A Titan II test launch. Courtesy photo
A Titan II test launch. Courtesy photo
A view from above the silo housing a Titan II missile
A view from above the silo housing a Titan II missile at the Titan Missile Museum in Green Valley, Arizona. Courtesy photo
Col. Margie Humphrey, former Air Reserve Personnel
Col. Margie Humphrey, former Air Reserve Personnel Center commander, was Headquarters ARPC’s first female commander located at the former Lowry Air Force Base, Colorado. She served as the 24th ARPC commander fr... More
One of two keys that would be turned by a crew commander
One of two keys that would be turned by a crew commander if a missile had been launched from the launch control center inside Missile Site 8. The indicators to its right would have lit up as the launch sequence... More
A 48th Rescue Squadron pararescueman reads the display
A 48th Rescue Squadron pararescueman reads the display of an atmospheric monitor at Titan Missile Museum, Green Valley, Ariz., April 17, 2014. Before entering a confined space, an atmospheric monitor is used to... More
An artist's rendering of Missile Site 8's underground
An artist's rendering of Missile Site 8's underground complex. Courtesy photo
The launch control center inside the underground Titan
The launch control center inside the underground Titan Missile complex. DOD photo by Katie Lange
A Titan II missile's stage I engine sits on display
A Titan II missile's stage I engine sits on display outside the Titan Missile Museum in Green Valley, Arizona. DOD photo by Katie Lange
A 48th Rescue Squadron pararescueman waits to be rescued
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A 48th Rescue Squadron pararescueman signals he is
A 48th Rescue Squadron pararescueman signals he is ready to be hoisted up during training at the Titan Missile Museum, Green Valley, Ariz., April 17, 2014. The training was conducted throughout eight levels of ... More
This padlocked safe inside the launch control center
This padlocked safe inside the launch control center once contained authentication codes that would have been identified in a launch order during the Cold War, had a launch order ever gone out. DOD photo by Katie Lange
A pararescueman from the 48th Rescue Squadron walks
A pararescueman from the 48th Rescue Squadron walks across the cableway at Titan Missile Museum, Green Valley, Ariz., April 17, 2014. The unique layout of the museum allowed the 48th RQS to conduct high angle, ... More
Col. Margie Humphrey, former Air Reserve Personnel
Col. Margie Humphrey, former Air Reserve Personnel Center commander, in a recent photo taken during a trip to the Coyote Buttes area of the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness in Northern Arizona. Humphrey... More
The Titan Missile Museum sits amid cacti and desert
The Titan Missile Museum sits amid cacti and desert land in Green Valley, Arizona. DOD photo by Katie Lange
A Titan II crew works on the equipment during an "alert"
A Titan II crew works on the equipment during an "alert" during the complex's functional days. Courtesy photo
Two pararescuemen from the 48th Rescue Squadron connect
Two pararescuemen from the 48th Rescue Squadron connect a rescue line with carabiners at the Titan Missile Museum, Green Valley, Ariz., April 17, 2014. The 48th RQS conducted confined space and high angle rescu... More
A pararescueman from the 48th Rescue Squadron guards
A pararescueman from the 48th Rescue Squadron guards an area of the Titan Missile Museum during a simulated rescue exercise at Green Valley, Ariz., April 17, 2014. The 48th RQS conducted the rescue training in ... More
A Titan II missile is on display inside the missile
A Titan II missile is on display inside the missile silo at Missile Site 8 in Green Valley, Arizona. Visitors to the Titan Missile Museum can check it out. DOD photo by Katie Lange
Pararescuemen from the 48th Rescue Squadron use a tripod
Pararescuemen from the 48th Rescue Squadron use a tripod rescue system to lower and extract casualties and rescuers during training at the Titan Missile Museum, Green Valley, Ariz., April 17, 2014. The tripod i... More
The 48th Rescue Squadron of Davis-Monthan Air Force
The 48th Rescue Squadron of Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., utilized the unique layout of the Titan Missile Museum, Green Valley, Ariz., to conduct high angle and confined space rescue training April 17, 2... More