My story was a little more direct. Back in the mid 70's I was a Cadet in AFROTC at the U of A. One year, we were given the opportunity to receive a briefing from the Commander of the 390th Strategic Missle Wing about their mission.
We were bussed to DM's theater after providing our 'Pertinents' (Name, Age, SSAN, etc) and while we waited, some of the cadets were "asked to leave" by the Air Police (apparently they were deemed a security threat). The Brief lasted about 45 mins and then we boarded yet another bus and we were taken to one of two active silos.
We were shown the whole complex, including the very much loaded and fueled Titan. Great fun until the crew received an EWO (Emergency War Order - essentially an alert to begin preparations for launch) Half the group were sent to the sleeping area, the other half (mine...) were placed between Blast Door #1 and #2. If they had launched - we'd probably been cooked.
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--- In vanishingtucson@..., "Sean" <oper_12m_sean@...> wrote:
My name is Sean and I volvolunteer at the Titan Missile Museum, I would
like to get to know if any of you have any pictures or stories of the
Tucson sites. If you were involved with the program or a civilian with a
good story to tell would love to hear from you.
Thanks
Sean
