{"id":3773,"date":"2026-02-04T23:53:30","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T23:53:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thehawkstudios.com\/hawk2\/?p=3773"},"modified":"2026-03-16T22:08:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T22:08:06","slug":"hawk-studios-heads-to-new-mexico-for-episode-2-filming-at-former-icbm-afb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehawkstudios.com\/hawk2\/2026\/02\/04\/hawk-studios-heads-to-new-mexico-for-episode-2-filming-at-former-icbm-afb\/","title":{"rendered":"Hawk Studios heads to New Mexico for Episode 2 filming at former ICBM AFB.."},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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It\u2019s the Cold War-era missile silo that once housed an intercontinental ballistic missile under the Atlas F project beginning in 1962. More shocking, there were once 12 of these missile silos surrounding Roswell when Walker Air Force Base once stood. Each silo cost $22 million to build and throughout the whole U.S., there were 72 constructed for this project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 579th SMS was based at Walker Air Force Base in Roswell, New Mexico from 1962 thru 1965. There were 12 sites built in a ring around Roswell. These sites were manned 24 hours a day, 365 days a year during the time the Squadron was active. During the Cuban Missile Crisis, all operational 579th sites were at a high level of alert and were ready to launch the Atlas missile should it have become necessary.  The squadron was armed with the SM-65 weapon system, more commonly know as the Atlas. The 579th was an Atlas F unit which meant the missile was housed in a \u201csilo launcher\u201d style complex. The missile was kept in a vertical position at all times. In order to launch, two 75-ton overhead doors were opened and the \u201cbird\u201d was lifted out of the silo. The Atlas ICBM required RP1 and Liquid Oxygen for powering the rocket engines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hawk Studios embarks in a journey to keep the film’s authenticity in check with this great location in Roswell, NM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Myself and Five other cast members will join me for some final scenes for Episode 2 — will we find aliens???<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also a very powerful dramatic scene with Mr. James Hutchinson telling, Nelson Conrad, “WE DELETED THE TAPE!”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Some pictures of the base where we will be filming in February 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photo Gallery from Roswell 2\/19 & 2\/20<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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