Site DY-10, located at Fort Phantom Hill and site DY-50, located southwest of Abilene, remained operational from 1960 until 1966. After inactivation, the property reverted to Selfridge AFB. Double magazine now motor pool area for Army Reserve unit. The vehicle park is on top of the three magazines. Launch site abandoned, appears to be above-ground site with launchers located within berms. Some IFC buildings in use. Later manning responsibilities would eventually be supplied by one active duty unit (3rd Missile Battalion, 1st Artillery) and one Pennsylvania Army National Guard battalion (The Duquesne Greys-2nd Missile Battalion, 176th Artillery). Most of launch site turned into a quarry. Is now known as Nike Base Town Park; as such, it hosts Grand Island's Senior Citizen Center, a town-sponsored safe hangout for teens known as Reality Cafe, and space for group meetings. private retirement home. Launch area is now a soccer field. Another 60 spare W31's had been kept in permanent storage at grid 4528'46"N 1135'57"E Longare. Figure4shows an underground launch control center. The village has constructed wastewater treatment lagoons on 1/3 of the site. Many of the original structures, fencing, pavement, light poles, etc., still remain. Redeveloped into US Consumer Products Safety Commission Engineering Laboratory. Controlling the SAMs was the 29th Artillery Group (Air Defense). Fences and one . USAR Center Magazine area remains, concrete badly deteriorated.BR>. Magazines visible, status unknown. The only IFC building left is a small pump house. No evidence of radar towers. Obliterated. No evidence of former IFC site. FDS. Vacant land. This way all Thule batteries could yet be nuclear armed. The pits are still there, under the park, behind the fire station. . Illinois. Above-ground magazines protected by berms. This old steel industry company town has a tradition of parking cars on the sidewalk so people can walk in the narrow streets. 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. Obliterated. Map showing the areas of the six Minuteman Missile wings on the central and northern Great Plains. The leftovers were offered to private individuals. Site demolished and cleared. In 2002, Evesham Township had the launch area cleared of illegal dumps and demolition debris left from the buildings. Now into multiple-family housing. But some remnants and buildings still stand, including in Wolf Lake where an actual Nike missile is on display. Most buildings razed and rebuilt as a Relay site. The AADCP was inactivated in Sep 1969. Some buildings may still be standing. Intact, Private ownership in good condition. Six inch top soil cover. 421620N 0711622W / 42.27222N 71.27278W / 42.27222; -71.27278 (B-63-LS). A monument to the site stands near the entrance to the recreation area. So, 50 silos are empty, but the enemy may have a difficult Radar towers removed. Obliterated, paved over for tractor trailer parking lot. Under restoration since 2009. Double magazine, launch doors appear to be concreted over, some buildings erected on firing pads. Fenced and gated. Redeveloped into part golf course, part U.S. Army Reserve center. Missile Launching site converted to a private residence (including old missile silos) on Ind. Consider supporting our work by becoming a member for as little as $5 a month. 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. Concrete slabs and some wooden curb stops remain, but all buildings have been removed. Also used as a self-storage site. Even the signs listing the bunker's rules can be read decades later. An Army Air-Defense Command Post (AADCP) was established at Sweetwater AFS, TX in 1960 for Nike missile command-and-control functions. Buildings standing and in use. Radars used at Fire Island were CPS-6B, FPS-8, CPS-4, FPS-20A, FPS-6B. Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) missile silos. Former double magazine. Abandoned, buildings appear derelict with lots of junk in the area. Contaminated soil remediated on site. Buildings are mostly gone, or only standing walls remain. Above ground site with launchers protected by berms. Like us on Facebook to get the latest on the world's hidden wonders. Redeveloped into single-family housing, no evidence of IFC. It was later equipped with the AN/GSG-5(V) BIRDIE solid-state computer system. Redeveloped Solano County Detention Center and Animal Shelter, FSUSD bus yard. Redeveloped as Bristol County Development Center, no remains. Abandoned in heavy woods. Was a double-site Launcher and Integrated Fire Control Area for Nike-Ajax Missiles. As Greenland is Danish and that country refused to host foreign military and nuclear weapons, a bilateral agreement was signed allowing access for all US forces and weaponry in Greenland. In 1965, upgraded to the AN/FSG-l Missile-Master Radar Direction Center. FDS Redeveloped into Croom Vocational High School, the launch site is identified as the auto, building trades, and grounds keeping school. Nothing else is left. Owned by the Utica School District. See. Formally used as an ESDA facility for the Village. The Russian invasion of Ukraine brings back memories of the Cold War. FDS. Others were offered to state and local governments, while others were sold to school districts. Site used as vehicle storage for county vehicles, and other public services. If so, are any of the silo structures still there? As of 1959 the Italian commanding unit was: The IFC is mostly burned (prior to the fire, the IFC was used as a minimum security prison). Batteries paved over with asphalt, new building construction. Some older buildings deteriorated. Oakland Community College. The site is currently for sale. Buildings in use, magazines still intact, being used as a parking lot. Missile assembly building appears standing, concrete missile pads deteriorated concrete. Abandoned. 