Cold War (Temporal Keyword)

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This report inventories and develops the historic context for buildings and structures associated with the Capehart and Wherry Housing at Nellis Air Force Base (AFB), Nevada. All of the properties were constructed during the Cold War era in American history, and are directly associated with the military’s efforts to provide housing pursuant to the Wherry Act, Public Law 211, by the 81st Congress on August 8, 1949, and the Capehart Act passed on August 11, 1955.

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Historical Building Survey for buildings built between 1927 and 1964 and two cemeteries located at Scott Air Force Base (AFB). A total of 49 military buildings and structures were assessed, described, photographed, and evaluated for historic significance during the project. Two resources are individually eligible for National Register of Historic Places listing, and one resource (Facility 50) currently considered non-contributing should be considered contributing to the Scott Field Historic...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Carter DuVal. Art Trembanis. Michael L. Brennan. James P. Delgado.

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. In 1946, Operations Crossroads subjected a fleet of warships moored in Bikini Atoll to aerial and subaqueous atomic blasts to determine the effect of atomic weapons in naval settings. A new expedition was conducted in June 2019 to examine effects...

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HAFB played an important role as a development and testing facility for missile and rocket research during the early Cold War. The identification and documentation of many of the buildings and structures used during this time period has provided valuable insight on a variety of Cold War construction techniques, as well as initiating steps to document, protect, and preserve this legacy of the USAF. This is extremely important since of the original early Cold War-era facilities that still exist,...

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This report presents a historic context for military aviation training on the Barry M. Goldwater Range East for the World War II and early Cold War eras for the 56 RMO. The project includes limited survey of select inactive targets and military structures on the range. A National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation Form for resources and properties on BMGR East has been prepared as part of this project.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Marsha Prior. Scott Murdock. Julian W. Adams.

Brochure about the Air Education and Training Command (AETC) in the United States Air Force. The AETC is the United States Air Force major command devoted to recruiting, training, and educating Air Force personnel.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Edward Salo. Marsha Prior.

This report provides an inventory and assessment of the Cold War-era (1945-1991) built environment at Goodfellow Air Force Base (AFB), Texas. Of the 343 Cold War buildings inventoried at Goodfellow AFB, only eight were further evaluated based on their association with the Cold War missions of Goodfellow AFB.

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This reference provides biographical and historical information concerning A/E firms and associated principal architects and engineers. The document identifies military buildings designed by these firms and provides greater contextual understanding of A/E firms and military architecture in the Cold War era.

DOCUMENT Full-Text David Moore. Justin Edgington. Emily Payne.

This reference provides biographical and historical information concerning A/E firms and associated principal architects and engineers. The document identifies military buildings designed by these firms and provides greater contextual understanding of A/E firms and military architecture in the Cold War era.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Bruce T. Verhaaren.

The primary purpose of this Health and Safety Plan is to provide the Kirtland AFB, Manzano Area field survey team from Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) with important information, procedures, and requirements for conducting their survey with minimum hazard to its health and safety. The plan assigns responsibilities and provides for contingencies which may arise during the course of the survey. Specific points addressed in this documentation include designation of on-site personnel responsible...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Kimber Hinder.

This record series contains written, graphic, and photographic material of nine facilities (8BR2234-resource group, 8BR2235, 8BR2236, 8BR2237, 8BR2238, 8BR2239, 8BR2240, 8BR2241, 8BR2242, and 8BR2259) associated with Launch Complex 3 and 4 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Brevard County, Florida. Division of Historical Resources Project File Number 2008-4438.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Patrick Nowlan. Shelia McCarthy. Susan I. Enscore. Julie L. Webster.

The following report contains historical, architectural, and photographic documentation of Hangar C at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. USACERL personnel documented the complex in July 2000. Hangar C was the first permanent missile assembly building constructed at Cape Canaveral. It provided a service area for most of the early Air Force missiles tested and fired at Cape Canaveral. In addition, it served as the missile assembly building for Project Vanguard, the United States' first...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Kimber Hinder.

This record series contains written, graphic, and photographic material as required for mitigation when a significant historic resource is altered or demolished, and the Division of Historical Resources and/or the State Historic Preservation Office has review authority under federal, state, or local regulations. Mitigation is designed to show the condition of the structure prior to the activity and is based on the requirements of the Historic American Building Survey and/or the Historic American...

