County Administrator Roman Gastesi is pulling all the numbers together., Key West City Manager Patti McLauchlin said she has long had a vision for a cohesive community space around Higgs Beach, Knight Pier and Indigenous Park. The Department manages the rehabilitation, revitalization, conservation, and redevelopment of lands and the structures and improvements associated with the NAS/Key West Base Reuse Plan. Now being used as a daycare center for FPL employees. A review of maps from the 1940s indicates the presence of oil racks within the storage areas. The This was prior to 1972. For the moment, all breathed a sigh of relief. Early in 1940s prior to World War II, Fleming Key was created as a dredge spoil island and was used as a magazine area (munitions storage area). The Sewage Lift Station is in the northwestern corner of the property. The area includes 3 missile barns, a missile assembly building, a guard dog kennel, barracks, 2 Nike Hercules missiles, and various support elements. and smaller ground-to-air Hawk missiles units at Key West. Accompanying note: "Facility was built during the Cuban Missile crisis in 1962." Maintenance of the individual components for the Hawk system included, but was not limited to, generator maintenance and repair, radar coolant service, electronic component replacement, and anti-corrosion repairs, missile component replacement, anti-corrosion and contamination maintenance, and replacement of vital air-conditioning for electronics. These are just ideas and theres a lot to discuss.. . Inarguably, it looks more like a junkyard than a city park. Key West Florida, 1962. I had just returned HAWK Missile base with vague records of it's existence!!! In 2012, Tetra Tech performed a Site Inspection (SI) and surface soil and sediment samples were collected from areas not under concrete to represent Boca Chica Field sites in general. Please try sending a message directly to the creator of the location. [Onlookers gather on George Smathers Beach in Key West, Florida to see the Army's Hawk anti-aircraft missiles positioned there during Cuban Missile Crisis] . area in a triangle surrounded by roads. were We respect our readers. Additional sampling was performed in 1996 as part of the Supplemental RFI/RI. OCULUS ID: DOD_9_3290:Former Building 136, Ship fitters and prior to 1951 the Plate and Mold Shop, was demolished and the debris was buried in and around the buildings footprint. antiaircraft missile and was operational in the U.S. in 1955. Based on the Site Assessment result, further investigation and quarterly monitoring has occurred at the site to assess the movement of contaminants from the site. -, - Each off base Battery had a dedicated During a limited visual survey, a backstop berm and concrete footings for small structures that would have been located near the firing line was observed. were stored sub-surface, then brought up on elevators and transported They former HAWK sites are not that difficult to spot on google maps as they still have that distinctive fan shape to their cleared areas. was in and did the best that they could under the circumstances. It will take time., District 2 meeting on field space for youth sports, This committee feels wholeheartedly that the city of Key West is in dire need of an Open Spaces and Recreation Master Plan. As OCULUS ID: DOD_0_1085:The Hamaca Hawk Missile Site is located toward the eastern end of Key West just to the north of the Key West Airport and south of the Flagler Canal. It is currently being improperly used by the City of Key West as a JUNKYARD/DUMP. If this location was only posted a few days ago, give the creator time to work on it. the Atlas Power Co. chapel, The "dispensary" was Other than being assigned to a NORAD radar under state control and is part of the Key Largo Hammock Botanical OCULUS ID: DOD_9_1084:The Boca Chica Key site, originally known has Battery D or Delta Battery, was completed by the Army and became operational in April 1965. The waste disposal activities of the City of Key West were combined with those of the Navy from 1968 to 1982. The city has drafted, but not yet issued, a Request for Proposals seeking private partners in the diesel plant who could develop part of it for commercial use and part for public benefit. During a limited visual survey, no identifiable features associated with the range were observed. Hawk Missile Sites Update Shauna Stotler-Hardy (Tetra Tech, Inc.) presented an update on Former Hawk Missile Sites activities (Geiger Key and Boca Chica sites). It replaced the The Flying Club was formerly used as an aircraft parking and refueling area. for all except a few memories and photographs. Numerous expended .45 caliber cartridge casings and lead bullet tips (slugs), as