IFC Obliterated. W-13DC was the first Missile-Master DC to become operational. Magazine area has been partially filled in, severe cracking of concrete, abandoned. Following the Soviet Unions successful 1957 launch of Sputnik 1, however, the military felt a new show of strength was needed, and introduced the Hercules to the series in 1958. Fairfax County ownership, maintenance yard. Last appraised 2020 for $420,000 W/ out bunker or greenhouse. Generator building. A section of the launch area is used by the CAANG, 261st Combat Communication Squadron. The AADCP was inactivated in May 1972. Travis AFB Defense Area (T): Established to defend the USAF Strategic Air Command, later Military Airlift Command base. Air Force operations ended 31 Dec 1969. Most buildings intact and in use, some radar towers. Sports Complex, some old military buildings still in use. Three sites were deactivated in December 1958 as only Saddle Mountain was converted to the new Nike Hercules. Obliterated, no evidence of launch site. Private ownership. Several buildings were reused as warehouses. After its closure by the Army, on 25 Sep 1975 the control site property was designated the Coventry ANG Station, Air National Guard. The first Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) silos arrived on the Great Plains in 1959 when Atlas sites were constructed in Wyoming. Nike launch magazines abandoned and partially covered by a layer of soil, used for open-air storage. FDS.
"Missile Base Road". At southwest of Fort Sheridan National Cemetery. Private ownership. Obliterated, paved over for tractor trailer parking lot. The site's housing and administrative complex was sold to a private owner and is currently being used as a residence. Two radar towers still standing and evident, one of which now functions as the base for the Rolnick Observatory telescope. (Johnson wanted to meet in Washington, D.C., and Kosygin preferred New York City; Glassboro was the compromise.) 384744N 0894758W / 38.79556N 89.79944W / 38.79556; -89.79944 (SL-10-CS), Private Ownership Purchased 7-12-14 by Ron Mertens of Smithton IL. FDS, now private ownership, fenced, restricted access. Buildings have been razed but foundations remain; double-Nike-Ajax magazines badly cracked with wild vegetation overgrowing. Manning was by A/602nd (11/55-8/56), A/54th (8/56-9/58), A/4/1st (9/58-12/62) and MDArNG D/1/70th (12/62-4/74). Buildings in use, magazines still intact, being used as a parking lot. In June 1971, the three remaining Nike Hercules batteries were deactivated. YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. It was designated as Gibbsboro Family Housing Annex. Magazines appear to be once under asphalted-over parking lot, however, access to one lift platform is now covered with dirt and the magazine is filled with water. They are cement-block shells. Obliterated, State of Alaska control, demolished. Private ownership, complete and buildings look in good shape. Bennett's Creek Park. Redeveloped into Bethel Church and Glouchester County Christian School. Buildings in good shape, Radar tower bases visible. Private ownership. WebHouse is located 30+ mins out of Madison WI.

