Trip Report: Cannon Fun
First published in 2006. Reformatted 2025. Let's face it, Cannon isn't the most interesting Air Force base in the inventory. Still, a chance to work there for two weeks presented a good opportunity for research in New Mexico. A primary goal was to visit all 12 of the Atlas F sites that ringed Walker AFB. I also wanted to see both Nike missile batteries in the Walker Defense Area. Just a reminder PIN means Permanent Installation Number and ILC means Installation Location Code; I include these for Air Force properties when I know them.Saturday, 16 September 2006
Walker AF Missile Site No. 6 NMLocked gate
Personnel entryway
Azimuth marker and personnel entryway Walker AF Missile Site No. 7 NM
Concrete pad, personnel entryway
Light post base
Light post base
Personnel entryway and emergency hatch
Personnel entryway
Hard Ultra High Frequency (UHF) antenna
Antenna
Silo cap
Silo cap
Silo cap Walker AF Missile Site No. 8 NM
Azimuth marker
Fence and personnel entryway
Personnel entryway
Personnel entryway
Azimuth marker
Azimuth marker detail Nike WA-50L NM
Launcher bunker
Row of launcher berms
Launcher bunker entryway
Bermed launcher bay
Bermed launcher bay
Bermed launcher bay
Bermed launcher bay
Berms at warheading area
Remains of warheading building Roswell Auxiliary Field No. 3 NM
Remains of airfield ramp Walker Air Force Base NM
Fighter-interceptor alert hangar
Fighter-interceptor alert hangar
Fighter-interceptor alert hangar control cab
Fighter-interceptor alert hangar control cab
Rear of fighter-interceptor alert hangar
Rear of fighter-interceptor alert hangar crew quarters
Rear of fighter-interceptor alert hangar crew quarters
SAC 70-man alert facility "Molehole"
SAC 70-man Molehole
SAC 70-man Molehole
Rocket checkout and assembly building
Rocket checkout and assembly building
Rocket checkout and assembly building
Rocket checkout and assembly building
Hangar
Hangar
Hangar
Hangar
Hangar
Large double-cantilever hangar
Large double-cantilever hangar
Altered hangar
Altered hangar
Small maintenance dock
Small maintenance dock
Large maintenance dock
Large maintenance dock
3-story dormitory
3-story dormitories
2-story dormitory
2-story dormitory
Flightline blast deflector
Elevated water storage tank
Shop buildings
Storage magazines
Multi-cubicle storage magazines
Fire station
Fire station
Building
Building
Building
Building
Building
Building
Building
Building
Quonset huts
Beacon tower
Small arms range
Small arms range
Small arms range
Radar site M-90 buildings
Radar site M-90 buildings
Radar site M-90 buildings
Sunday, 17 September 2006
Walker AF Missile Site No. 10 NMLocked gate
Open silo doors and personnel entryway
Open silo doors and personnel entryway
Open silo doors and personnel entryway Walker AF Missile Site No. 9 NM
General view
Locked gate
Azimuth marker Walker AF Missile Site No. 5 NM
Gate and access road
Personnel entryway Walker AF Missile Site No. 4 NM
Gate and access road
General view with personnel entryway Nike WA-10C NM. This Nike site (both the control site and the launcher site were on one large parcel of land) was transferred to the Air Force in 1961 and became Walker AFTAC Annex.
General view from outside gate
Demolished guard house
Buildings
Buildings
Buildings
Buildings
Buildings
Buildings
Buildings Nike WA-10L NM
Gate
Building
Building
Building
Launcher security gate
Warheading building
Warheading building
Launcher crew bunker
Rear of bermed launcher bay
Bermed launcher bay
Bermed launcher bay
Bermed launcher bay
Bermed launcher bay
Bermed launcher bay
General view
Guard house at launcher security gate
Security gate
Light post
Light post
Light post detail
Barbed wire fence detail Walker AF Missile Site No. 12 NM
Personnel entryway and emergency hatch
Personnel entryway and emergency hatch
Personnel entryway
Personnel entryway
Sight tube with silo cap in background
Sight tube detail
Sight tube detail
Silo cap with personnel entryway in background
Silo cap
Silo cap
Silo cap close up
Silo cap close up
Silo cap close up Walker AF Missile Site No. 11 NM
General view with azimuth marker and personnel entryway
Gate
Personnel entryway
Personnel entryway
Personnel entryway
Personnel entryway and hard UHF antenna
Silo cap
Silo cap
Foundation
Foundation
Pop-up antenna silo
Sight tube
Sight tube Walker AF Missile Site No. 1 NM
Access road
Azimuth marker Walker AF Missile Site No. 2 NM
General view
Personnel entryway
Personnel entryway close up
Azimuth marker
Azimuth marker close up Walker AF Missile Site No. 3 NM
Locked gate
Personnel entryway
Azimuth marker
Sunday, 24 September 2006
Cannon Instrument Landing System Outer Marker Annex NMGeneral view
General view
Access road
Building foundation with cable trough
Wednesday, 27 September 2006
Reese Helicopter Landing Annex TXSign for current remote control aircraft field
Helipad
View from helipad
Wind sock mounting pole
Wind sock frame South Plains Army Air Field TX
Parachute loft
Hangar
Hangar
Hangar
Hangar
Hangar
Hangars Updated March 29, 2025
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