Cold War Era (Temporal Keyword)
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This study set out to identify and describe the principal types of military aircraft hangars built before 1996, document hangar origins, locations, and approximate numbers, and provide a context for understanding the aviation and construction history related to major hangar types.
Historical Site Assessment: BOMARC Missile Site, McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey (2006)
This document is a radiological historical site assessment (HSA) for the Boeing Michigan Aeronautical Research Center (BOMARC) Missile Site on the Fort Dix Military Reservation, Plumsted Township, New Jersey (see Figure 1). In 1958, the 46th Air Defense Missile Squadron (ADMS) from McGuire Air Force Base (AFB) was authorized use of approximately 220 acres of Fort Dix property for the construction of a missile facility. The Site is approximately 11 miles east of McGuire AFB. This facility...
History of Alaska's Operating Bases (FOBs): The Soviet Bomber Threat and North American Air Defenses during the Cold War (2001)
In 1997, the Air Force, in consultation with the Alaska State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO), determined that the Air Force's Forward Operating Base (FOB) mission in Alaska was exceptionally important in the context of bomber warning and defense during the Cold War period (1948- 1989). The Air Force established historic districts encompassing a number of properties at each of the two primary Alaskan FOB installations, Galena and King Salmon Airports. The Alaska SHPO assigned the districts...
History of the Aircraft Control and Warning System in Alaska: Air Defense of Arctic Skies (2002)
This report presents historical background on the development, deployment, and operation of the AC&W system. It first summarizes the historical context of U.S.-Soviet relations that led to the deployment of the AC&W system and the general military buildup in Alaska. It next presents detailed information on the locations, development, and operation of the AC&W system in Alaska and relates the personal recollections of individuals who were stationed at the bases while the radar system was in...
History of the Aircraft Control and Warning System in Alaska: Air Defense of Arctic Skies, 2013 Update (2013)
This report discusses a general history of the Soviet relations that lead to the development of the Aircraft Control and Warning System (AC&W) in Alaska. It provides a general assessment of the archaeological sites at AC&W along with sites eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). It also provides an oral history of worker experiences at AC&W. In 1997, the 611th Air Support Group (611 ASG), in coordination with the Alaska State Historic Preservation Office...
Hunting the Soviet Bear-A Study of Soviet Aircraft Intercepts near Alaska 1961-1991 (1992)
This historical study is an account of Alaska's Cold War years. It focuses on the Soviet aircraft intercept activities from 1961 when the first recorded intercept was made, until the end of 1991. The Alaskan NORAD Region, because of its adjacent location to the former Soviet Union, has had more Soviet aircraft intercepts conducted in its area than any other NORAD region. The study, by TSgt William Allen, is based on declassified and unclassified documents held in the 11th Air Force history...
Identification and Categorization of Cold War–Era Research, Development, Testing, and Evaluation Property Types (2007)
The current project, initiated by HQ AFMC (M. Tagg 2004) and funded through the Legacy Program (Legacy Project No. 04-211) as a continuation of the HQ AFMC historic context (Weitze 2003), seeks to identify and categorize RDT&E property types and subtypes and present them as an addition to the current Interim Guidance list. The end result will be a more complete Air Force Cold War property typology for the materiel development facility category that augments the current typology.
In from the Cold: DoD Cold War Cultural Resources Newsletter (1996)
A newsletter aiming to provide a forum to share findings, questions and concerns, to assist one another in resolving issues, and to provide cultural resources personnel within the DoD a regular update on Cold War- related projects, legislation, meetings and other key events. Article features list of Cold War Era-related studies and projects at DoD installations across the United States.
Individual Property/District Maryland Historical Trust Internal NR-Eligibility Review Form for Andrews Air Force Base, Housing District A (2003)
Maryland Historical Trust State Historic Sites Inventory Form completed to assess the eligibility of Andrews Air Force Base, Housing District A, also known as Officers' Family Housing (including Buildings 1306,1310, 1314, 1318, 1322, and 1326), to the National Register of Historic Places. Eligibility was not recommended.
Individual Property/District Maryland Historical Trust Internal NR-Eligibility Review Form for Andrews Air Force Base, Housing District B (2002)
Maryland Historical Trust State Historic Sites Inventory Form completed to assess the eligibility of Andrews Air Force Base, Housing District B, which includes Buildings 1304, 1308, 1312, 1316, 1320, and 1324), to the National Register of Historic Places. Eligibility was not recommended.
Individual Property/District Maryland Historical Trust Internal NR-Eligibility Review Form for Andrews Air Force Base, Housing District C (2002)
Maryland Historical Trust State Historic Sites Inventory Form completed to assess the eligibility of Andrews Air Force Base, Housing District C, which includes Buildings 1102, 1104, 1106, 1108, 1110, 1112, 1114, 1116, 1118, 1120, 1122, 1124, 1126, 1128, 1130, 1132, 1134, 1136, 1138, 1140, 1142, 1144, 1146, 1148, 1150, 1152, and 1154), to the National Register of Historic Places. Eligibility was not recommended.
