Titan Missile Museum - as you have never seen it before.

[@Bbendfender]

I pulled about 250 alerts in the Titan II silos at McConnell AFB back in the 70's. I took the tour of the museum back in 2000 and only got to see level II of the silo. The "female" giving us the topside tour was full of herself. When I told her I was a former launch crew member, she didn't even acknowledge what I told her. Anyway, my time on crew was a great time in my life. I'll never forget it.

[@davedyson4730]

I live in the uk Rob. Thank you for what you did to protect us.

[@damienmilk3025]

I'm from Australia and grew up in the cold war years. Thanks for your service.

[@peterhodgkins6985]

That's a fantastic museum! I was there in the early 1990s and was thrilled to have had the opportunity for the 'short tour'... Which was still pretty darned impressive! The age and nature of the electronics is very much familiar to me!!

[@2jzlex]

This is awesome! I love Titan silos, maybe one day I’ll be able to buy one

[@ateamfan42]

@9:40 When I visited in 2018, They did allow us to climb down into the sump. It was pretty neat to stand at the lowest level of the complex.

[@Erik-rp1hi]

Thanks for the out of the ordinary photos!

[@ArizonaTitan]

Glad you like them!

[@silopedia]

I wish a preservation project such as this could’ve also been done for the Atlas F and Titan I

[@Rocketman88002]

Great job! Love your soundtrack also!!

[@ArizonaTitan]

Thank you!

[@FRITZI999]

i visited the site two years ago.... Chuck explained everything as if you whre just there in the days. AMAZING Storyteller. I could even touch THE Key. Greetings from Germany !

[@SteveStoltz]

Great slideshow, I recognized some of the things from the videos of your place. The top to bottom tour is definitely on my bucket list.

[@SilverSergeant]

The smells in the site are exactly as they were more than 30 years ago. The Titan II museum is as close to experiencing what Combats Crews saw is as close as you can get.......BMAT, 1978-1987....200+ alerts.

[@MikeKow80]

Top to Bottom is the best way to see it. It's cool any way you get to see if but if possible, when possible take the time to see it all. Can't wait to take my boy when he's old enough.

[@ecz28]

I hope they start the top to bottom tour again eventually.

[@ArizonaTitan]

They did receive funding to fix the freight elevator and plan to resume tours after it's functioning again... estimating next fall.

[@ecz28]

@@ArizonaTitan that's good news 👍

[@michaelkane5337]

Thanks for the pics !I saw somethings in your photos I hadn’t seen in the other tour videos . Looks like they have a few spare or alternative displays for the complex. I believe I saw some of the computers for the launch control that were in some tours and sometimes they change them out for the later more compact and update unit they made later .

[@ArizonaTitan]

I believe you are correct. There are also a bunch of spare parts on the shelves in the "basement" of the silo. You may have noticed some of the last slides with the shelves full of parts.

[@Farmall450]

Very cool

[@mcds54]

visited in 2021...had researched and watched all the videos beforehand.... we were disappointed with our tour guide, but it was an amazing experience. Yes, I did put my hand on the key, but I didn't turn it....

[@brentbanks8021]

It's terrifying to speculate how much it would cost to replicate the contents of any one of those photos...😱😱

[@ArizonaTitan]

Right? I think about that all the time. In today's dollars one of these sites would cost $68M and was built in only 18 months. Nowadays we cannot get a bridge overpass built in under 3 years and $10M. Amazing what we used to be able to accomplish...

[@randomgeminiastronaut46]

Love the content keep it coming

[@kevinford5014]

Great slide show, could have done with slowing it down a little but some fantastic pictures !

[@Bender24k]

Thanks!

[@user-lg7cb6sr5z]

If only i wasnt so far away from arizona i would go to visit there!

[@joepilbeam4722]

I want my own.

[@Edwinh222]

Can you up date us on your bunker I'm really interested in seeing more of your project

[@awkwarddude]

Love it! Hoping I'll get a chance to see it, so it's not open to the public now?

[@ArizonaTitan]

The museum is open and totally worth the visit! You can see the surface features, the control room, and lots of amazing things. HOWEVER - you cannot go where many of these pictures were taken until they restore the "top to bottom tour" next fall (hopefully). That tour was only offered twice a month and you needed reservations long in advance. They also do sleepovers and other interesting programs.

