395-CHARLIE

 

TITAN II

395th MISSILE TRAINING SQUADRON

VANDENBERG  AFB

CALIFORNIA

SITE  CHARLIE 

PRESENT DAY MISSILE SITE PHOTOS

 

MAIN GATE

 

MAIN GATE LOOKING OVER SITE

 

PARKING AREA

NOTE:  SILO CAP AREA IN BACKGROUND

 

PARKING AREA

 

INSTALLED ANTENNA

 

TITAN I MISSILE DISPLAY

NOTE:  STAGE I HAS A LARGER DIAMETER THAN STAGE II REQUIRING A TRANSITION SECTION 10FT TO 8FT WHICH IS NOT REQUIRED ON THE TITAN II.  STAGE II IS ALSO EQUIPPED (TRANSITION FARING) FOR A MARK IV WARHEAD, WHICH IS NOT A NORMAL TITAN II CONFIGURATION

 

SLIDING SILO DOOR

 

OTHER PARKING AREA

NOTE:  ACCESS PORTAL ON RIGHT

 

FIRST AND SECOND STAGE OF TITAN I MISSILE

 

LOADING AREA

 

CLOSE-UP OF LOADING AREA

 

SILO CAP

 

SILO CAP AND FIRST STAGE OF TITAN II

NOTE:  AIR SHAFT FOR EQUIPMENT AREAS LEVEL 3 & 4

 

EVAPORATION POND

NOTE:  STILL IN OPERATION

 

EVAPORATION POND

 

SILO CAP WITH SECOND STAGE TITAN I MISSILE

 

ACCESS PORTAL TO BLAST LOCK

 

VENTILATION AND ESCAPE SHAFT FOR LAUNCH CONTROL CENTER

NOTE:  ACCESS PORTAL BEHIND

 

CLOSE-UP OF ESCAPE AND VENTILATION SHAFT

 

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