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Missile pads used as part of storage yard and parking lot. Lower site (IFC-2) used as a state conservation baseyard. Abandoned, now known as the Rochester-Utica State Recreation Area and the Shadebush Environmental Educational Center. Sites SF-87 and SF-93 were deactivated in 1971. Redeveloped into Robert Manry Park. DOD communications facility. Elevators cemented over. Private ownership, mostly returned to agricultural use, single magazine is about all that is left. Buildings in use, magazines still intact, being used as a parking lot. It was formerly under private ownership, used as an Airsoft gaming facility, most notably by the Minnesota Airsoft Association. Nike missile operations continued there until 1979 when the site was closed. In early 1965 the AN/TSQ-51 "Missile Mentor" solid-state computer system was installed. In the mid-1990s, the site was sold to another developer who turned the control area into the Briarwood development. Some broken concrete remains of launch area. D-15DC was integrated with the USAF Air Defense Command/NORAD Semi Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) air defense radar network as Site P-20 / Z-20 The Air Force ceased radar operations when the Army no longer needed radar support and the AADCP was inactivated 1 Sep 1974. Many tractor-trailers on site. Buildings well maintained, appears to be 3 radar towers to the east of the buildings still standing. Now into multiple-family housing. Meanwhile, the area that used to be a Nike site at Montrose Harbor is now a nature preserve. All Belgian Nike sites were in the 2 ATAF part of then West-Germany. Appears to be mostly intact with buildings in various states of deterioration, several radar towers visible on aerial imagery. Being used as an auto junkyard, large numbers of junk cars stored in missile firing pads. May be used as a parking lot. Abandoned IFC site. Private ownership, berms still in evidence in aerial imagery. Road back to launch site from IFC in good shape. St. Louis Defense Area (SL): The Chicago District of the Corps of Engineers oversaw the design and construction. Mostly sold off. As of Nov 1999, it was still on the Ellsworth AFB real property books, excess and awaiting disposition. Launch doors are probably sealed shut but visible along with Nike concrete launching pads. Redeveloped into park and recreation area. Today, the buildings are still in use, some buildings still standing. It has a maximum range of 8,700 miles and a maximum speed of Mach 23 (17,500 mph). San Vicente Peak, has been turned into a Cold War memorial park. Cambria Municipal offices, appears to be converted into maintenance storage yard. Built to oppose Soviet air attack, this complex and those in Great Falls and Lorton were three of thirteen Nike sites that surrounded Washington and Baltimore. FDS, Abandoned and overgrown. there, you'd probably ignore it. Site appears to have been leveled, graded and fenced. The perimeter fence appears to remain. . Isle of Wight County Park. If you were driving by and you didn't know it was This change eventually made Nikes air defense role obsolete. The roof of the magazines make up the Upper Field of the dog park. If so, are any of the silo structures still there? Site is now the location of the University of Texas System Police Academy. Partially Intact, Army Engineering Support Buildings, After inactivation, the property reverted to Selfridge AFB. It's been shuttered since 1969 and all of the. Above-ground magazine protected by berms. Some buildings in use, others very deteriorated. Later re-used as an Aerojet facility but now abandoned. Figure 2 shows a satellite view of a MAF. The Russian invasion of Ukraine brings back memories of the Cold War. With the exception of Alaska, in which sites were given a specific name, Nike missile sites were designated by a coding system of the Defense Area Name abbreviation; a two-digit number representing the degree from north converted to a number between 01 and 99 (North being 01; East being 25; South being 50; West being 75), and a letter, L = launch site, C = IFC (Integrated Fire Control) site. 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. County Engineers Office. Missile Base Specialists. Dyess AFB Defense Area (DY): Installed to defend the SAC bombers and Atlas F missile silos stationed at and around Dyess AFB. However, there was a Nike missile base there. Launchers obliterated. The Full Screen control in the upper righthand corner of the Google Maps display expands the display to cover the entire computer screen. Site is actively being restored by volunteers of Maryland Wing, Civil Air Patrol. Probably facility is complete within the trees and wild underbrush. Units assigned are the 2071st USAR School, 326th Maintenance Battalion and 214th MI Company. In a two-week period, 24 hours a day, the Army Corps of Engineers literally built an island in the swamp by bringing in thousands of truck loads of earth fill to build an elevated land surface for the missiles and radars which would keep the equipment elevated above the Everglades water level. Site is across Industrial Highway from former launch site. Land was transferred to the Municipality of Anchorage, and has been converted to a park. The