I have been researching Atlas F missile bases for several years and have focused on documenting the Plattsburgh AFB 556th SMS Missile Sites.

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-- Updates 6/28/11

      -- Cuban Missile Crisis Monthly History

-- Updates 8/15/2011

-- OK, so not Atlas related, but intersting just the same

-- SF-88 Nike Site museum visit July 2011

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I am very interested in obtaining any candid pictures during the construction or operational periods for these sites.  If you have some pictures or know of someone who does, please click the email address in the 'Contact Me'  button below.

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If you have any information, pictures or stories about the missile sites around Plattsburgh, please send me an email.  I want to collect as much information as possible about these sites.

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Click here to see a Google Map of the Plattsburgh Sites

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So, what does a BMAT do?, what's a DMCCC?, how many men

were on duty at a silo? Click here for the Technical Order that

defines their jobs!!

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So, What is in a Dash-1?  What technical personel are required to execute the procedures?

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Welcome

Atlas F Missile Bases

556th SMS - Plattsburgh, NY

Contact Me

atlasmissile@gmail.com

I've had a chance to read some period documentation and training materials........

So, what job options did an Atlas Missile person have in 1962 you may ask?

According to the January 1962 Aerospace Glossary the Following Career Fields were possible:

ATLAS (SM-65) CAREER FIELDS

AFSC TITLE

1824B Missile Launch Officer (MLO)

3124B Missile Officer (MO)

312XIA Ballistic Missile Radio Guidance Technician/Mechanic (BMRGT/M) (SM-65D)

312X2ABallistic Missile Inertial Guidance Technician/Mechanic (BMIGT/M) (SM-65E & F)

312X3ABallistic Missile Control Technician/Mechanic (BMCT/M) (SM-65E&F)

312X3BBallistic Missile Control Technician/Mechanic (BMCT/M) (SM-65D)

312X4BBallistic Missile Analyst Technician/Specialist (BMAT/S) (SM-65D)

312X4CBallistic Missile Analyst Technician/Specialist (BMAT/S) (SM-65E)

312X4DBallistic Missile Analyst Technician/Specialist (BMAT/S) (SM-65F) .

312XSBBallistic Missile Checkout Equipment Technician/Specialist (BMCET/S) (SM-65D)

312XSCBallistic Missile Checkout Equipment Technician/Specialist (BMCET/S) (SM-65E)

312XSDBallistic Missile Checkout Equipment Technician/Specialist (BMCET/S) (SM-65F)

312X6BBallistic Missile Launch Equipment Technician/Specialist (BMLET/S) (SM-65D)

312X6CBallistic Missile Launch Equipment Technician/Specialist (BMLET/S) (SM-65E)

312X6DBallistic Missile Launch Equipment Technician/Specialist (BMLET/S) (SM-65F)

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