well as expended 9mm, expended .22 caliber, and expended 12 gauge small arms ammunition were also observed. In 2010, Malcolm Pirnie Inc., and Osage of Virginia performed a Preliminary Assessment (PA) and during preparation of the PA, this site was found to be Munitions Response Program (MRP) eligible. Military - Naval Air Stations Links: www.globalsecurity.org By: kjfitz Advertisement Around the World Mailing List Advertisement Both are environmental entities with I am of the opinion that A homeless shelter for a senior center? State Park. until October 26, 1962. The UST Closure Report recommended a study of groundwater in the area. From 2006-2011, post-remediation groundwater monitoring was conducted. beach some place at Key West. The issue is gaining traction with a newly developed Facebook page Youth Recreation Action Committee, and a petition demanding the city address the issue. One of the The former pits are surrounded by gravel aprons. All indications are that the Nike It gets people involved, holds people accountable. An RFI was initiated in 2011 to delineate the vertical and horizontal extent of groundwater contamination and assess soil conditions. The hawk missiles were Not nukes thay were antiaircraft that iis grond toair NOT ground to ground. With Very interesting. 24F30, PAR and ROR as well as BCC mechanic, 1973 to 1975. that there was about 60 aircraft in the air 24 hours a day. All that remains of Battery B while at Key Largo is the IFC radar Those ideas include much more than the Higgs Beach/HAWK missile trade. Get Keys Weekly delivered right to your inbox along with a daily dose of Keys News. "18-mile Stretch" past Lake Surprise and 61 Hawks Cay Blvd, Duck Key, FL 33050 Reservations: International: 00+1-305-743-7000 Fax: (305) 743-5215 There were also four HAWK Batteries around Key West International Airport and Naval Air Station Key West. Surface and subsurface soil samples were collected. The site covers one quarter of an acre and is located approximately 1,100 feet inland from the coastline in an area that is restricted to vehicular and pedestrian traffic. 2nd Battalion, 52nd Air Defense Artillery..four firing batteries at the following locations. View our ADA Accessibility Policy. The Navy did not use the property, but allowed homeless veterans to stay there in 1994 and 1995. KW-24 Hawk missile site (Google Maps). Short range Hawk carrying nuclear warhead is not conducive to survival of the unit is my guess. The storage and/or use of metals, solvents, fuels, acids and oil, were the potential sources of soil contamination at Parcel K. A removal action was completed in February 2012. Please stop on by and see this while its still here, theres no telling how much longer youll be able to see this nuclear missile site. the more mobile The new missile site designation was HM-40. A Long Term Monitoring Report was submitted to FDEP in 2012 which recommended that a Site Rehabilitation Completion Report should be completed with institutional controls as annual groundwater monitoring. Personnel, radars, missiles, tents, vehicles, etc. Im a huge advocate of such community partnerships, she said, but emphasized, I havent even spoken with my commissioners yet. Large numbers of US troops gathered here to invade Cuba and defensive measures included HAWK missiles to shoot down Soviet planes and barb wire and machine gun emplacements along the beach to deter invasion by Cuban and Soviets troops to Key West. Past operations are potential sources of contamination at Hamaca Hawk Missile Site Sewage Lift Station. they are usually on the same side of highways, canals, etc. The basic elements are the radars, the One can go back as far as they like to develop the crisis, but This website meets WCAG 2.0/2.1 AA standards set by the ADA. The selected institutional controls will include restrictions recorded in property transfer documents to ensure the integrity of the engineering control. During the early 2000s there was reportedly during diving operations to assess the Fleming Key Bridge, engineers saw munitions and explosives of concern (MEC) within the Fleming Key cut. Located at the end of Little Hamaca Park, the Hawk Missile site in the past few years has housed a paintball field, a remote control car field and has billowed with leftover street barriers, tires, barrels of unknown substance, old containers and a rather lazy crocodile. above photo was taken by a former Battery B console operator veteran, In 2012, Tetra Tech performed a Site Inspection (SI) and surface soil and sediment samples were collected. A 1,000-gallon JP-5 AST with secondary containment, used to fuel the water heaters for the TPBOQ, is located near the southwest corner of the loading dock. We havent started using Bayshore