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. This was a very compact facility. On or about 30 Dec 1963 the housing area next to the Launch Site was designated Ellsworth Family Housing Annex No 1, activated, and assigned to Ellsworth AFB. Housing area intact, in private ownership. When you select the Map view, you can turn on terrain features by clicking or touching the Terrain box. Just east of here was located the launch control equipment for one of the three Nike complexes in Fairfax County. The MAF U.S. Army Air Defense Command operated the sites with Regular Army units (possibly from 562nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment) from 1960 until 1966. Located on Webb State Park/South Shore Association for Retarded Citizens (Mess Hall, EM Barracks and Missile Test & Assembly Building remain, pits buried but vents & ducts are visible). Site Summit is listed in the, Intact Army ownership, best preserved Alaskan Site. Because of this new missile, fewer sites were needed and PH-32, along with 7 other Philadelphia region bases, was shut down. Now County highway maintenance storage facility. All barracks but one have been demolished and land is unused. FDS. Later the AN/TSQ-51 "Missile Mentor" solid-state computer system was installed. Much of site overgrown with vegetation. There was a multiplicity of reasons that Minuteman's were sited in the Great Plains region. We always take Highway 71 South taking us through Kimball, Nebraska and Limon, Colorado coming out at Highway 25 at Trinidad, Colorado. ". The Nike Hercules was Ajaxs successor. The people who work in the Missile Alert Facilities are called missileers. Each squadron has five Missile Alert Facilities which each control ten silo's for a total of 50 silo's per squadron. Fairbanks Defense Area: Sites were installed to replace Anti-Aircraft guns defending the Fairbanks area, which included Fort Wainwright and Eielson AFB. Operating units were C/54th (/55-9/58) and C/4/1st (9/58-4/74). FDS. Part of Town of Westhaven, Parks and Recreation Department "Nike State Park". Inside the bunker. Pittsburgh Defense Area (PI): At first, three active Army battalions manned the ring around "Steel City". Former above-ground site with berms protecting launchers. Now US Forest Service facility. Many foundations remain with broken concrete spread around area, roads in deteriorating condition. Map showing the areas of the six Minuteman Missile wings on the central and northern Great Plains. Above-ground site with launchers protected by berms. Cleveland Defense Area (CL): Headquarters facilities were located at the Shaker Heights Armory and in Cleveland. Foundations visible in construction site. Never operational. 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. The buildings are all new; the motor pool, up a rise slightly, has a couple of older structures, but the place otherwise has been cleaned off. From the mid-1960s until the early 1990s there were 1,000 Minuteman Silos and 100 corresponding Launch Control Facilities for command and control. Partially intact, buildings, some radar towers, tourist area, Golden Gate National Recreation Area. Transferred to the U.S. Navy in 1981. Part of the facility exists to the west, with outlines of radar towers visible. Seattle Defense Area (S): Home of Boeing Aircraft Company and military installations, Seattle was ringed Concrete around magazines severely cracked both Ajax and Hercules doors. Currently used as the Rod & Gun Club and the 35th Infantry Division (Mech) motor pool/maintenance facility. Used by the Elizabeth Forward School District. Command, maintenance, and fueling buildings now serve as the U.S. Border Patrol's Detroit Sector Headquarters. Empty lot cleared of all vegetation. Exterior of the administration building and launch area can be viewed during the tour. FDS. Obliterated by 1997. There are a total of 450 silo's in the United States as per officially supplied information spread out among three main areas in the United States: around Malmstrom AFB near Great Falls Montana, around Warren AFB near Cheyenne Wyoming, and around Minot AFB near Minot North Dakota. A few vehicles being stored in abandoned berm area, appears in good shape. Overgrown and abandoned. The security gate to the MAF is 968 feet from the road. Single-family home. Land incorporated within Alfred Brush Ford Park (also known as Ford Brush Park) at the foot of Lenox Ave. FDS. Obliterated. of baseball diamond. The first Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) silos arrived on the Great Plains in 1959 when Atlas sites were constructed in Wyoming. Largely obliterated. Above ground magazines protected by berms. It resides within an Army Reserve facility. One old military building remains. Some buildings remain in use, most razed along with radar towers. Looks as if it is being used as a storage/junkyard. As the U.S. and other countries enact sanctions against Russia, some remnants of escalating tensions between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. still stand in Chicago. Barracks building in use, several radar towers still standing. Obliterated, State of Alaska control, demolished. Still fenced with closed access gate. Please share your experiences and photos with us below in the comments. #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. The site was equipped with the AN/GSG-5(V) BIRDIE solid-state computer system. Upgraded to above-ground Nike-Hercules and re-designated HM-03. Geoffrey Baer joined Chicago Tonight for this weeks Ask Geoffrey, about old Nike missile bases in Chicago. If those centers fail to carry out a launch order, specially-configured E6B airborne command posts, nicknamed Doomsday Planes, can take over. Magazine area has been partially filled in, severe cracking of concrete, abandoned. This magazine is currently abandoned and is flooded to a depth of several inches. 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. San Francisco Defense Area (SF): San Francisco was defended by 12 Nike sites: SF-08, SF-09, SF-25, SF-31, SF-37, SF-51, SF-59, SF-87, SF-88, SF-89, SF-91 and SF-93. Complete with radar towers, in use, use unknown. 