantoul, Champaign County, IL

Chanute Air Force Base, Hangar No. 4, Junction of Challenger Street & ...

Significance: Hangar 4 is one of four hangars that dominate the landscape within the Chanute AFB Historic District. All four hangars were built in response to the massive mobilization required by World War II a... More

Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Dayton, Montgomery County, OH

Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Dayton, Montgomery County, OH

Significance: Area B began as Wright Field, an important center for a variety of early aircraft engineering and support systems research. Specialized research and support structures here were the site of many ... 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

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

Ellsworth Air Force Base, Base Operations Tower & Fire Station, 1820 Vandenberg Court, Blackhawk, Meade County, SD

Ellsworth Air Force Base, Base Operations Tower & Fire Station, 1820 V...

Significance: The Operations Tower and Fire Station was built in 1951 as a combination operations control tower and crash truck building containing eight crash stalls for the Fire Department. The building repre... 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

Ellsworth Air Force Base, Mess Hall & Administration Building, 1301 Ellsworth Street, Blackhawk, Meade County, SD

Ellsworth Air Force Base, Mess Hall & Administration Building, 1301 El...

Significance: The Mess Hall and Administration Building (Building No. 1211) is one of at least four men's mess halls constructed at the base during the early 1950s; all are of a similar configuration, and are p... More

Ellsworth Air Force Base, Mess Hall & Administration Building, 1301 Ellsworth Street, Blackhawk, Meade County, SD

Ellsworth Air Force Base, Mess Hall & Administration Building, 1301 El...

Significance: The Mess Hall and Administration Building (Building No. 1211) is one of at least four men's mess halls constructed at the base during the early 1950s; all are of a similar configuration, and are p... More

Grand Forks Air Force Base Painted Murals, Building 306, Steen Boulevard & "G" Street, Grand Forks, Grand Forks County, ND

Grand Forks Air Force Base Painted Murals, Building 306, Steen Bouleva...

Survey number: HAER ND-13-A Building/structure dates: 1982-1989 Initial Construction

Grand Forks Air Force Base Painted Murals, Building 306, Steen Boulevard & "G" Street, Grand Forks, Grand Forks County, ND

Grand Forks Air Force Base Painted Murals, Building 306, Steen Bouleva...

Survey number: HAER ND-13-A Building/structure dates: 1982-1989 Initial Construction

Grand Forks Air Force Base Painted Murals, Building 306, Steen Boulevard & "G" Street, Grand Forks, Grand Forks County, ND

Grand Forks Air Force Base Painted Murals, Building 306, Steen Bouleva...

Survey number: HAER ND-13-A Building/structure dates: 1982-1989 Initial Construction

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

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

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

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

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

Ellsworth Air Force Base, Group Administration & Secure Storage Building, 2372 Westover Avenue, Blackhawk, Meade County, SD

Ellsworth Air Force Base, Group Administration & Secure Storage Buildi...

Significance: Building No. 7810, a multi-purpose building, was constructed in 1953 as part of the substantial expansion of the base during that period. This is one of the largest office buildings to be construc... More

Ellsworth Air Force Base, Group Administration & Secure Storage Building, 2372 Westover Avenue, Blackhawk, Meade County, SD

Ellsworth Air Force Base, Group Administration & Secure Storage Buildi...

Significance: Building No. 7810, a multi-purpose building, was constructed in 1953 as part of the substantial expansion of the base during that period. This is one of the largest office buildings to be construc... More

Ellsworth Air Force Base, Group Administration & Secure Storage Building, 2372 Westover Avenue, Blackhawk, Meade County, SD

Ellsworth Air Force Base, Group Administration & Secure Storage Buildi...

Significance: Building No. 7810, a multi-purpose building, was constructed in 1953 as part of the substantial expansion of the base during that period. This is one of the largest office buildings to be construc... More

Ellsworth Air Force Base, Group Administration & Secure Storage Building, 2372 Westover Avenue, Blackhawk, Meade County, SD

Ellsworth Air Force Base, Group Administration & Secure Storage Buildi...

Significance: Building No. 7810, a multi-purpose building, was constructed in 1953 as part of the substantial expansion of the base during that period. This is one of the largest office buildings to be construc... More

Ellsworth Air Force Base, Group Administration & Secure Storage Building, 2372 Westover Avenue, Blackhawk, Meade County, SD

Ellsworth Air Force Base, Group Administration & Secure Storage Buildi...