for anything else yet, and the city will need a place to temporarily move KOTS residents for 18 months or so while rebuilding KOTS, Cates said. launch unit, The the Key West area. to travel from Homestead to the Admin building, one would travel traveled to Homestead from Johnson Island via its home base at Fort dated Waste materials and fill from Sigsbee Key (Dredgers Key) were also disposed at the site between 1948 and 1951. I personally want them to preserve this as a historical site for future tourist as theyve begun to doin the Everglades to a sister base thats nearly identical to this one which Ive already had the pleasure to tour. antenna and only visible by the, - The visitor is in the car and I assume The OCULUS ID: DOD_9_3288:Truman Annex is located at the west end of Key West. On October 14, 1962, Soviet missiles were discovered in Cuba, just 90 miles south of Key West. training temporary change of station to Key West on October 20, 1962, two days In 1964, a historical map depicts a pistol range located on the north end of Fleming Key. Refuge. 1962. This location has been labeled by its creator as Public, and therefore can be viewed by anyone. including by 1958. launch area Artillery, a unit of the joint STRIKE Command which had been stationed clipping from the Key West Citizen newspaper of 1962. In December 1989, both drums were removed and stained soil surrounding and under each drum was excavated and disposed off-site. Explore KW-10 Hawk missile site in Key West, FL as it appears on Google Maps and Bing Maps as well as pictures, stories and other notable nearby locations on VirtualGlobetrotting.com. OCULUS ID: DOD_9_3292:The former AHMS Geiger Key Site is approximately 12 acres located along State Road S-941 (Old Boca Chica Road) on the southwest end of Geiger Key. We are not done with the evaluation. In 2012, Tetra Tech performed a Site Inspection (SI) and surface soil and sediment samples were collected from areas not under concrete to represent Boca Chica Field sites in general. Battery B To view a Hawk missile In the process. Discharges at the site were from accidental spills. Fifty seven years ago, on November 26, 1962, President Kennedy came to Key West to inspect the HAWK missiles sites shown above and to reassure Americans it was safe to vacation in Key West once more. there is an entrance gate to the left. It's range was 22 miles The end of this Albeit over 150 miles. firing section by the fire control section. 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From 1952 to 1971, historical maps depict a pistol range located east of the magazine area and north of Skeet Range #820 at North Boca Chica. The key component of the SP HAWK system is the self-propelled launcher. was directed to purchase the land. No permanent buildings stand at Parcel K today. As all I did was drive by on my I served at two Key West batteries in Key West. Update, Truman Waterfront Park Grove Concept Plan (PDF). OCULUS ID: DOD_9_1045:SWMU 5, the former AIMD Sand Blasting area, is adjacent to Building A-990 near the western end of the airfield on Boca Chica Key. Based on historical maps and aerial photographs, it is believed that the site was originally made up of salt ponds that were filled by the U.S. Army. Description One of four Hawk Missile sites on and near Key West. Groundwater sampling has been ongoing through 2013 to meet the criteria. The rifle range was used when this area was Fort Taylor (U.S. Army). In the 1950s, the area where the range was located had been developed as part of the active Boca Chica airfield and the majority of the former site is covered by several feet of concrete. Hawk missles were nuclear capable, but only HE warheads were at those batteries. From 1945 to 1949, historical maps depict a skeet range at what is now Trumbo Point Annex. In the 1950s, the area where the range was located had been developed as part of the active Boca Chica airfield and the majority of the former site is covered by several feet of concrete. The US Navy blockaded Cuba instead. The ecological risk assessment concluded that ecological risks were negligible. The basic elements are the radars, the launchers/missiles and a communication/command post. Key West Naval Air Station in Key West, FL (Google Maps) Key West Naval Air Station Key West, Florida (FL), US Like Tweet Share Pin the Navy's premier pilot training facility for Transient tactical aviation squadrons. Nuclear capable only. or missiles can be launched manually or in an automatic mode from the to arrive was He admits he is not entirely sure where the price of $4.9 million came from with plans for two fields and 12 pickleball courts, but believes renovating the site can be done in stages for less money. The park service does conduct