The Snapshots in Time Collection
Gallery: Part 5
Cold War air defense comes into focus through Nike missile batteries, underground magazines, fire control vans, and ground-control-intercept consoles staffed by Army and Air National Guard crews. Transport scenes with the C-130 Hercules and the California Air National Guard's C-97 Stratofreighter document the airlift work that supported the continental defense network.
Forklift Loading Cargo Aboard C-130 Hercules Transport Aircraft
Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter, California Air National Guard, on the Flight Line
Army Personnel with Target Drone Propellers Beside Nike Missile Launcher, Air Defense Site
Nike Missile System Tracking Radar Antenna Maintenance, Air Defense Site
Soldiers with Nike Missile on Launcher Rail, Air Defense Site, Name Tape "SMITH" Visible
U.S. Army Soldiers Loading a Nike Surface-to-Air Missile onto a Transport Trailer
National Guard Personnel in Protective Suits Handling U.S. Army Guided Missile
Nike Missile Battery with Four Erected Missiles and Army Personnel in Formation
Army Officer Inspecting a Nike Missile on Its Launcher Rail
Nike Missile Launcher Battery with Officers Posing in Formation
Trophy Presentation Ceremony for Army Air Defense Missile Unit
U.S. Army Personnel at a Nike Missile Air Defense Site, Cold War Era
Underground Nike Missile Magazine with Stored Rounds and Personnel
Nike Missile Magazine Interior with Soldier and Racked Missile Rounds
National Guard Serviceman at Electronic Fire-Control Console
Army Personnel Operating Fire Control Console Inside Nike Missile Control Van
