Strategic Air Command Ground Alert Facility (SACGAF) Mountain Home Air Force Base National Historic Landmark Nomination
Salmon J and Sneddon M. 2023. Strategic Air Command Ground Alert Facility (SACGAF) Mountain Home Air Force Base National Historic Landmark Nomination. National Historic Landmark Nominations. NL100009818_NHL. National Park Service. Washington, DC
This document is a National Historic Landmark nomination for the Strategic Air Command Ground Alert Facility Mountain Home Air Force Base in Elmore County, Idaho. The National Historic Landmark (NHL) nomination for the SACGAF Mountain Home Air Force Base in Elmore County, Idaho documents its national significance under NHL Criterion 1 for its association with nuclear deterrence strategies that shaped U.S. foreign policy and defense during the Cold War, and under Criterion 4 as an example of exceptionally important design representing the U.S. Air Force’s SAC ground alert concept, a response to the U.S.S.R.’s development of intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) armed with nuclear warheads. The period of national significance is 1958-1965.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Salmon, John; Sneddon, Matthew
- Date of Issue
- 2023-12-11
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Keywords
- Cold War, Elmore County, Idaho, National Historic Landmark