periodic tours of both sites. Soil borings were advanced to collect soil samples and monitoring wells were also installed to evaluate the groundwater around the tank. The Boca Chica Flying Club was in operation until the late 1960s. City Commissioner Greg Davila, whose district includes the former HAWK missile property, declined to comment about the discussions at this time. On an undated historical map, a bore sighting range was shown on Boca Chica Field. OCULUS ID: DOD_9_1056:IR 7, the Fleming Key North Landfill, was used from 1952 to1962 as a landfill for NAS Key West and the City of Key West. A Natural Attenuation Monitoring Plan was subsequently prepared summarizing the results of the sampling and outlining a monitoring plan. The selected remedy (LUCs) was designed to eliminate or reduce exposure pathways by limiting site access. and. Actually this Above is a map of the HAWK missle units in The Department oversees and coordinates activities for NAS/Key West Base Reuse planning for the following surplus land and facilities: Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) Whitehead Street Update, Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) South Roosevelt Blvd. The loading of the C5A, during my tour in Key West was not a training exercise. OCULUS ID: DOD_9_1073:The Truck Fill Stand is an active facility used to fill tanker trucks for aircraft refueling. C Btry..(HM-40) which was in the Carol City area. In 1945, a historical map shows a trap range at Boca Chica Field. Well have a presentation and discussion of all the possibilities at the May county commission meeting, Cates said. Contaminants were left in place and the current remedy is Land Use Controls. "The 31st Air Defense Artillery Brigade was headquartered at Homestead AFB and had three missile battalions assigned. The other three radars were: In the 1950s, the area where the range was located had been developed as part of the active Boca Chica airfield and the majority of the former site is covered by several feet of concrete. And you said the HAWK missiles in Key West had Cuba as their target. In 2012, it was recommended that additional sampling of the dissolved-phase constituents previously detected in groundwater continue at the site. John Kennedy is one of the seven US presidents who have used the Little White House in Key West, Florida. We the undersigned, call on the City of Key West to establish a recreational facility at the Hawk Missile Site to accommodate multi-use field space. The site has been inspected on numerous occasions since 1996, and no significant issues have been identified. It was Bouquet and Senior Project Manager Steve McAlearney at the meeting who initially outlined the sites hurdles as conservation easements, land use controls, restriction for lighting tower height by federal aviation rules, permit issues and lastly, no water supply to provide bathrooms. OCULUS ID: DOD_9_1083:Trumbo Point is a 140-acre landfill area on the northern portion of the island of Key West that was created in 1908 to provide land for the tracks and warehouses needed for a major shipping port. You'll find that info at the top of this page. way to When the The first Powdered DDT concentrate was mixed with water and temporarily stored in 55-gallon drums both inside and outside the building. The county may let the city use its now-vacant Bayshore Manor property on College Road as a temporary homeless shelter while KOTS (Keys Overnight Temporary Shelter) is being rebuilt, Cates said. the ocean. The 38th Air Defense Artillery Brigade is an active United States Army unit which provides air and missile defense to critical assets in the Pacific theater. Three of the ASTs reportedly had capacities of 560 gallons, while the fourth had a reported capacity of 1,000 gallons. In 2010, Malcolm Pirnie Inc. and Osage of Virginia performed a Preliminary Assessment (PA) and during preparation of the PA, this site was found to be Munitions Response Program (MRP) eligible. Army soldiers who served in a hawk missile unit while stationed in hohenfels germany, c 2/57, b 3/60, c 3/60, c 6/60, and d 6/60 ada. Aug 4, 2017 Naja and Arnaud Girard. The Hawk units were low to medium altitude weapons with an 8 minute life expectancy of the unit in combat. The larger Army missile the Nike-Hercules had the capability of carrying nuclear but not HAWK missiles. From 1945 to 1950, historical maps show a skeet range at Boca Chica Field. The HAWK missile site, left, is located to the right of the runway at Key West International airport. I am Fort Bliss, Texas. You can find this virtually unknown part of Key Wests Cold War history at the Little HamacaCity Park located off of Flagler Avenue. The Ready Room was A Btry..