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Place	Location	Category	Description
Pad(en)	USA / California / Tamalpais-Homestead_Valley	fortification, nike, missile, cronkhite, interesting place	ed-thelen.org/t_ifc_map.html -- "This is another concrete pad used as a place to park the battery's control vans."
ICC Building(en)	USA / California / Tamalpais-Homestead_Valley	nike, missile, interesting place	The integrated control center (ICC) was the "heart" and "brains" of the Nike system. Here, many of the communications, radar and control consoles that actually operated the system were housed. Once, this building was filled with wires, computers and consoles,
Pads for the Control Vans(en)	USA / California / Tamalpais-Homestead_Valley	nike, missile, interesting place	As mentioned previously, the Nike anti-aircraft guided missile system was a mobile, vehicular-mounted system with much of the unit's equipment operating from vans. When a permanent building such as the ICC building was available, a lot of the equipment was
Pads for the Control Vans(en)	USA / California / Tamalpais-Homestead_Valley	nike, missile, interesting place	As mentioned previously, the Nike antiaircraft guided missile system was a mobile, vehicular-mounted system with much of the unit's equipment operating from vans. When a permanent building such as the ICC building was available, a lot of the equipment was
Old Generator Building(en)	USA / California / Tamalpais-Homestead_Valley	nike, missile, interesting place	The presence of so many radars and other electrical machinery required a large amount of electricity. Although the site on Wolf Ridge was connected to the Fort Cronkhite commercial electrical source, it was necessary to generate more power on the
Generator Building Extension(en)	USA / California / Tamalpais-Homestead_Valley	nike, missile, interesting place	In 1961, when the transition from the Nike Ajax to the Nike Hercules system was being made, an extension to the original generator building was made. Among other things, the Nike Hercules system required considerably more electricity to operate the
Fuel Tank and Water Tank(en)	USA / California / Tamalpais-Homestead_Valley	nike, missile, interesting place	The fuel tank that supplied the fuel for the generators in the generator building and the water tank that supplied water for the generator room stood at this site. Today, only rusted remains of these two tanks exist. ed-thelen.org/t_ifc_map.html
Transformers(en)	USA / California / Tamalpais-Homestead_Valley	fortification, nike, missile, cronkhite, interesting place	This transformer bank was part of the original electrical distribution system at this site. The transformers remain today behind barbed wire, abandoned to the elements. ed-thelen.org/t_ifc_map.html
Ready Room(en)	USA / California / Tamalpais-Homestead_Valley	nike, missile, interesting place	A portion of the battery that operated this integrated fire control area was required to live on the site and be able to operate 24-hours a day. The ready room, with its recreation room, sleeping rooms, latrine and showers was
Sentry Post(en)	USA / California / Sausalito	barry, fortification, nike, missile, interesting place
Launch Control Trailer(en)	USA / California / Sausalito	military, barry, fortification, nike, missile	ed-thelen.org/t_self_guide.html -- "This trailer was the heart of the missile launching area. The crew inside this Launch Control Trailer (LCT) monitored an array of electronic consoles and communication equipment. Once the launch order was received, the officer in charge of
Missile Test and Assembly Building(en)	USA / California / Sausalito	military, nike, missile	This metal building was added to the site in 1962. In it the non-explosive components of the Nike Hercules missile were assembled, and the electronic components were periodically checked using electronic testing equipment. The explosive components (engines and warheads) were
Generator Room(en)	USA / California / Sausalito	military, nike, missile	The missile launching area site was self-contained. Four diesel generators in this building provided electrical power to the launchers in case commercial power systems failed. Every time SF-88L had an alert, crewmen started the generators. ed-thelen.org/t_self_guide.html
Nike Assembly Building(en)	USA / California / Sausalito	military, barry, missile	Nike Ajax Assembly and Fueling Area, Nike Hercules Assembly Area and Warhead Building When the site was armed with Nike Ajax, the missiles and warheads were assembled here. The liquid-fuled Nike Ajax missiles were fueled here at the striped pole.
Control Area(en)	USA / California / Sausalito	military, radar, nike, missile	In this area are the representative radar and control vans originally located on Wolf Ridge, 1000 yards north of this site. The "T" shaped radar is a Low-powered Acquisitional Radar (LOPAR) used to acquire or find incoming enemy aircraft. The
Kennel Area(en)	USA / California / Sausalito	military, nike, missile	Sentry dogs were housed, fed and trained in the kennel area. This site had four sentry dogs assigned, along with their soldier-handlers, to provide additional security for the site. They patrolled the entire site between the two security fences and
Al Zatum Missile Boat(en)	Libya / Tarabulus / Tripoli (Tripoli)	military
Al Zatum Missile Boat(en)	Libya / Tarabulus / Tripoli (Tripoli)	military
2 Al Zatum Missile boats(en)	Libya / Tarabulus / Tripoli (Tripoli)	military
2 Al Zatum Missile Boats(en)	Libya / Tarabulus / Tripoli (Tripoli)	military

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