NORAD COC EXCAVATION Part 1

Description

Summary: Covers ceremony officially starting work on the new NORAD COC in the heart of Cheyenne Mountain (16 June 1961), pre-construction, various processes and operations in the underground hardsite and the present NORAD COC at Ent AFB. (Shot list to follow.) 1) LS of NORAD COC at Ent AFB. 2) LS of simulated atomic blast. 3) Scenes covering ceremony officially opening work operation on the new NORAD COC (16 June 1961) showing spectators seated, Gen Laurence Kuter, CinC, NORAD; and Lt Gen Robert M. Lee, Comdr ADC; pressing button activating charge on side of mountain -- intercut with artwork depicting passageways and three-level building in hardsite. 4) MS's including travel shot on ore car coming out of tunnel and engineers talking. 5) INT scenes showing mucking out operation; drilling locations being marked by spray paint; rock drilling; inserting dynamite into hole; wall with arc marked blasting pattern; dynamite blast; inspection party exaining sheared rock on ground level and crack in wall from platform on crane boom; scaling operation; cribbed section of tunnel; tunnel connecting passageway and chamber area; workmen wiring on master blasting switch box; and roof fencing operation; gunite machine in operation and materials being mixed. 6) EXT scenes showing electric ore car dumping rock over side of mountain; cement bucket on hoist cable rising, lowering into access shaft as men are ready to dump it; North portal entrance with conveyor in place; men making cement forms and being raised to tunnel entrance; pump-crete machine and conveyor belt system outside portal; workman smoothing out green cement over archway and bus leaving terminal. 7) MLS looking up through completed shaft. Fair-Good (Basic: Mas Koda)

Collection

Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities