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This is the missile silo from inside the security fence. It is often referred to as the outer zone.
![]() From top left to the right. The shaft with the hood is part of the air system used by the Launch Facility Equipment Building to supply air for the diesel-electric motor generator. The diesel-electric motor generator exists to support the facility when commercial power is disrupted. Behind the shaft is a 60 ft light pole used to illuminate the area. Two are pictured. The small round object which resembles a RADAR dish in front of light pole #2 is just that, a RADAR dish. During the deployment of LGM30B and LGM30F this was the standard four dish emplacement to protect the outer zone. It has been replaced by a single, mono-pole system with LGM30G. Moving further to the right is the theodolite. A large concrete marker used to measure true north, it was used during the deployment of LGM30B and F. It is no longer used for missile guidance. The next major feature is the silo door and it’s associated mechanisms. Mainly the tracks and a cogged rail used for non-launch opening. Something called a whole-pusher (a hydraulic jack-screw) is used to slide the 100 ton door aside for insertion/extraction of the missile. At center picture are the TE Pylons used by the Missile Transporter/Erector ![]() ![]() Next are the two doors which allow access to the missile. The smaller of the two is known as the A-Circuit, or Pit. Beyond the special tools needed to open the pit a combination is required to gain access to a jack-screw which allows the opening of the primary Personnel Access Hatch (PAH). The combination is only known to the Security Escort Team(SET) which accompanies all MX personnel entering the Launch Facility. The combination lock and the associated combination is also replaced by the SET prior to leaving the LF. The 42” PAH ![]() ![]() ![]() You may have noticed the amount of time needed by authorized personnel to gain access to the missile. That is another security point. If it takes the authorized this long those who are un-authorized wouldn’t get far before a Tiger team was all over them. The square structure center picture is the topside of the Launch Facility Equipment Building. (LFEB). The hatches visible lead to cryogenic, electrical, and telephonic equipment used to maintain the LF. Now you know . |
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