missile launchers were in a large bermed compound on the other side of the lagoons adjoining the Edens Expressway, about a quarter of a mile south of Dundee Road. Old FC buildings in area in various states of deterioration and abandoned. Now a grassy area south of Belmont Harbor along the Chicago lakefront in Lincoln Park. There were also sites in Wolf Lake, Fort Sheridan, the Skokie Lagoons and elsewhere placed strategically to overlap so that no part of the Chicago-area would be left unprotected. An Army Air-Defense Command Post (AADCP) was established at Omaha AFS, NE in 1959 for Nike missile command-and-control functions. Redeveloped into part golf course, part U.S. Army Reserve center. The launch site itself is not part of the paintball area. You can walk on the former IFC at Lake Shore and E 31st Street; now a nice little park with a playground and good view of downtown, Lake Michigan, Navy Pier and Chicago Harbor Lighthouse. Obliterated, State of Alaska control, demolished. Part of old access road still visible from Pitman Road. Now a forest preserve. By Donald E. 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". Now well-preserved in private ownership. The U.S. still has an arms limitation treaty with Russia through February 2026. No evidence of IFC. FDS. Launch site re-developed into the headquarters building for the Addison Park District; the only remains are the existing fenceline as well as a van pad located to the north of the complex. They were said to be the last line of defense. Still in Army control, being used by the PAArNG; D/876th Engineer Battalion. It does not rely on GPS or visual sighting to strike its targets. Illinois. Appears magazines were removed and filled in with dirt. Aerial imagery shows 3 radar towers still erect. Obliterated, High-end single-family housing, possibly some partial remains covered by trees and vegetation. Guard shack still visible, launcher site clearly visible, and administrative buildings still in use. Obliterated, Private ownership, Light Industrial park, In highly urbanized area. Most buildings intact and in use, some radar towers. Obliterated by new construction. New York Defense Area (NY): Combined with the sites located in New Jersey, the New York sites composed one of the largest defensive nets in the nation. Magazine visible, covered with vegetation and refuse. Now Nickerson Beach/Chappel Rock Park. FDS. Ian Frazier, Great Plains, 1989 Most buildings being used by the Maryland Wing, Civil Air Patrol with small area used by the Maryland State Police K-9 Division. The AADCP inactivated on 1 Sep 1974. On "Nike Base Road". FDS. Some buildings still standing and in use by Independence Board of Education. Concrete pad still visible. Mostly cleared land, some roads of IFC remain but that's about it. Magazines visible, concrete heavily cracked. Magazine area used by construction company for equipment repair/storage. Redeveloped into single-family housing. Was in use by Army Reserve and PA National Guard. Its new role was meant to be a coordination center for civil defense in the event of attack, but it ended up being used as storage. Magazines visible, condition unknown. Was used as a storage site for construction supplies by the university's building contractors at first. [citation needed]. They were the countrys first surface-to-air guided missile system. The AADCP was later integrated with the USAF Air Defense Command/NORAD Semi Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) air defense radar network as Site P-56 / Z-56'. In aerial imagery, launch site appears to be abandoned and overgrown with trees and other vegetation. Locked gate and fence; however, launch facility is abandoned and deteriorating all buildings are standing, but they are in bad shape. Grounds intact. Also storage yard. Since that time there have been hundreds of Atlas, Titan, Minuteman and Peacekeeper sites constructed all the way from Texas to North Dakota, New Mexico to Montana. FDS Redeveloped into Croom Vocational High School, the launch site is identified as the auto, building trades, and grounds keeping school. Overgrown and abandoned. Army Air-Defense Command Post (AADCP) C-80DC established at Arlington Heights AI, IL in 1960 for Nike missile command-and-control functions. The site was equipped with the AN/GSG-5(V) BIRDIE solid-state computer system. Above-ground magazines protected by berms. A small not-for-profit community farm provides outdoor education on part of the site. Located on top of a mountain in the middle of the city. The Air Force used the property until 1976. Air Force operations ended 8 Sep 1968; the AADCP inactivated in 1969. Redeveloped but abandoned; site of a former automobile dealership on Grant Street, now empty. The site was equipped with the AN/GSG-5(V) BIRDIE solid-state computer system. A helicopter pad is shown in the lower portion of the photo. The site was purchased by a developer with a school built on the launch area. FDS. Some roads still exist as unconnected concrete. Until 1978, all missileers were men. Built on a former World War II auxiliary field (#3) of Roswell AAF. In private ownership, buildings appear standing. 