Nike Missile Site Restoration Project

Have you ever been inside a Cold War Missile Silo?? Have you ever been to a museum and been fascinated with the displays and appreciative of how the preservation of historical sites and artifacts can help bring our past to life. Ever wondered what it might be like to help preserve history?

Our very own Maryland Wing Headquarters is based at a Cold War Nike Missile Site near Woodstock, Maryland and CMSgt Tom Reed (treed@cap.gov) has been spearheading the work of restoring this site to its original state (minus the live missiles, obviously, but acquisition of mock missiles or disabled missiles to display is not out of the question).

A lot of work has been done to reclaim this site from the wild, however much is still left to be done. Cleaning the grounds, painting the silos and access ports, rehabbing a number of the associated buildings, etc. are just some of the many tasks to accomplish. Labor is needed as are donations. Please see our Maryland Wing Website about this opportunity.

CMSgt Tom Reed posted this video (on the BA79 Facebook page) about a similar site near Chicago which you may find interesting and educational -

Video - with this news article - https://wgntv.com/2019/10/13/chicagos-secret-cold-war-history-is-hidden-in-plain-sight/

A number of our cadets and Senior Members have participated in work days out at the site - it's hard work but very rewarding to see the progress. If anyone is interested in getting a group together to volunteer, please speak to your chain of command and we can coordinate with Wing and see what needs to be done.