Significance: Building No. 7810, a multi-purpose building, was constructed in 1953 as part of the substantial expansion of the base during that period. This is one of the largest office buildings to be construc... More

Officer Bill Livesay, 25, Madison, New Jersey, (left) who accounts for three and one half enemy planes destroyed. Lieutenant John Stefanik, 24, Chicopee, Massachusetts, (left) who destroyed three enemy planes, and Lieutenant Charles Leaf, 21, South Orange, New Jersey, who destroyed two enemy planes in aerial victory over Sicilian straits. They are wearing the insignia of the 66th squadron of the 57th Fighter Group. This "Squadron X" (for exterminators) made the high score of ther aerial victory with

Officer Bill Livesay, 25, Madison, New Jersey, (left) who accounts for...

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Ellsworth Air Force Base, Warehouse, 789 Twining Street, Blackhawk, Meade County, SD

Ellsworth Air Force Base, Warehouse, 789 Twining Street, Blackhawk, Me...

Significance: The Warehouse (Building No. 1413) was part of the initial construction contract for the base in 1942. The prime building contractor was the United Construction Company of Rapid City, South Dakota,... More

Ellsworth Air Force Base, Warehouse, 789 Twining Street, Blackhawk, Meade County, SD

Ellsworth Air Force Base, Warehouse, 789 Twining Street, Blackhawk, Me...

Significance: The Warehouse (Building No. 1413) was part of the initial construction contract for the base in 1942. The prime building contractor was the United Construction Company of Rapid City, South Dakota,... More

Mountain Home Air Force Base, Ready Alert Facility, 12 Bomber Road, Mountain Home, Elmore County, ID

Mountain Home Air Force Base, Ready Alert Facility, 12 Bomber Road, Mo...

Significance: The ready alert facility at Mountain Home Air Force Base (AFB) represents the best extant example of a Strategic Air Command (SAC) bomber alert complex. The complex was home to four squadrons of ... More

Cape Cod Air Station, Massachusetts Military Reservation, Sandwich, Barnstable County, MA

Cape Cod Air Station, Massachusetts Military Reservation, Sandwich, Ba...

Significance: This facility is one of four PAVE (Air Force program name) Phased Array Warning System (PAVE PAWS) sites located in the U.S. It was designed to provide early warning and tracking for submarine-lau... 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

Chanute Air Force Base, Hangar No. 4, Junction of Challenger Street & Sentry Street, Rantoul, Champaign County, IL

Chanute Air Force Base, Hangar No. 4, Junction of Challenger Street & ...

Significance: Hangar 4 is one of four hangars that dominate the landscape within the Chanute AFB Historic District. All four hangars were built in response to the massive mobilization required by World War II a... More

Chanute Air Force Base, Hangar No. 4, Junction of Challenger Street & Sentry Street, Rantoul, Champaign County, IL

Chanute Air Force Base, Hangar No. 4, Junction of Challenger Street & ...

Significance: Hangar 4 is one of four hangars that dominate the landscape within the Chanute AFB Historic District. All four hangars were built in response to the massive mobilization required by World War II a... More

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

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

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, Building 714, Steen Boulevard, North of Holzapple Street, Grand Forks, Grand Forks County, ND

Grand Forks Air Force Base Painted Murals, Building 714, Steen Bouleva...

Survey number: HAER ND-13-D Public domain photograph - historical image of North Dakota, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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

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

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

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

Ellsworth Air Force Base, Base Operations Tower & Fire Station, 1820 Vandenberg Court, Blackhawk, Meade County, SD

Ellsworth Air Force Base, Base Operations Tower & Fire Station, 1820 V...

Significance: The Operations Tower and Fire Station was built in 1951 as a combination operations control tower and crash truck building containing eight crash stalls for the Fire Department. The building repre... More

Ellsworth Air Force Base, Base Operations Tower & Fire Station, 1820 Vandenberg Court, Blackhawk, Meade County, SD

Ellsworth Air Force Base, Base Operations Tower & Fire Station, 1820 V...

Significance: The Operations Tower and Fire Station was built in 1951 as a combination operations control tower and crash truck building containing eight crash stalls for the Fire Department. The building repre... 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

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

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