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). Mostly overgrown still under US Army control on Kahuku Army Training Area, abandoned. On top of mountain ridge, under US Army control. The AADCP was inactivated in May 1972. The 436th AAAB was redesignated as an antiaircraft artillery missile battalion on 5 January 1957 and subsequently occupied four Nike Ajax sites, which went to 1st Missile Battalion, 61st Artillery on 1 September 1958. Double magazine, launch doors appear to be concreted over, some buildings erected on firing pads. Radar mount mounds on north side of site visible from Military Rd. We are eager to share our knowledge and expertise to assist you with purchasing your own 94th ADA Group, headquartered in Kaiserslautern for most of the Nike-Hercules period had four battalions as follows, with locations: - In Pforzheim (Hagenschie/Wurmberg), in Baden-Wrttemberg there is a missile launch site operated by the US-Army until April 1985. Figure4shows an underground launch control center. OHArNG, C Company, 216th Engineers. FDS. Destroyed by fire, former LA County Probation Department work camp. Redeveloped into shopping center. Maryland Indian Heritage Society. Buildings in good condition, magazine area in use by the city police department as a vehicle storage area. IFC buildings in use, housing adjacent abandoned and torn down. Twin Oaks Summer Camp. No evidence of IFC site. Map showing the areas of the six Minuteman Missile wings on the central and northern Great Plains. No signs of radar towers. Inside the bunker. Administrative offices built over Missile magazines and sleeping quarters circa 1991. LC buildings along Staley road still in use. Not much else. There were more active silos in the past. Being redeveloped into high-end single-family housing. General Belgian Nike info: The Nike missile system was operational in the Belgian airforce from 1959 until 1990. The site was initially an AN/FSG-l Missile-Master Radar Direction Center. The Fat Man bomb dropped on Nagasaki on August 9, 1945 had a yield of 20 kilotons. Maryland/District of Columbia/Northern Virginia, "Cieli fiammeggianti, dalla Guerra fredda a Base Tuono", by Alberto Mario Carnevale, Eugenio Ferracin, Maurizio Struffi, 2021, second edition, Nuclear Battlefields - Global Links in the Arms Race, by William M. Arkin and Richard W. 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Most buildings are still there, launch magazines filled in, concrete pads obliterated. Abandoned in heavy woods. to defend this nuclear industrial complex. The AADCP inactivated in June 1974. There is one original building left near the launch site, which has been refurbished and turned into a hall to host Cub Scout events and such. Private Ownership. Private ownership, 4 military buildings still exist, usage unknown. The generator building, guard house and warheading building are present and largely intact. Intact Army ownership, best preserved Alaskan Site. Two radar towers still standing and evident, one of which now functions as the base for the Rolnick Observatory telescope. Completely rebuilt, with no evidence of a Fire Control Site or radar towers. Buildings standing, several radar towers. A one-armed veteran of the Battle of Waterloo lies in a cemetery for one in the middle of a Chicago scrapyard. One old military building remains. The missiles were decommissioned in 1974 as the Cold War came to an end, but remnants remain all around the country to this day. Doors have been completely covered with dirt. Purchased by. Heres why the US Air Force isnt concerned. As of 2019, entire launch site covered by new police academy. Redeveloped into Phillips Park. A few buildings, mostly forested. Private ownership, complete and buildings look in good shape. magazine paved over for school bus parking and as an outdoor education center, Redeveloped into Cuyahoga Community College, Western Campus, Now City of Cleveland J L Stamps District Service Center, Part of Runway L6 Cleveland Lakefront Airport, Baseball Field, Part of Cleveland Tri-City Park, Tennis Courts, Part of Cleveland Tri-City Park, Private ownership. Launch site on W side of Columbia Ave. razed in 2008, obliterated; missile magazines filled in, concrete pads removed. Missile Launching site converted to a private residence (including old missile silos) on Ind. Redeveloped into Vernon Hills Athletic Complex. Land incorporated within Alfred Brush Ford Park (also known as Ford Brush Park) at the foot of Lenox Ave. Minor remnants are still visible in the NE corner. Access road also overgrown with vegetation, inaccessible. Appears abandoned, covered by wild vegetation, Private ownership. Former double magazine. No evidence of IFC remains. FDS. FDS. No radar towers. Launch site abandoned, appears to be above-ground site with launchers located within berms. Now "Nike Overlook Park". Private ownership. Each squadron has five Missile Alert Facilities which each control ten silo's for a total of 50 silo's per squadron. Parks and Recreation, maintenance, building in use. Nike was created to address a new. Buildings torn down, launch pads consist of concrete slabs and bunkers. On Bellows AFB, remains under US government control but abandoned. Intact, NMArNG Miliray Academy. Units assigned were D/36th (/54-9/58), D/1/562nd (9/58-12/62) and D/4/1st (12/62-4/74). Demolition of this facility began in 2015 and is now complete. Still