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HAER Documentation for Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch COmplex 9 & 10. Canaveral Air Force Station was designed to support the Air Force's Navaho winged intercontinental missile program. Although the Navaho program was cancelled soon after completion of the complex, test flights continued until November 1958. Launch Pad 10 served as the site testing the Navaho, the Jason research rocket, and the Alpha Draco missile. Following the deactivation of the complex in 1959, most of the...

DOCUMENT Full-Text George Humphreys. MaryNell Nolan-Whatley.

This report is an assessment of Building 9570 and historic district. Building 9570 is a contributing resource to the Flight Line Historic District, which is eligible for the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) under Criterion A for its significant role as part of Elmendorf Air Field during World War II (WWII). The 10 contributing buildings that comprise the Flight Line Historic District are examples of the earliest construction at Elmendorf Air Field and the rapid development of Fort...

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Long-term plans for Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER), Alaska and call for significant re-configuration that will require demolition of some aging buildings. These plans were based on the June 10, 2010 Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies, Disposing of Unneeded Federal Real Estate, which is a federal initiative that intended to develop sustainable installations as detailed in the Environmental Assessment for Demolition of Building 5303 and 53121. Since JBER was...

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Historic American Building Survey (HABS) of Brooks Air Force Base

DOCUMENT Full-Text James Walker. Francis Martin. Sharon Watkins. Mark E. Hubbs. James Zielinski.

The purpose of this document is to establish the history of the SRMSC within the historic Cold War context. Additionally, this document provides a description of the facilities at the SRMSC. The HABS/HAER documentation, which includes narrative descriptions, detailed photographs and construction drawings of each significant structure, provides a permanent archival record of the SRMSC for future historians and scholars. Volume 1 contains the historical context of SRMSC and Volume 2 contains...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Susan Enscore. Kimberly Hinder.

HAER documentation of Launch Complex 1 & 2 located on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. This record contains written, graphic, and photographic material as required for mitigation when a significant historic resource is altered or demolished. Constructed between 1951 and 1953, Launch Complex 1/2 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station played a significant role in the larger missile research and development program that provided the United States with an operational, conventional, and...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Susan I. Enscore. Kimberly Hinder.

HAER documentation of Launch Complex 14 located on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. This record contains written, graphic, and photographic material as required for mitigation when a significant historic resource is altered or demolished.Constructed in 1956-1957, Launch Complex 14 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS) was designed to support the Atlas missile program, the United States' first operational ICBM. Complex 14 was the site of the first Atlas launch in 1957.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Susan I. Enscore. Kimberly Hinder.

HAER documentation of Launch Complex 3/4 located on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. This record contains written, graphic, and photographic material as required for mitigation when a significant historic resource is altered or demolished. With over 125 missile launches between 1950 and 1960, Launch Complex 3/4 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station played a vital role in the larger missile research and development program that provided the United States with an operational, conventional,...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Susan I. Enscore. Kimberly Hinder.

HAER documentation of Launch Complex 9/10 located on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. This record contains written, graphic, and photographic material as required for mitigation when a significant historic resource is altered or demolished. Constructed 1953-1957, Launch Complex 9/10 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station was designed to support the Air Force's Navaho winged intercontinental missile. Although the program was cancelled soon after completion of the complex, test flights...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Martin J. Stupich. Susan I. Enscore.

This report presents Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) Level II documentation of Launch Complexes 1/2, 3/4, 9/10, 14, and 34, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS), Florida. These facilities have played an important role in the American missile and manned space programs ,that began largely as a result of the Cold War. As the “arms race” expanded in the 1950s and 1960s, missile systems with increasing range and destructive power were deployed on both American and foreign soil. To...

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HAER documentation of Launch Complex 17, located on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. This record contains written, graphic, and photographic material as required for mitigation when a significant historic resource is altered or demolished.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Martin J. Stupich. Susan I. Enscore. Julie L. Webster. Angela M. Fike.

This report presents Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) Level II documentation of Launch Complex 21/22, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS), Florida. Launch Complex 21/22 has played an important role in the American missile program that began largely as a result of the Cold War.