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This project was undertaken to provide baseline terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) survey and spatial recordation for six historic launch complexes. Select structures were chosen for 3D laser scan survey, and these data were brought together with aerial Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) and Geographic Information Systems (GIS applications in a digital platform for landscape and structure consideration. The project was performed in combination with Global Positioning Systems (GPS), videography,...
3D Digital Documentation of Historic Launch Complex Structures at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS): A Workflow Methodology for DoD Cultural Resources LC19 and LC34 Areas of Interest (2016)
Working in collaboration with the 4sth Space Wing of the United States Air Force, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS), this digital survey and documentation was undertaken to provide continuing baseline terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) survey, monitoring, and spatial recordation for selected historic launch complexes. Targeted structures were chosen for ongoing assessment and 3D laser scan survey, and these data were brought together with aerial Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) and...
611th Air Support Group Resources
Project metadata for resources within the 611th Air Support Group cultural heritage resources collection.
Aerospace Archaeology and the Study of Missile Crash Sites: An Example From the Jupiter Crash Site (8BR2087), Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Brevard County, Florida (2012)
This article provides a brief background discussion on the Cold War and the Jupiter missile program, introduces the reader to the emerging field of aerospace archaeology, and then discusses the Jupiter Missile Crash site.
Aerospace Archaeology: A Discipline for the 21st Century-Examples from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Brevard County, Florida (2013)
Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Southeastern Archaeological Conference, November 2011, Jacksonville, Florida (revised 2013).
Air Education and Training Command: Training the Peacemakers during the Cold War Era (1945-1991) (2003)
This report provides a national historic context for the Cold War (1945–1991) material culture associated with Air Training Command and Air University—the two Major Commands that now constitute the modern-day United States Air Force Air Education and Training Command (AETC). This work was performed to assist the USAF in meeting the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act and Section 110 of the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended.
Air Force and Navy Unaccompanied Personnel Housing During the Cold War Era (1946-1989), Draft Report (2008)
This study was prepared by the Department of the Navy and the Department of the Air Force to meet the compliance requirement associated with the Program Comment for Unaccompanied Personnel Housing (1946-1974), issued by the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation on August 18, 2006. A programmatic treatment for the properties was developed in compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (NHPA), as amended, to take into consideration the effects of future...
"Airplanes, Combat and Maintenance Crews, and Air Bases" The World War II and Early Cold War Architectural Legacy of Holloman Air Force Base (ca. 1942-1962) (1998)
This architectural project focused on properties constructed during WW II, as well as a number of unique facilities associated with early Cold War missile development. The project resulted in the upgrading of the previously developed HAFB facility inventory form, an inventory of historic blueprints on file in the HAFB Civil Engineer drawing vault, and the field inspection and documentation of 34 buildings and structures.
"Airplanes, Combat and Maintenance Crews, and Air Bases" The World War II and Early Cold War Architectural Legacy of Holloman Air Force Base (ca. 1942-1962) Volume II: Facility Assessment Forms (1998)
This architectural project focused on properties constructed during WW II, as well as a number of unique facilities associated with early Cold War missile development. The project resulted in the upgrading of the previously developed HAFB facility inventory form, an inventory of historic blueprints on file in the HAFB Civil Engineer drawing vault, and the field inspection and documentation of 34 buildings and structures.
Airplanes, Combat and Maintenance Crews, and Air Bases: The WWII and Early Cold War Architectural Legacy of Hollman Air Force Base 1942-1962 (Legacy 93-0786)
This report on a demonstration project identifies and documents historic buildings on Hollman AFB-administered lands, with a focus on properties constructed during WWII and a number of unique facilities associated with early Cold War missile development.
Airplanes, Combat and Maintenance Crews, and Air Bases: The WWII and Early Cold War Architectural Legacy of Hollman Air Force Base 1942-1962 - Report (Legacy 93-0786) (1998)
This report on a demonstration project identifies and documents historic buildings on Hollman AFB-administered lands, with a focus on properties constructed during WWII and a number of unique facilities associated with early Cold War missile development.
Altus Air Force Base: Cold War-Era Buildings and Structures Inventory and Assessment (2003)
This report provides an inventory and assessment of the Cold War-era (1945-1991) built environment at Altus Air Force Base (AFB), Oklahoma. Of the 1,056 Cold War-era buildings inventoried at Altus AFB, only 17 (16 buildings and one structure) were further evaluated based on their association with the Cold War missions of Altus AFB. Of the 17 evaluated resources, only one building (Building 285) and one structure (alert apron) were recommended eligible for listing in the National Register of...