Individual Property/District Maryland Historical Trust Internal NR-Eligibility Review Form for Andrews Air Force Base, Housing District E (2002)
Maryland Historical Trust State Historic Sites Inventory Form completed to assess the eligibility of Andrews Air Force Base, Housing District E, which includes Buildings 3770, 3771, 3772, 3773, 3774, 3775, 3776, 3777, 3778, 3779, 3780, 3813, 3814, 3815, and 3816, to the National Register of Historic Places. Eligibility was not recommended.
Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan (2004-2008) Eareckson Air Station, Alaska (2004)
The Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan (ICRMP) is a planning document used to manage an installation's cultural resources management program. The document identifies cultural resource activities such as surveys and building inventories, that have taken place on an installation. It also identifies and describes historic resources within installation boundaries, identifies Native American groups affiliated with an installation, and provides a plan for staying in compliance with...
Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan Distant Early Warning (DEW) System, Alaska (2013) (2013)
The following document is an Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan (ICRMP) for the Distant Early Warning (DEW) System, Alaska. The ICRMP is a five-year, internal compliance and management plan designed to integrate the cultural resources program with ongoing mission activities. The 611th Air Support Group (611 ASG) has developed this ICRMP as a comprehensive plan for the management of all cultural resources at former DEW installations in Alaska. The Air Force proposes to implement the...
Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan Eareckson Air Station, Alaska (2010) (2010)
The following document is an Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan (ICRMP) for Eareckson Air Station, Alaska. The Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan (ICRMP) is a planning document used to manage an installation's cultural resources management program. The document identifies cultural resource activities such as surveys and building inventories, that have taken place on an installation. It also identifies and describes historic resources within installation boundaries,...
Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan Eareckson Air Station, Alaska (2015) (2015)
The following document is an Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan (ICRMP) for Eareckson Air Station, Alaska. The Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan (ICRMP) is a planning document used to manage an installation's cultural resources management program. The document identifies cultural resource activities such as surveys and building inventories, that have taken place on an installation. It also identifies and describes historic resources within installation boundaries,...
Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan, 2018-2022, United States Air Force Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska (2017)
The Integrate Cultural Resource Management Plan for 2018-2022, was developed to provide for effective management and protection of cultural resources. It summarizes the history and prehistory of the installation, and reviews past historical and archaeological survey efforts. It outlines and assigns responsibilities for the management of cultural resources, discusses related concerns, and provides standard operating procedures (SOPs) that will help to preserve the cultural resources of the...
Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan, Arnold Engineering Development Complex, Arnold Air Force Base, Tennessee: Final Version 2016-2020 (2016)
The Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan (ICRMP) is a planning document used to manage an installation's cultural resources management program. The document identifies cultural resource activities such as surveys and building inventories, that have taken place on an installation. It also identifies and describes historic resources within installation boundaries, identifies Native American groups affiliated with an installation, and provides a plan for staying in compliance with...
Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan, Joint Base McGuire Dix Lakehurst, New Jersey (2013)
The Integrated Cultural Resource Management Plan (ICRMP) provides an internal compliance and management tool that enables the conservation of historic properties and cultural resources (CR) in concert with the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst (JB MDL) mission. The ICRMP integrates the legal requirements for CR preservation with ongoing mission activities and ensures that mission essential activities are fully supported by the management policies and procedures outlined within. The ICRMP is based...
Inventory of Cold War Properties at Andrews Air Force Base, Camp Springs, Maryland (1996)
The U.S. Air Force, Air Mobility Command, has conducted real property surveys and evaluations at selected installations throughout the continental United States, including Andrews Air Force Base, to identify potentially significant Cold War buildings and structures. Identified resources are primarily associated with the tactical and strategic USAF network built up in North America during the 1949-1962 years. Specific property types discussed are radar enclaves; command and control facilities for...
Inventory of Cold War Properties: Scott Air Force Base Belleville, Illinois (1996)
Scott Air Force Base Inventory of Cold War Properties. A total of 60 structures and buildings were inventoried at Scott Air Force Base, including radar facilities at Turkey Hill and Plum Hill. At time of publication, in 1993, none of the inventoried structures and buildings were listed or formally evaluated as eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places, and none are interpreted as potentially eligible. However, Building 3200, the ANG Alert Hangar of ca. 1946-1947, was...
An Inventory of Cold War-Era Buildings and Structures at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska (2009)
This document presents the results of an inventory conducted in May 2007 of Cold War era structures at Elmendorf Air Force Base. Of the 163 structures inventoried, 10 were judged to have specific and important association with historically important Cold War themes. This includes structures in two proposed historic districts, the North Flight line Historic District, and the Elephant Cage Historic District, and two additional structures. These structures are all associated with one of three...
Investigation of the Roosevelt Road Transmitter Site, Fort Richardson, Alaska, Using Ground-Penetrating Radar (1999)
This report details discusses the Roosevelt Road Transmitter Site which was used from World War II to the Korean War as part of an Alaskan communications network. The bunker and support buildings were vandalized following its decommission-in in the mid-1960s, resulting in PCB contamination of the bunker and soils around the above-ground transmitter annex. CRREL conducted a ground-penetrating radar (GPR) investigation of the site in June 1996, at the request of the Directorate of Public Works on...
Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Resources
Project metadata for resources within the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson cultural heritage resources collection. This project is used to fill metadata for all resources part of the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson collection.
Kirtland Air Force Base History Building Inventory and Evaluation (1997)
Architectural evaluation of Cold War Era properties found on Kirtland Air Force Base in New Mexico.