VAFB-2017-18: Inventory and Evaluation of Six Titan I and II Launch Complexes (OSTF 8, SLTF, 395-A, 395-B, 395-C, and 395-D), Vandenberg Air Force Base, Santa Barbara County, California

Author(s): Josh Smallwood

Year: 2017

Summary

This report documents the methods and results of a study to inventory and evaluate a total of six Titan I and Titan II Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) launch complexes on the northern portion of Vandenberg Air Force Base (AFB) in Santa Barbara County, California. The 30th Civil Engineer Squadron Installation Management Flight, Environmental Section, Environmental Assets (30 CES/CEIEA) at Vandenberg AFB initiated a study performed by Applied EarthWorks, Inc. to identify the historical significance and integrity of each complex and its eligibility for the NRHP. In addition, these six complexes were evaluated as a potential historic district. Having reached 50 years of age, the Titan I and II ICBM testing and training facilities at Vandenberg AFB required formal evaluation of their historical significance following National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) criteria in order to meet the requirements of Section 106 and Section 110 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) of 1966, as amended, and Air Force Instruction (AFI) 32-7065, dated November 19, 2014. In addition to evaluating NRHP significance, Applied EarthWorks also identified relevant aspects of integrity, detailed the condition of each resource, and provided best management practices for stabilization and/or preservation of NRHP-eligible properties identified during this study so that Vandenberg AFB can meet its responsibilities under Section 110 of the NHPA and requirements established by AFI 32-7065.

Cite this Record

VAFB-2017-18: Inventory and Evaluation of Six Titan I and II Launch Complexes (OSTF 8, SLTF, 395-A, 395-B, 395-C, and 395-D), Vandenberg Air Force Base, Santa Barbara County, California. Josh Smallwood. 2017 ( tDAR id: 466276) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8466276

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Keywords

Culture
Camp Cooke • Historic • U.S. Army

Site Name
395-A • 395-A Titan I Launch Complex • 395-B • 395-B Titan II Launch Complex • 395-C • 395-C Titan II Launch Complex • 395-D • 395-D Titan II Launch Complex • Facility 1850 • Facility 1853 • Facility 1865 • Facility 1871 • Facility 1875 • Facility 1877 • Facility 1879 • Operational Silo Test Facility (OSTF) 8 • OSTF-8 • Pad 395-A-1 • Pad-395-A-2 • Pad-395-A-3 • Silo Launch Test Facility (SLTF) • Titan ICBM Launch Complex Development Historic District • Titan II Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Launch Complexes • Titan I Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Launch Complexes

Site Type
Governmental Structure • Military Structure

Investigation Types
Archaeological Overview • Historic Background Research • Reconnaissance / Survey • Records Search / Inventory Checking • Site Evaluation / Testing

General
Antenna Protecting and Elevating Set (APES) • antenna silo • antenna terminal building • launch control center • Launcher 1 • Launcher 2 • Launcher 3 • NRHP • spray pond • Titan I • Titan II

Geographic Keywords
California (State / Territory) • Santa Barbara (County) • Vandenberg Air Force Base, California

Temporal Keywords
Cold War

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB)

Landowner(s): Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB)

Repository(s): 30 CES/CEVPC Vandenberg Space Force Base

Record Identifiers

Project ID(s): 2014-T

VAFB Number(s): VAFB-2017-18

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