5220 Riverside Dr
March Air Reserve Base, CA 92518, USA

March Air Force Base, Strategic Air Command, Combat Operations Center, 5220 Riverside Dr, Moreno Valley, Riverside County, CA

Building 2605 was determined eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places on November 27, 1995 under Criterion Consideration G as a significant Cold War-era structure. The Combat Operations Center building has strong associations with the Cold War-era Strategic Air Command (SAC) operations as the command center for 10 SAC bases and controller of assets constituting 80% of the nation`s Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) force. In addition, the Center also controlled all of SAC`s reconnaissance aircraft (U-2, RC-15, SR-17) and 30% of the SAC`s bombers and tankers. The structure`s architecture reflects the designer`s intention to provide a secure environment against attack or surveillance from the nation`s Cold War-era enemies and is literally "self-contained" with its own supplies of water and air purification systems housed in adjacent facility Building 2606 (HABS CA-2788-B) and the Cooling Tower for Utility Building 2606 (HABS CA-2788-C).

March Air Force Base, Strategic Air Command, Utility Building, 5220 Riverside Dr, Moreno Valley, Riverside County, CA

Building 2605 (HABS CA-2788-A), with its support Building 2606 was determined eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places on November 27, 1995 under Criterion Consideration G as a significant Cold War-era structure. The Combat Operations Center building has strong associations with the Cold War-era SAC operations as the command center for 10 SAC bases and controller of assets constituting 80% of the nation`s ICBM force. In addition, the Center also controlled all of SAC`s reconnaissance aircraft and 30% of the SAC`s bombers and tankers. Building 2605`s architecture reflects the designer`s intention to provide a secure environment against attack or surveillance from the nation`s Cold War-era enemies and is literally "self-contained" with its own supplies of water and air purification systems housed in Building 2606.

March Air Force Base, Strategic Air Command, Cooling Tower, 5220 Riverside Dr, Moreno Valley, Riverside County, CA

The Cooling Tower for Utility Building 2606 was constructed as a support facility to Building 2605 (HABS CA-2788-A). Building 2605 was determined eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places on November 27, 1995 under Criterion Consideration G as a significant Cold War-era structure. The Combat Operations Center building has strong associations with the Cold War-era SAC operations as the command center for 10 SAC bases and controller of assets constituting 80% of the nation`s ICBM force. In addition, the Center also controlled all of SAC`s reconnaissance aircraft and 30% of the SAC`s bombers and tankers. Building 2605`s architecture reflects the designer`s intention to provide a secure environment against attack or surveillance from the nation`s Cold War-era enemies and is literally "self-contained" with its own supplies of water and air purification systems housed in Building 2606 (HABS CA-2788-B). The Cooling Tower worked in tandem with Building 2606 to maintain the primary Combat Operations Center.