Historic Properties of the Cold War Era: 21st Space Wing (Draft Copy) ...

• Main Authors: Hoffecker, John F., Whorton, Mandy
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Argonne National Laboratory 1995
• Subjects: Cold War Era; Cold War; BMEWS; Cavalier Space Force Station; Peterson Air Force Base; Cape Cod Air Station; Eldorado Air Station; Perimeter Acquisition Radar; Thule Air Base; Cavalier Air Force Station; Clear Air Station; Pave PAWS Radar Network; 21st Space Wing; Architectural Documentation; Historic Background Research; Architectural Survey; Heritage Management; Thule Air
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.48512/xcv8470572; https://core.tdar.org/document/470572/historic-properties-of-the-cold-war-era-21st-space-wing-draft-copy

This draft report presents an inventory of historic properties of the Cold War Era on installations of the 21st Space Wing (U.S. Air Force Space Command). Although the 21st Space Wing was not activated until 1992, after the end of the Cold War, all of the wing installations contain facilities dating to the Cold War Era. These installation's include six geographically separate units (GSUs) widely distributed across North America (which were the primary focus of this Cold War inventory) and a number of domestic and foreign installations where the wing is a tenant (which were a secondary focus of the study). To a significant extent, the 21st Space Wing facilities at these installations are devoted to early warning of ballistic missile attacks, detection of foreign space launches, and space surveillance, which reflect the mission of the wing. The purpose of the inventory is to identify Cold War Era properties on 21st Space Wing installations that meet the criteria for historic significance established in ...