in use, with a few buildings, one radar tower, TXArNG training. Roads in fair condition, both magazines appear to be concreted over, large gravel pile on them, generally badly deteriorated. FDS. A large elevator would bring the missiles to the surface, and crew members would push the missile to position. GRAFTON The last remnants of a U.S. Army missile base that defended American skies during the Cold War can still be spotted by sharp-eyed visitors to Pere Marquette State Park. FDS. Now a sports complex. Army Air-Defense Command Post (AADCP) LA-45DC was established at San Pedro Hill AFS, CA in 1960 for Nike missile command-and-control functions. Missile site partially intact, used by City of Torrance, Torrance Airport Civil Air Patrol. The units were HHB and B/75th (11/54-9/58), HHB and B/3/562nd (9/58-6/60) and MDArNG B/3/70th (6/60-3/63). Paved over parking lot for trucks.. Now light industrial area, some old IFC buildings still in use. Buildings torn down, some sidewalks left. Redeveloped into high-end single-family housing. Demolished in 2016 to make way for housing. Cleveland Defense Area (CL): Headquarters facilities were located at the Shaker Heights Armory and in Cleveland. Hotel and commercial development. Most buildings remain, appears some of the magazine as well. No evidence of IRC except some disturbed land where structures once were. Buildings in good shape. While the project was approved, the development was never built. Location: Illinois, United States. Under restoration since 2009. The U.S. reverted the islands to Japan on May 15, 1972, setting back a Ryky independence movement that had emerged. Many parked cars on site, probably employees. Also used by the Air Force as part of the. Ask him. FDS. After being closed in 1961, the lease for this former Nike IFC site was transferred to the Air Force in 1965. Partially Intact, East Ramapo School District. Buildings were torn down, some new structures erected, and a bunch of old boats and trucks stored on site; may be a junkyard. It was later equipped with the AN/GSG-5(V) BIRDIE solid-state computer system. Abandoned, replanted with pines. Located on Belle Isle, south of Blue Heron Lagoon, East side of Lakeside Drive, Obliterated, City of Detroit. Montrose Harbor was the radar and command center that controlled a battery of missiles located right next door at Belmont Harbor. Only a few are intact and preserve the history of the Nike project. Redeveloped into an office park north of I-88. Barracks building in use, several radar towers still standing. The property was transferred from the Army to the Air Force on 31 Jul 1964. The owner had planned to use it as a Law Enforcement Training facility, however, after rejecting a bid submitted by a construction company owned by the Planning Commission Chairman, the owners requests for permits were rejected. Offer subject to change without notice. C-41 Jackson Park. Intact, East Bay Regional Park District, Lake Chabot Park, Department of Public Safety, service yard. FDS. This historic site was built as a precaution but never actually used for its potential purpose. FDS. Site redeveloped to Village of Orland Park Department of Public Works. As the sites were decommissioned, they were first offered to federal agencies. Excavated into a pond. Different parts of the site also took on various roles including a fire and police academy, school, and target range. Fairfax County ownership, maintenance yard. Now "Turkey Hill Park". Only a couple of buildings standing. Berms still quite visible under vegetation. Obliterated, Coyote Hills Regional Park. The other two Illinois facilities were in Grafton and Hector, with a fourth location in Pacific, Missouri. The 436th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion was active by 1955. Buildings are current home to "Burlington Players" community theatre company. Upon deactivation of this Hercules battery in 1960, the equipment was forwarded to the Norfolk site at Deep Creek/Portsmouth. Locked and fenced. Travis AFB Defense Area (T): Established to defend the USAF Strategic Air Command, later Military Airlift Command base. The housing area in Brandywine, Maryland, supported Washington Nike Site W-36 from approximately 1957 1961. The magazines have a one-foot thick cap of concrete on them. This is the entrance to the 341st Missile Wing, 490th Missile Squadron M-01 in Monroe, Montana off of The USAF radar site at Murphy Dome AFS, AK (F-2) was shared with the Army for Nike missile-defense system. At southwest of Fort Sheridan National Cemetery. View waymark gallery. Looks like some vehicles are parked on concrete pads. Redeveloped into a corporate office complex. Area has now become a "Academy Sports and Outdoors" distribution facility. After the Army closed the Nike facility, It was gained as an off-base installation of Andrews AFB on 21 Feb 1975, under Headquarters Command. The site totally redeveloped with new buildings. Redeveloped into USAR Center. Offutt also hosted SAC tankers and Atlas missiles were deployed around the area in the early 1960s. Launch area now fenced off and used as a dumping ground for dredging operations and is not open to the public, complex perimeter can be viewed from the bicycle trail. Fort Monroe, HQ Training and Doctrine