They call their dwelling Subterra Castle. No evidence of IFC - Correction - IFC was located at the top of a hill on the corner of Ratzer and Alps Roads including radar towers as late as 1980. All six magazines are concreted over. The site was closed on 18 June 1968. Barracks remaining. Formerly manned by the B/54th (12/54-9/58), B/4/1st (9/58-9/59) and MDArNG D/2/70th (9/59-9/53). L-85's housing area was taken over by the Air Force after the IFC was closed by the Army, and was redesignated as Loring Family Housing Annex #3. Redeveloped into "Nike Recreation Fields", Town of Shelton. Private ownership, berm and assembly building exits. Above-ground launch facility with built-up pads, but no evidence of missile launch facilities remaining. Three years later, the U.S. Army Air Defense Command deactivated the remaining missile batteries. The site was an AN/FSG-l Missile-Master Radar Direction Center. The CPS-6B radar was removed in July 1958, FPS-8 removed 4Q 1960 until the Nike sites were inactivated in 1971. FDS. Three launch areas. May be a radar platform in SE corner near "Nike Road". Partially Intact, Army Engineering Support Buildings, After inactivation, the property reverted to Selfridge AFB. Appears to be a tower also present. FDS. All barracks but one have been demolished and land is unused. Magazines visible, concrete heavily cracked. Barracks building in use, several radar towers still standing. Obliterated. The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that, this month, Woolwich Township has formally requested bids and proposals for the property, which could be developed into restaurants, offices, or a park, among other possibilities. Some broken concrete remains of launch area. Redeveloped into Industrial Area. Many military buildings in use and well maintained. Army ownership on Ft Wainwright property, The site is overgrown with vegetation, Nike launch buildings are relatively intact. Partially Intact, East Ramapo School District. Largely intact and listed on the. Above-ground magazines protected by berms. The Missile Silos were decommissioned and are now abandoned. But this looming 40-foot tower, a kind of metallic mushroom, is part of a different kind of infrastructure: an abandoned missile launcher dating back to the Cold War, strategically positioned to defend the Philadelphia metropolitan area, with a particularly historic pedigree. At some later time it transferred to Military Airlift Command, and on 1 Jun 1992 transferred to Air Mobility Command. Buildings still standing, missile firing area in good condition. Maryland Indian Heritage Society, Melwood Horticultural Training Center. FDS Location Undetermined Possibly incorporated into Naval Weapons Station Earle. Appears to be mostly intact with buildings in various states of deterioration, several radar towers visible on aerial imagery. After being closed by the Army in 1974, in 1976 the housing part of PH-41/43 was transferred to the Air Force for use by Gibbsboro AFS, New Jersey. 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). Many buildings standing, some razed. Now a parking lot. Another 60 spare W31's had been kept in permanent storage at grid 4528'46"N 1135'57"E Longare. Looks as if it is being used as a storage/junkyard. Site was both an AN/FSG-l Missile-Master and later AN/GSG-5(V) BIRDIE Radar Direction Center. This presentation will take you on a full tour of a decommissioned, abandoned underground missile complex. Launch site now the parking lot for the Children's Theatre of Annapolis and athletic fields. Some construction on launching area, launch doors concreted over, but one of the two magazines had been converted into a gym. Troop barracks are used for storage for Nike Elementary School in the Meramec Valley R-3 school district. He's converted 1/3 of the missile base into a 6,000 square foot underground house. Nike launch site totally obliterated. Like us on Facebook to get the latest on the world's hidden wonders. Now a grassy area south of Belmont Harbor along the Chicago lakefront in Lincoln Park. Heinzen, who is also the director of Rowans Hollybush Institute (named for the campus building where the leaders met), says that while the summit produced no direct agreements, it set a pattern for future face-to-face meetings. The units assigned were A/36th (/55-9/58), A/1/562nd (9/58-12/62) and MDArNG A/1/70th (12/62-11/68). PA Images via Getty Images. Largely intact, Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Department, Bossier Parish SWAT field training site. Formerly used by the RIANG, 281st CCG, 282d CBCS. Some buildings are in use, but no radar towers. Nestled behind a sleepy suburb on the outskirts of Washington, D.C., an abandoned relic of the Cold War is hiding in plain sight behind nothing more than a chainlink fence. Magazines probably under asphalted parking lot. Afterwards, the Army Air Defense Command Post was moved to King Salmon. Partially intact. Exists in deteriorated condition east of and adjacent to the Miramar Armory of the.

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Very deteriorated. Redeveloped into Immanuel Lutheran Church and a multi-story light office building. Signage indicates that it is being redeveloped as residential housing. NF-17DC was integrated with the USAF Air Defense Command/NORAD Semi Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) air defense radar network as Site P-21 / Z-21. Redeveloped into shopping center. One of the ready buildings on the south end of the site was sold independently of the main parcel, and is now a private residence. Above-ground firing site, although no berms visible. Hart Island, Double Magazines covered over with vegetation on north end of island; Buildings spread out all over the island, all appear in highly deterioration condition. Some buildings may still be standing. Today, the housing is abandoned and the homes had been removed, leaving the basements exposed. FDS, Abandoned and overgrown. FDS. Aerial imagery shows 3 radar towers still erect. Some IFC buildings in use. As of 2019, entire launch site covered by new police academy. Private ownership, 4 military buildings still exist, usage unknown. Some accessibility through a ventilation shaft to a small bunker room. Fenced and gated above-ground magazines protected by berms. Obliterated. Some radio towers but no evidence of radar. No evidence of IFC site.

Navy amphibious training site. Former buildings still in use, mostly cleared no sign of any radar towers. FDS In private ownership, the barracks north of the launch area were demolished in 2010 but were previously used as the Jacksonville Senior Center.

Obliterated, City of Detroit. Magazines were electrified under NIST control and used for covered underground storage. Part of magazine visible. Many listings will have "FDS" following either the control site or launch site heading, which means that the site has gone through the "Formerly-Used Defense Site" program and has been transferred from DoD control to another party. The perimeter fence appears to remain. FDS.

Today, partially Intact, Private ownership. In private ownership. One height-finder radar was later removed and remaining set modified to an AN/FPS-116 c. 1977. The Radar towers, Generator bldg., Van pads, and connecting building foundation are all there. 6 acres.

Redeveloped into Hadley Shopping Center and a light industrial park. Bureau of Outdoor Recreation to Saint Croix County. History History of the Pittsburgh defense Air Defenses chart of the Pittsburgh Air Defense, showing units, dates of service, armament, locations, etc. Very Private. Perhaps some structures in the overgrowth. Nike Carlton: 3B/20A/12L-A Newport: 3B/18H, 30A/12L-UA, FDS Derelict, but partially intact.

Home now to the 103rd Air Control Squadron. Hartford Defense Area (HA): Operational in 1956, these sites were first manned by Regular Army and later by Guard Units. Doors probably welded shut. Town of Milford, board of education. Above-ground Nike-Hercules site, missiles protected by berms. Privately owned, abandoned and overgrown, surrounded on north and east by a new subdivision. Large number of cars, boats, large RVs. Perimeter fencing intact. Magazine site is still very recognizable, with the surface concrete pad / blast deflectors and raised areas surrounding the former elevator doors still in place.

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