Soldiers outside a Quonset hut with radar equipment, 1950s.
NPS PHOTO ARCHIVES
Fort Hancock goes nuclear
During the Cold War, the U.S. Army defended cities from air attack. At Fort Hancock and across the nation, this was accomplished first with anti-aircraft guns and then with Nike Missiles. These Surface-to-Air (SAM) missiles protected New York City from 1954-1974. Click on a link below for the stories of the soldiers of the Cold War and their families who lived at Fort Hancock.