Command. Another launch facility was on the South Side in Jackson Park, with the radar and control center on Promontory Point. After inactivation, the property reverted to Selfridge AFB. Buildings in use by park personnel. Army Air-Defense Command Post (AADCP) SF-90DC was established at Mill Valley AFS, CA in 1960 for Nike missile command-and-control functions. On mountain peak, leveled flat for the base. Now Northeastern University Marine Science Center. After the Nike site was closed in 1966, was taken over by the Air Force which used it as a communications facility and satellite tracking site. Redeveloped as Anne Arundel County Schools Maint & Operations center. Also lots of single-family housing. Bay doors and elevators still work and are still in use by owners. Many buildings standing, some razed. USAR Center. It is also a safe haven for deer chased by hunters in the area, as it is completely fenced in. Batteries paved over with asphalt, new building construction. Now privately owned but undeveloped. Defense dollars were shifted to other projects like developing Americas own intercontinental ballistic missiles and missile defense systems, along with the growing war in Vietnam. Every weekday we compile our most wondrous stories and deliver them straight to you. Entire site now the WA National Guard Kent Armory. Used by the Elizabeth Forward School District. Due to its solid fuel technology, the missiles could be mass produced. FDS. The Shutter Nike Missile Base is tucked away behind a gated fence near the Monroe County Village of Hecker Illinois with a population of about 500. Undetermined purpose Site largely intact barracks has been torn down. FDS. Nike launching pads are visible, probably all sealed shut. Abandoned. In use, some buildings still standing. Has been turned into a public horse park named Paradise Ridge. Today, most buildings had recently been demolished. FDS. Now obliterated, Park, ownership by Commonwealth of Massachusetts. C-92 Redeveloped into Vernon Hills Athletic Complex. Now open to the public for tours by National Park Service staff. City of SeaTac WA Parks Dept. Magazine used as. Mostly redeveloped, magazine area in poor condition, used as storage yard and parking lot. The base's 150 missiles are . From 1958 to 1972, the Department of Defense deployed a contingent of surface-to-air missiles intended to shoot down any incoming nuclear missiles aimed at United States cities. U.S. Army Air Defense Command operated the sites with Regular Army units (possibly from 562nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment) from 1960 until 1966. Partially Intact, City of Detroit, River Rouge Park. The site was initially an AN/FSG-l Missile-Master Radar Direction Center. In private ownership. FDS. FDS. Closed in 1993 with the inactivation of Loring Air Force Base. Radar towers removed. Largely intact and listed on the. Fenced with large number of hubcaps attached. Site is now the location of a couple of office buildings. Map showing the location of the Minuteman Missile Visitor Center, Launch Control Facility Delta-01 and Launch Facility (Missile Silo) Delta-09. Remains in secure area, used as a storage area. 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. The Arlington Heights Army Air Defense Site was a Project Nike Missile Master site near Chicago, Illinois. No evidence of launchers. Partially intact. The AAFC was integrated with the USAF Air Defense Command/NORAD Semi Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) air defense radar network as Site P-71 / Z-71. Anchorage; drug & alcohol rehab center. Two radar towers remain on the property of a landscape business. Since that time there have been hundreds of Atlas, Titan, Minuteman and Peacekeeper sites constructed all the way from Texas to North Dakota, New Mexico to Montana. Now obliterated, although largely intact. Obliterated, Milagra Ridge (GGNRA). Barracks building in use, most other buildings razed. On that date, it was designated as Potrero Hills Storage Annex; and jurisdiction, control, and accountability were assigned to Travis AFB. Intact, Explosives Technology. Buildings have been razed but foundations remain; double-Nike-Ajax magazines badly cracked with wild vegetation overgrowing. Obliterated, City of Redondo Beach, Hopkins Wilderness Park. Large number of commercial bee hives. Dormitory, office spaces and missile maintenance shed were intact and operated by Kent Schools as the Mountain View Academy until their demolition in July 2019 to make room for River Ridge Elementary. Now part of the McCormick Place Bird Sanctuary. ICBM History lists all the past and present ICBM silos and displays a map of them. "New Testament Church". Most buildings remain, Concrete in magazine area cracked. It has been in use as a secured communications site for various federal agencies, including BLM, FAA, FCC, FBI, IRS, and others. Here are some maps showing the locations of U.S. Minuteman III ICBM silo's along with coordinates. Pads have been removed, with just disturbed earth and a cleared area where they were. Buildings Demolished Sept 2015 Magazines are there and part of a municipal maintenance facility. Army ownership on Ft Wainwright property, Army terrorism training site.

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