(HM-69) located in the Florida Everglades. the Cold War began at the Yalta Conference in 1945. "Local news is crucial," she says. The Navy contracted CH2M Hill Constructors Inc., to perform a tank. The land based portion of the former range is currently used for boat and recreational vehicle storage as well as being part of a campground; a surface water impoundment has also been created in the area were the site was located. The possibilities are many. We were headed to Jordan, I was told, and we loaded equipment and then stood down prior to issuance of M16 ammo. of preserving our natural history. One of the first uses of the HAWK missile units were in Key West and the lower Keys for the Cuban Missile Crisis. right. was In 1965, the skeet range is no longer shown on historical maps. Land Use Controls were the selected remedy for the site and Annual Performance Monitoring continues at the site. During a limited visual survey, the team did not observe any identifiable features associated with the range. The county doesnt need to own a beach thats in the center of the city., He emphasized that all discussions are very preliminary and no decisions are even close to being made. Truman Waterfront. We question our leaders. The northern leg of the triangle was the old for Interviews with NAS Key West personnel indicate that the area in the vicinity of Building A-133 may also have been used as an auto hobby shop and staging area. sections. B Btry(HM-66) Key Largo.you have already visited there. Miami/Key West area. Land Use Controls were the selected remedy for the site and Annual Performance Monitoring continues at the site. Originally called "Charlie and Delta Batteries", operations began at these sites in 1961 and continued until they were decommissioned in 1979, they were designed to use the In 2012 Tetra Tech performed a Site Inspection (SI) field activities were not conducted. We want the City to comply with the the United . John Kennedy is one of the seven US presidents who have used the Little White House in Key West, Florida. first uses of the HAWK missile units were in Key West and the lower Also, an earthen bunker that you'll pass on the road to the missile site. just The actual radar You may recall when a Cuban pilot defected in a Mig. as they Munitions items, including a 20 mm casing, .50 caliber casing, and a possible 46 mm butt and primer, were noted on the ground surface during a site visit in 2008. I know I was there. OCULUS ID: DOD_9_1052:The Truman Annex DDT Mixing Area is located at the former site of NAS Building 265. Little is known about materials used while the Battery was in operation. entrance to the Everglades National Park west of Homestead. November 14, 1962, all local Nike Hercules were operational. Basic Information Type: Outdoors Status: Abandoned Accessibility: Easy Recommendation: not very exciting I hereby authorize and consent to the use, reproduction and publication of my name in support of the establishment of recreational facilities at the Hawk Missile Site in all commercial . Florida to see the Army's Hawk anti-aircraft missiles positioned there during Cuban Missile Crisis. A BRA and ecological risk assessment were performed in 1997. Groundwater sampling and monitoring wells were installed to confirm the northern boundary of the site during 2010. were quickly loaded at Fort Meade, Maryland since August 1962. The bunker appears to have been used by the airport for storage. Interesting time in the Army then, lots of drug use, racial problems, no morale, no pride, FTA was the word, etc.. Navy records indicate that Building A-824 was previously used to store supplies and small electrical transformers, and served as a temporary staging area for 55-gallon drums of hazardous waste. Any comments or additional photographs will be appreciated. We have environmental obligations that may also be a show stopper. much how close we were to a massive nuclear war in 1962. prepared sites circling Miami and the Homestead Air Force Base. The PAR range was about 90, or 120 clicks, I forget which. USGS map to Higgs Beach for part of the HAWK missile site? 52nd Air Defense Artillery Group received orders to move out on 6th Battalion (HAWK), 65th As you can see by the 4 photos below, the hard to see painted driveway has in deed faded over the years and will unfortunatelydisappear from sight in the years to come. SWMU 7 Boca Chica Temporary Hazardous Waste Storage Area. The Sewage Lift Station is in the northwestern corner of the property. Paint was removed from surfaces of vehicles and other metal equipment at the sand blasting area from the early 1970s to 1995. The site contains most of the original buildings used for storage, maintenance, and repairs on the Hawk missiles. He flew low over a battery in Key West with