[@awkwarddude]

@@ArizonaTitan thank you, I misread something I guess. Definitely on my bucket list! 😁👍👍

[@chrisslky7018]

Very nice. Thanks!

[@benzlick]

Awesome 😎👍👍

[@milesinfront]

Anyone know/guess the shortest time from decommissioning to reopening any of those sites? Also, did the military hold on to the decommissioned sites for any length of time before releasing them to the public market?

[@ArizonaTitan]

Question easy, answer a bit complicated. The wheels of government turn slowly and it was a few years before any sites went up for auction. In AZ, it was all at the same time so some investors purchased multiples. Not sure when people started breaking in and exploring (lots of older videos on the Internet) but the earliest recorded renovation was a site in AZ that uncovered the LLC, built a house on it with the entry portal in the living room, and cracked open the actual silo to explore was 2004. And finally, check out the video on my channel posted today with the earliest known exploration video!

[@BLACKMONGOOSE13]

Pro tip: Watch the video at half speed or slower.

[@johnwatson3948]

Been there but never took the extended tour - is that true the missile doesn’t have engines attached? If so takes the fun out of it.

[@ArizonaTitan]

The engines are on display topside in a small shelter. Rocket is still very cool, especially if you get to stand directly underneath and look up inside.

[@johnwatson3948]

Thanks - yes I’d walked around the engines on display but never thought they were ones taken off the missile - if I saw the view from underneath I’d want to see the complete missile with engines. Having them attached also relates to part of the arming process with the padlock on the engine valve.

[@davidarich2]

I thought chuck retired from the museum?

[@ArizonaTitan]

These pictures were from last year.

[@davidarich2]

Arizona Titan 2 ah ok yeah I remember talking to him last time I was there last year that he said he was retiring soon. Very cool pictures! And that song was catchy!

[@dave1135]

If this site was destroyed and stripped like all the others, where did he find duplicates of all the equipment that had been there? It looks like it did when it was a functioning silo base.

[@dave1135]

Oh, I see, this one was saved and made into a museum. I didn't think a I individual could restore one of these in his lifetime, seeing the complexity of it

[@hilwaamanamankiyar-pp5bf]

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[@burtpanzer]

Are you saying this museum is closed? That the entry and stairway which were in perfect condition was blown-up? That all the old equipment in perfect shape yet obsolete and useless to anyone was removed? And new owners were left without an elevator or entry when it was perfectly secure before? They ruined the property that Americans paid for? You didn't photograph that and tell that story? Yet you decided to use that awful music?

[@ArizonaTitan]

The museum is fine and you can (should) visit if you can. The reference to "as you have never seen it before" means half of the pictures are from areas of the facility where the public is generally not allowed to go. The other 53 Titan II sites in the country were actually "blown up". If you research the S.A.L.T. 2 treaty you will see one of the conditions set between the Soviets and America was the demolition of these sites and sites in the Soviet Union to ensure they could not be put back into service. So yes, they ruined the property Americans paid for. As far as "telling that story" you can find many historical videos and pictures (now declassified) on the Atomic Rancher's KZbin channel. These "blown up" properties are now mostly in private hands and a number of KZbinrs share their journeys in repurposing them. See Atomic Rancher, Death Wears Bunny Slippers, and Atomic Underground to name a few. On this channel, watch the "570-6 Fly Through" to see what mine looks like today. Cheers!

[@burtpanzer]

@@ArizonaTitan Sorry, I must have misunderstood. There's still the music... lol

[@ArizonaTitan]

@@burtpanzer No worries!

[@xkmendlt4290]

Just toured this site a week ago and they didn’t let us see level 1 living quarters or level 3. I feel shorted. What’s the deal Titan museum?😡

[@ArizonaTitan]

There used to be a different tour for that called the 'top to bottom tour". It was only available a couple times per month and I think it took about 4 hours. Before covid, the elevator broke, and it took a long time to gather the money to fix it. Then we had the covid closure, and then a change in management. I'm not sure when or if they will reenstate that tour. Many of my slide show pictures (towards the end) are even from places NO tours gets to see, so I posted this slide show to share those places.

[@xkmendlt4290]

@@ArizonaTitan Understand about the Covid issues and funding. Nothing personal to the museum staff. The young lady that conducted our tour was very knowledgeable and professional and made the tour very enjoyable. Just wondered why others were able to see the other levels. I would recommend this tour to anyone who has a interest. The construction and engineering is amazing.👍🏼