Magazine area visible from aerial imagery. Some buildings still in use, others torn down. FDS. Each MAF normally commands the missiles in 10 silos but any one MAF may control 50 silos if needed. S-90DC was integrated with the USAF Air Defense Command/NORAD Semi Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) air defense radar network as Site RP-1 / Z-1 The Air Force ceased radar operations in March 1963 and the AADCP was inactivated 1 Sep 1974. Intact, salvage yard. After the Nike-Hercules site was inactivated in 1966, used by the Air Force until Loring's inactivation in the early 1990s as part of SAC's GCCS (Global Command & Control System. It is also used occasionally for communications exercises supporting various US Army operations. Launch area well maintained shows both Ajax and Hercules elevators, and per Maryland State Police are welded shut. Berms still quite visible under vegetation. Links: Sandy Hook Tours:: Site NY-56:: Gateway National Park:: NJ 14 Missile Bases:: NY-56 History:: Trip Advisor:: Highlands Air Force Station, 332609N 1042007W / 33.43583N 104.33528W / 33.43583; -104.33528 (W-10-LS). Some berms still visible. Launch site now the parking lot for the Children's Theatre of Annapolis and athletic fields. The USAF radar site at Murphy Dome AFS, AK (F-2) was shared with the Army for Nike missile-defense system. Private ownership, Radio transmitter, Cell tower built on site. Is fenced in, with a "No Trespassing" sign, guard shack and many buildings in good repair. Twin Oaks Summer Camp. Some buildings standing as well as radar towers. The housing area in Brandywine, Maryland, supported Washington Nike Site W-36 from approximately 1957 1961. Army Air-Defense Command Post (AADCP) PI-70DC established at Oakdale AI, PA in 1960 for Nike missile command-and-control functions. A few, such as site C-44 in southeastern Chicago can still be. Most structures are still present but have been repurposed as storage buildings.
Bug Out To Your Own Decommissioned Atlas Missile Silo For $380k - The Drive Redeveloped into Industrial Area. All buildings torn down, only disturbed areas with some concrete building pads and former streets. You can zoom in and out in a few ways. Above ground launching site with berms protecting launchers. One diagram in particular raised a few eyebrows: It showed the location of a Missile Alert Facility, along with the silos for 10 nuclear weapons. Now into multiple-family housing. Redeveloped into high-end single-family housing. On Bellows AFB, remains under US government control but abandoned. Site was formerly the Naval Research Lab-Field Site lower Waldorf; the small observatory on the barracks associated with this usage has been removed. Buildings are current home to "Burlington Players" community theatre company. Intact double underground magazine, Small arms storage, firing, and maneuvering range. In private ownership. Buildings in use, no radar towers visible. FDS. You can Concrete around magazines severely cracked both Ajax and Hercules doors. DallasFort Worth Defense Area (DF): For air defense of Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. Initially the U.S. used Nike Ajax missiles. The Launch Area is still fenced in, although the access road to the magazine area leads to a storage yard and Commercial Driver Training course. Magazines appear intact. Totally obliterated. The sign simply says M1. Concrete launcher foundations partially intact, Microwave/Communication Facility. On mountain peak, leveled flat for the base. Today's W78 warheads are 23 times more powerful than the bomb dropped on Hiroshima. Hartford Defense Area (HA): Operational in 1956, these sites were first manned by Regular Army and later by Guard Units. Current status is unknown. A large elevator would bring the missiles to the surface, and crew members would push the missile to position. Obliterated, Private ownership, Light Industrial park, In highly urbanized area. Redeveloped into Croom Vocational High School. Private ownership, development company. US Government ownership, storage and maintenance support facility for Fort Devens. RIANG/USAFR Center, some old buildings in use. And it is roughly. Mostly sold off. Land incorporated within Alfred Brush Ford Park (also known as Ford Brush Park) at the foot of Lenox Ave. In 1968, the Cleveland Defense Area merged with Detroit's. Appear to have been dug up and filled with earth. Above-ground Nike-Hercules pads within protective berms. Army Air-Defense Command Post (AADCP) SL-47DC was established at Belleville AFS, IL in 1959 for Nike missile command-and-control functions. Abandoned, most buildings collapsed, one radar tower still standing. Now US Forest Service facility. No radar towers. #mc_embed_signup{background:#fff; clear:left;width:100%;font-weight:normal;}, Beyond Chicago from the Air with Geoffrey Baer, The Great Chicago Fire: A Chicago Stories Special. Buildings torn down, some sidewalks left. This site was co-located with the now closed. Former triple Ajax battery. The AADCP was inactivated in Sep 1969. Above ground site with launchers protected by berms. The site was initially an AN/FSG-l Missile-Master Radar Direction Center. Access road also overgrown with vegetation, inaccessible. FDS. Other bases were located at Fort Sheridan, Porter, Indiana, even in the middle of Jackson Park. Radars used at Fire Island were CPS-6B, FPS-8, CPS-4, FPS-20A, FPS-6B. 1mi S of Card Sound Road & County Road 905. Partially intact, on "Nike Road". Geoffrey Baer joined "Chicago Tonight" for this week's Ask Geoffrey, about old Nike missile bases in Chicago. The Griggs House featured at the end of the movie, 'The Blair Witch Project' was located immediately behind the site, but has since been torn down. Upgraded to above-ground