Annual Report: Cultural Resources Survey, Fort Richardson, Alaska 2009 (2010)
In 2009, the U.S. Army Garrison Fort Richardson (USAG FRA) initiated several projects that triggered Section 106 (NHPA) archaeological and cultural resource analyses and surveys of proposed project areas. This report details each undertaking for which archaeological fieldwork was completed at Fort Richardson (FRA). Survey and subsurface testing was conducted following procedures defined in USAG FWA’s and USAG FRA’s Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan (ICRMP) (CEMML 2001). Where...
Appendix C: List of Facilities on Little Rock Air Force Base at or Approaching 50 years old by 2017 with NRHP Eligibility, SHPO Concurrence, and ACHP Program Contents (2017)
Draft List of Facilities on Little Rock Air Force Base at or Approaching 50 years old by 2017 with National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) Eligibility, SHPO Concurrence, and Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) Program Contents.
Archaeological Investigations at the Cape Cod Air Force Station in Bourne, Massachusetts (1996)
Archaeological investigations were conducted at the Cape Cod Air Force Station (CCAFS) in Bourne, Massachusetts to identify areas within the boundaries of the CCAFS that were sensitive for the presence of archaeological remains. The intensive survey was conducted at the location of a new water well water supply pipeline, and water storage tank. The results of the cultural reconnaissance survey determined that because of rugged terrain and the scarcity of existing or past water resources on or...
Archaeological Study, Bivouac 4 Upgrade, United States Air Force Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska (2011)
The 673d Civil Engineer Squadron, Conservation Section (CES/CEANC), under U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Environmental Services Restoration Contract W911KB-06-D-0006, Task Order 0025, contracted Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Jacobs) to perform an archaeological study of land included in the planned upgrades to Bivouac 4 on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER) as part of the Integrated Training Area Management (ITAM) Plan. Jacobs Archaeologist Phyllys Callina conducted a Level I: ...
Archaeological Survey and Cold War Assessment of Maxwell Air Force Base and Gunter Annex Montgomery, Alabama (1997)
Brockington and Associates, Inc. conducted a historic resources survey of Maxwell Air Force Base [AFB], Gunter Annex, Maxwell Heights Housing Area, the Lake Martin Recreation Area and the Lake Jordan/Vigilant Warrior Training Area. During the course of this survey, previously identified sites were revisited, high probability areas were surveyed, and Cold War Era structures were assessed. No structures are recommended eligible for the National Register of Historic Places [NRHP] beyond those...
Architectural Survey and Historical Evaluation of Ten Resources at Nellis and Creech Air Force Bases, Clark County, Nevada (2015)
This project took place to satisfy requirements of Section 106 of the NHPA in regard to these properties, which are scheduled for demolition by the Department of the Air Force due to modernization at both bases, and construction of new fitness facilities at Nellis AFB.
Arkansas Architectural Resources Forms — Little Rock Air Force Base: Reassessment of 26 Cold War Era Buildings (2009)
Survey forms for a reassessment of 26 Cold War Era Buildings at Little Rock Air Force Base.
Army Ammunition and Explosives Storage During the Cold War, 1946-1989 - Report (2009)
This historic context discusses the development of weapons technology and construction of ammunition and explosive storage facilities during the Cold War, including modifications to existing ammunition storage facilities to accommodate changes in technology.
Atomic Craters and Bedforms in Bikini: Detailed Geomorphic Signatures of the Seabed (2020)
This is an abstract from the session entitled "Mapping Crossroads: Archaeological and High Resolution Documentation of Nuclear Test Submerged Cultural Resources at Bikini Atoll" , at the 2020 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. From 1946 to 1958 a series of 22 atomic bombs were tested throughout Bikini atoll resulting in a series of anthropogenic craters around the atoll. Now 61 years later, questions remain about what evidence remains for these tests and how human...
AUX-1: Cultural Resources Inventory (1995)
AUX-1 is one component to be included in a cultural resources management plan (CRMP) being developed for Luke AFB to deal proactively with cultural resources located on facilities under the jurisdiction of the Base. This report includes data collected to provide documentation in support of that effort as well as a proposal by the Air Force to continue and increase a variety of military deployment and training exercises at the facility. These continued and proposed actions -include weapons...
A Brief History of Scott Air Force Base 1917-1992 (1992)
Special study published on Scott Air Force Base's 75th anniversary to honor the installation's history.
Brooks Air Force Base, Texas Man-in-Space-Era Historic Building Inventory and Evaluation (2001)
This report inventories, and develops the historic context for 32 buildings and structures associated with the United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine (USAFSAM) at Brooks Air Force Base (AFB), Texas. All 32 properties were constructed during the Cold War era in American history and are directly associated with America’s efforts during the 1960s to put man in space.
Building 570, Historic Building Evaluation, Air Force Research Laboratory - Mesa Research Site, Arizona (2007)
This report develops the historic context for Building 570 at Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Mesa Research Site, Mesa, Arizona. The property was constructed during the Cold War-era in American history, and is directly associated with the military’s mission to provide flight training facilities for Williams Air Force Base (AFB).