DPS Photo Gallery
MSDP (Missile Site Data Processor)

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Interior photos of the MSR Missile Site Control Building (MSCB) and Power Plant (MSPP) in 2017. They are screen captures from the 360° photos in the
Stanley R Mickelsen Safeguard Complex Virtual Tour (new window).
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Videos

V001 (V)

V002 (V)

V001: Tactical (deployed) MSDP.
Personnel (with time of appearance):
00:00 Noel Laxdal (red/white checked shirt)

00:07 Ken Weaver
V002: Prototype MSDP.
Meck Island, Kwajalein Atoll.

MSDP electronics area, room 201

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7358e: MSDP locations, MSCB level 2 <$
- E1: MSDP Electronics Area, Room 201
- E2: MSDP Tape Handler Room, Room 243
V033: 2017 photo of one of the most important corridors in the MSCB (Missile Site Control Building). <$
On level 2, right to left:
- Entrance to the BMDOC (Room 207, Ballistic Missile Defense Operations Center).
  - The BMDOC provided the major tactical control of the Safeguard system.
  - The raised floor extended to the bottom of the doors.
- Entrance to the ERC (Room 206, Equipment Readiness Center).
- Two entrances to small offices (Rooms 204 and 205).
- To the right at end of the corridor:
  - Data processing area (Room 201).
    - Contained entrance to the SRV operations center (Room 203, System Readiness Verification).
0065: Consoles (foreground), digital racks (background).

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Tape handler room, room 243

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0082: Wide angle view.
- Disk drives (left of support column).
- Card readers and line printers (foreground).
- Tape drives (along back walls).
0084: Another view of unit record and tape equipment.
0083: Tape unit control panel.