51st MUNITIONS MAINTENANCE SQUADRON
PRESENT DAY PHOTOS
TYPICAL 4.5 INCH BLAST DOOR LEADING FROM THE R/V ASSEMBLY BAY
NOTE: THE BAYS WERE HIGH SECURITY AREAS, ACCESSIBLE ONLY TO THE WEAPONS ASSEMBLY CREWS
BUILDING 1544 LOOKING WEST TOWARD OCEAN
NOTE: SOVIET TRAWLERS WERE OFTEN OBSERVED AROUND LAUNCH DATE. WE NEVER FORGOT TO GIVE "IVAN THE SIGN" NUMBER ONE....
TYPICAL BAY CONFIGURATION, BLAST DOORS, HIGH CEILING OVERHEAD CRANE AND AIR PURGE SYSTEM TO VENT THE AREA
SOUTHSIDE OF BUILDING 1544
ORIGINAL MARK 2 R/V
ASSEMBLY BAY FOR THE THOR MISSILE
HOME OF THE "ASTRO BUGS" ICBM INSECTICIDE
BUILDING 1544
ATLAS D & E MISSILES MARK 4 R/V ASSEMBLY
NOTE: ROLL-UP DOOR AREA WAS FOR GENERAL ELECTRIC'S PRE-LAUNCH MONITOR TEST EQUIPMENT (COMMAND GUIDANCE)
BUILDING 1545
ATLAS F & TITAN I MISSILES MARK 4 R/V ASSEMBLY AREA
NOTE: CEILING DESIGNED WITH BLOW OFF PANELS, IF AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED, WHICH WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE TITAN I SYSTEM
PICTURE OF 576th FLTS PEACEKEEPER R/V ASSEMBLY BAY
MEMBERS OF THE 51 MMS RECEIVING A TOUR
OF THEIR OLD BUILDINGS
ONE OF THE LG-118A PEACEKEEPER R/V’S
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MARK 21 MIRV AND DEPLOYMENT MODULE AT REAR OF
PICTURE
PEACEKEEPER REENTRY SYSTEM ASSEMBLY
CAPABLE OF
NOTE: THIS HAS NOW BEEN REDUCED PER SALT II
LGM30G MINUTEMAN III REENTRY SYSTEM ASSEMBLY
CAPABLE OF CONTAINING 3 MARK 12 R/V’S[
IMPROVED VERSION OF THE MARK 11]
MARK 12 R/V’S ON DEPLOYMENT MODULE BASE
MEMBER OF THE 51MMS RECEIVING THE TOUR COMPLEMENTS OF THE
576th FLTS
LGM30 A/B MINUTEMAN I MARK 11 R/V
DEPLOYED 1963-1972
FINAL USAF ACCEPTANCE CONDUCTED
AT VAFB IN 1963, BY THE 51MMS
LGM/MGM-118A PEACEKEEPER MARK 21 R/V
DEPLOYED 1986 TO PRESENT
FIRST TEST FLIGHTS CONDUCED
FROM VAFB 1983
EXPLOSIVE POSTER MAKES A POINT THAT MATERIAL IN THIS AREA MUST BE LIMITED TO MAINTAIN A REASONABLE SAFETY LEVEL
A
LITTLE NUCLEAR WEAPONS HUMOR, BRINGS HOME THE REAL
WORK BEING PERFORMED THROUGH OUT THE MISSILE SQUADRONS