RSL Exclusion Area Sentry Station (EASS)

(Excerpt from Historic American Engineering Record, HAER No.

ND-9-W, Exclusion Area Sentry Station , Remote Sprint Launch Site #1, Building 1115
ND-9-AA, Exclusion Area Sentry Station , Remote Sprint Launch Site #2, Building 2115
ND-9-AE, Exclusion Area Sentry Station , Remote Sprint Launch Site #3, Building 3115
ND-9-AI, Exclusion Area Sentry Station , Remote Sprint Launch Site #4, Building 4115)

Significance:

The Exclusion Area Sentry Station (EASS) controlled ingress/egress of the Remote Sprint Launch (RSL) Exclusion Area.

Description:

This one-man sentry station, with approximately 38 ft² of gross floor area, is a one story, concrete building of permanent construction that had electric light and power, two security windows, and one security door. The roof is concrete slab with elastomeric roofing, and the floor is slab on grade. The EASS is of "soft" (nonhardened) construction.

History:

The EASS was designed by the Ralph M. Parsons Co. Construction by Woerfel Corp. - Towne Realty, Inc. Construction dates and approximate costs:

RSL 1, EASS 1115: Began 9 May 1972, completed 20 September 1973, cost $11,600.
RSL 2, EASS 2115: Began 22 July 1971, completed 15 June 1973, cost $11,600.
RSL 3, EASS 3115: Began 9 May 1972, completed 6 August 1973, cost $9,300.
RSL 4, EASS 4115: Began 9 May 1972, completed 14 September 1973, cost $9,300.