MSCB BMDOC (right front) (1975).

• MSCB room 207.
• Called the "ops center", the Ballistic Missile Defense Operations Center provided the major tactical control of the system. It contained the Tactical Control Consoles for the Tactical and Assistant Tactical Control Officers and the Operations Officer. At the Tactical and Assisstant positions were two sets of key control devices which had to be enabled simultaneously by the two officers in order to allow the system to engage targets. This was part of the Nuclear Surety provided by the system. (Description from Clint Esckilsen)
• The top of the status board at the front of the room shows "Missile Status", with columns for "Spartan" and "Sprint", with rows reading "Armable", "Launchable", "Launchers".
• Frank Flavell (BMDOC operations Sgt.) has provided many interesting details about day-to-day operations in the MSR/MSCB and BMDOC.
• SSG Walter S. Bragg (BMDOC assistant operations Sgt.) is sitting at one of the consoles. (ID'd by Frank Flavell.)
• Photo by John Thompson.