4255'04.5"N 8809'57.6"W. Demolished as of 2014. FDS. FDS. Air Defense Command/NORAD radar sites at Fire Island AFS (F-1) and King Salmon AFS (F-3) AK were integrated into the Army Nike operations. Buildings in use by park personnel. Used as the Bedford Electronics Research Annex. 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. Closed in 1993 with the inactivation of Loring Air Force Base. have been removed. Location now a parking deck. Appears to be a tower also present. No radar towers. On 18 Sep 1968, IFC-2 was designated the Palehua AF Solar Observatory Research Site, activated, and assigned to Military Airlift Command with jurisdiction and operational control assigned to Air Weather Service. Most silos were based in Colorado, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Missouri, Montana, Wyoming and other western states. Several Buildings standing also some radar towers. Redeveloped into Phillips Park. Through the efforts of various volunteer groups, as of 1995, this is the only Nike site in the country that has been preserved and is open for public viewing. Above-ground launch facility with built-up pads, but no evidence of missile launch facilities remaining. After its closure by the Army, on 25 Sep 1975 the control site property was designated the Coventry ANG Station, Air National Guard. Some buildings remain, part of Foster/Gloucester Regional School District. Battalion Blvd remains. Private ownership redeveloped into single-family housing. Abandoned, overgrown with trees and vegetation. The rest of the site is used by farmers. Almost completely intact, Now Criminal Justice Institute, and Bossier Parish School Board. Launch area concrete badly cracked, doors rusting, all of the magazines are filled to surface level with groundwater due to the high water table in the area. CAArNG, 458th MASH facility. Aerial image shows faint evidence of launcher area appears to be covered with soil. Everglades National Park, National Park Service. Some accessibility through a ventilation shaft to a small bunker room. Abandoned and overgrown. Appears magazines were removed and filled in with dirt. . Site at end of Adrian Drive. Magazine remains, concreted over. Pads have been removed, with just disturbed earth and a cleared area where they were. Home now to the 103rd Air Control Squadron. State of Rhode Island, State Police Academy and Training Center, buildings in use; magazines visible. Owned by Burlington Recreation Commission. In May 1954, during the the Cold War, the United States Army Defense Command announced the construction of more than 300 Nike anti-aircraft installation sites in 28 states. The missiles were decommissioned in 1974 as the Cold War came to an end, but remnants remain all around the country to this day. Abandoned, most buildings collapsed, one radar tower still standing. Also the lawn is cut! Redeveloped into Marin County Waste Water Treatment Plant. These were covering the Norwegian capital, the former Kolss HQ Allied Forces Northern Europe (AFNORTH), the Rygge and Gardermoen airbases and the naval base Karljohansvern. All buildings at the site were demolished in 1977. An Army Air-Defense Command Post (AADCP) was established at Caswell AFS, ME in 1957 for Nike missile command-and-control functions. Private ownership. We depend on ad revenue to craft and curate stories about the worlds hidden wonders. Former buildings still in use, mostly cleared no sign of any radar towers. Army ownership on Ft Wainwright property, The site is overgrown with vegetation, Nike launch buildings are relatively intact. Abandoned. South Florida Natural Resources Center in Everglades National Park, under control of National Park Service. Intact, Private ownership, 1 launcher used to store dynamite. In reasonable condition. But the Ajax could only travel about 25 miles, which military leaders felt was not far enough to be an effective air defense. 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. Launch site with three intact missile pits located at the end of Stocksdale Road in Kingsville, MD. Most buildings in good condition, magazine in good condition. Very deteriorated. 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. It was inactivated on 1 Oct 1980, declared excess on 15 Dec 1980, then reactivated on 12 May 1981 and remained in use until the closure of Loring Air Force Base in 1995. Magazine area is used for earth moving equipment training. Now "Lower Nike Park". FDS. The site was initially an AN/FSG-l Missile-Master Radar Direction Center. It was assigned to the United States Property and Fiscal Officer, State of Rhode Island for real property jurisdiction and control. FDS. Winner will be selected at random on 04/01/2023. At southwest of Fort Sheridan National Cemetery. Three years later, the U.S. Army Air Defense Command deactivated the remaining missile batteries. The generator building, guard house and warheading building are present and largely intact. The site was an AN/FSG-l Missile-Master Radar Direction Center. IFC Redeveloped into a public park called Nike Park, in the middle of a much larger industrial park. Here are some maps showing the locations of U.S. Minuteman III ICBM silo's along with coordinates. 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. Part of magazine visible. Today's W78 warheads are 23 times more powerful than the bomb dropped on Hiroshima. L-58'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 #2. Grounds intact. Former Silo Locations in Central South Dakota. 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. No radar towers. Underground launch control centers, called Missile Alert Facilities (MAF), that are within miles of the missile silos, control missile launch for 10 silos. It was one of four "backyard" missile sites that formed the St. Louis Air Defense System, a protective ring of firepower that operated for nearly a decade -- from mid-1959 to early 1969.
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