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- Historical detail pertaining to the underground complex at Cheyenne Mountain.
Courtesy Assorted Sources.
- The entrance into Cheyenne Mountain.
Courtesy Cliff Ruttan.
- The entrance into Cheyenne Mountain.
Courtesy Robert Williamson.
- The entrance into Cheyenne Mountain.
Courtesy Roger Cyr.
- Larger image of the previous photo.
Courtesy Roger Cyr.
- The main "blast protection door" into Cheyenne Mountain.
Courtesy Roger Cyr.
- This "blast protection door" was three feet thick and could withstand a 25 ton blast.
Courtesy Cliff Ruttan.
- Coiled for Defense at Colorado Springs.
Rows of mammoth springs, coiled from three-inch diameter steel, support the 11 buildings of the inside-a-mountain complex housing thw North American Air Defense Command's Combat Operations Center at Colorado Springs. More than 900 of the springs, weighting 1,000 pounds each, cushion the buildings, people and the delicate electronic gear.
Courtesy Cliff Ruttan.
- Another view of the coiled springs under a building.
Courtesy Roger Cyr.
- Escape hatches, such as this one, are located throughout the mountain complex.
These escape hatches serve as emergency exits after the facility has been locked down.
Courtesy Roger Cyr.
- Air Force bus transportation to and from respective work areas.
Courtesy Cliff Ruttan.
- One of the Operations rooms.
Courtesy Cliff Ruttan.
- Another Operations position in the complex.
Courtesy Cliff Ruttan.
- Another Operations position in the complex.
Courtesy Cliff Ruttan.
- Construction in the early days.
Courtesy Robert Williamson.
- Construction in the early days.
Courtesy Robert Williamson.
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