Nike-Hercules and re-designated HM-03. In 2002, Evesham Township had the launch area cleared of illegal dumps and demolition debris left from the buildings. Residential housing built in place. Three sites were deactivated in December 1958 as only Saddle Mountain was converted to the new Nike Hercules. The entrance road has many abandoned trailers and also much junk along the sides. The Army housing was commonly referred to as West Nike Housing Area, and was controlled by Ellsworth AFB until about 2000. An Illinois transplant who grew up and went to school in Indiana for 22 years, Elizabeth holds a BFA in creative writing and has enjoyed traveling across the country and parts of Europe. D-57 site demolished, redeveloped into Ford Motor Co. automotive parts distribution center in 2021. "[28], Both magazines were unroofed and backfilled with earth. The launcher site was acquired by the USAF in 1965 and become the Youngstown Test Site. On 1 October 1961 W-13DC was integrated with USAF Air Defense Command/NORAD Semi Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) air defense radar network as Site RP-54/Z-227. Intact, East Bay Regional Park District, Lake Chabot Park, Department of Public Safety, service yard. Partially intact. On Okinawa, the 30th ADA Brigade was on Okinawa. FDS. Buildings were torn down, some new structures erected, and a bunch of old boats and trucks stored on site; may be a junkyard. The site was an AN/FSG-l Missile-Master Radar Direction Center. Headquarters facilities were located at Tappan, Fort Totten, Fort Wadsworth, and Roslyn. A parking lot for Northeastern University Suburban Campus. Not all silos have missiles. Now "Lower Nike Park". Double magazine now motor pool area for Army Reserve unit. Now under private ownership, Explosives Technology. Horses occupy the Assembly building. Map showing the areas of the six Minuteman Missile wings on the central and northern Great Plains. Road back to launch site from IFC in good shape. The Magazine area is overgrown with vegetation and appears abandoned. Magazines probably under asphalted parking lot. The IFC was assigned as an off-base installation to Ellsworth AFB on 25 May 1961. But the missile crews would practice bringing them up from underground and pointing them at the sky. Vacant land. Completely rebuilt, with no evidence of a Fire Control Site or radar towers. TV transmitter site. Theres a Cold War missile launch site in Addison, Illinois that is now home to a charming park where children play. Redeveloped as Bristol County Development Center, no remains. Redeveloped into a corporate office complex. Abandoned and overgrown site at the south end of lake/state recreation area. Upgraded to above-ground Nike-Hercules and re-designated HM-66. Used by the Elizabeth Forward School District. No purchase necessary. Totally obliterated by new construction. The site was an AN/FSG-l Missile-Master Radar Direction Center. Located on top of a mountain in the middle of the city. Magazine visible, covered with vegetation and refuse. Magazine area is used for earth moving equipment training. The AADCP inactivated in 1966. Site guard shack and owner' house is a reconstructed Crew quarters. FDS. IFC buildings in use, housing adjacent abandoned and torn down. Large piles of earth on top of magazines, some vehicles parked in magazine area visible in aerial images. The magazines have a one-foot thick cap of concrete on them. Partially Intact, East Ramapo School District. Initially, New York's air defenses had been manually coordinated from Fort Wadsworth on Staten Island. Partially Intact, Private ownership, being used as a junkyard for old vehicles. FDS. Launch pad doors still visible, but concrete has been covered by soil and is now a grassy area. FDS. Likely most of site is under vegetation cover. On high ridge, elevation 3,750'. Buildings mostly razed, part of facility remains in SW corner. Access road to site overgrown with vegetation, inaccessible. C-80DC was integrated with the USAF Air Defense Command/NORAD Semi Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) air defense radar network as Site RP-31 / Z-31. Many parked cars on site, probably employees. Almost intact buildings still exist but are vandalized and a section has major fire damage. In June 1971, the three remaining Nike Hercules batteries were deactivated. The security gate to the MAF is 968 feet from the road. Subterranean shelters for sale Take a look at the weird and wonderful abandoned bunkers for sale right now. Appears to be light office building. The missile silo is considered one of the best-preserved missile silos in the US, according to Business Insider. Magazines visible, condition unknown. Winner will be selected at random on 04/01/2023. Intact, Department of Energy, facilities used as auxiliary research labs under Pacific Northwest National Laboratories oversight, currently scheduled for demolition. Doors probably welded shut.
Minuteman Missiles on the Great Plains (U.S - National Park Service 16T E 404265 N 4628284. After deactivation, PH-32 was sold to Burlington County for $32,000 and was used as the Burlington County Civil Defense Center. Launchers obliterated. have been removed. Nike operations at the site inactivated in 1962. Perhaps some structures in the overgrowth. Another launch facility was on the South Side in Jackson Park, with the radar and control center on Promontory Point. The Integrated Firing Control Site buildings & radars (formerly located at the end of Hutschenreuter Road in Fork were removed sometime in the early 1980s, and the property is now in private hands. Large wooded area around the home appears to be totally redeveloped with no evidence of IFC, although may be parts of the facility in the woods to the southwest of the house.