his wheels down, landed at Homestead and the rumor was he taxied and parked next to Air Force One since Nixon was at Homestead. This anti-aircraft facility was built by the Army as a permanent installation with the intent to guard against attack from Cuba, 90 miles away. Smather's Beach. It has been used to store electrical equipment in the past, including transformers that contained polychlorinated biphenyls. Russia was SWMU 9 Boca Chica Jet Engine Test Cell Site, Building 969. We believe in the Florida Keys community. Paint particles and other material removed during the sand blasting are believed to be the source of contamination. The oldest portion of the Battery has remnants of a power generator exhaust system. Get KeysWeekly delivered right to your inbox along with adaily dose of Keys News. Launcher area has been razed and is now the Krome Detention Center. Its Battery B was at Johnson Island in a How do I know its an abandoned nuclear war base? What if the county goes in with the city to help restore the diesel plant and then use part of it as a senior center?. travel toward Ocean Reef and the Angler's Club on then SR-905. The launch and radar A site investigation was completed in 2010 and subsequent confirmatory groundwater sampling was conducted in 2013. The state has hence removed the docks. The county could potentially trade Higgs Beach to the city in return for a portion of the citys HAWK missile property near Government Road, which the county-owned airport needs for mitigation, County Commissioner Craig Cates told the Keys Weekly on April 12. - the Lone Sentinel. Artillery at Fort Meade, MD. And you said the HAWK missiles in Key West had Cuba as their target. The The radar had a range of Land Use Controls were the selected remedy. The list of possible wastes included waste oil, hydraulic fluid, paint thinner, and solvents. MARATHON WEEKLY305.743.08449709 OVERSEAS HWYOLDE TOWNE CENTREMARATHON, FL 33050, UPPER KEYS WEEKLY305.363.295791760 OVERSEAS HIGHWAYTAVERNIER FL 33070, KEY WEST WEEKLY305.453.6928305.509.73475450 MACDONALD AVENUE, NO. City Commissioner Clayton Lopez, whose district includes the diesel plant, called Cates proposed property swaps and partnerships a win-win across the board for the citizens of Key West and Monroe County, Lopez told the Keys Weekly on April 13. In 2004, AGVIQ-CH2M HILL conducted a geophysical survey and soil and DPT groundwater sampling at the site to delineate arsenic. Largo Nike Hercules Launch Ready Room in 2002. An award-winning writer, reporter and columnist, she's been stringing words together in Key West since 1998. For example, creating one turf field to start would be in the range of $600,000 to $ 700,000. Kaufman also directly asked at the last meeting if fields encroached on wetlands; Engineering Director Jim Bouquet said no.. Charles Carter, of the Key Even then it had to wait for its missiles which Check at the visitor center. divided into three sections: acquisition, fire control, and firing Hawk (Missile) Batteries (Ordnance)--Florida--Monroe County--Key West Physical Description 1 photonegative - col. - 35 mm. that an off base radar site, but my guess would be 25 to 30 B-52s. A HAWK CWAR antenna on a OCULUS ID: DOD_9_1057:As much as 8,000 tons of unknown wastes reportedly were disposed at IR 8, the Former Fleming Key South Landfill, between 1962 and 1982. From 1952 to 1958, historical maps depict a skeet range located east of the magazine area at North Boca Chica. In 1947, the Marine rifle range is no longer shown on historical maps. All Key West batteries went to hot status for a week or two as punishment. The tanks were used for gasoline storage and were located under a concrete slab with fuel islands. MARATHON WEEKLY305.743.08449709 OVERSEAS HWYOLDE TOWNE CENTREMARATHON, FL 33050, UPPER KEYS WEEKLY305.363.295791760 OVERSEAS HIGHWAYTAVERNIER FL 33070, KEY WEST WEEKLY305.453.6928305.509.73475450 MACDONALD AVENUE, NO. My comments are In 2010, Malcolm Pirnie Inc., and Osage of Virginia performed a Preliminary Assessment (PA) and during preparation of the PA, this site was found to be Munitions Response Program (MRP) eligible. The waterfront maintenance facilities were demolished after 1982. In 2012, Tetra Tech performed a Site Inspection (SI) and surface soil and sediment samples were collected. OCULUS ID: DOD_9_1043:The former fire-fighting training area is a flat, open area located in the southeast portion of Boca Chica Key, west of the southern blimp pad. FDEP has requested additional wells for vertical and horizontal extent of groundwater contamination above the GCTLs and additional groundwater sampling for one year. Key Largo HM-40 Nile Hercules site was closed in June 1979. 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