Rosecrans ANGB · Missouri · Lower Missouri LCNHT
Rosecrans Air National Guard Base (139th Airlift Wing)
Independence Creek — named by the Corps on July 4, 1804.
Missouri River near St. Joseph · Ken Lund (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Sample 360° capture
Locust Grove, Louisville KY.
A live example of what the Rosecrans Air National Guard Base (139th Airlift Wing) corridor would look like after capture, drawn from existing Terrain360 work in the region.
Corridor narrative
Why this corridor.
Rosecrans Air National Guard Base — home of the 139th Airlift Wing and the Advanced Airlift Tactics Training Center (AATTC), the Department of War's center of excellence for tactical airlift — sits on the Missouri River at St. Joseph. The Corps of Discovery passed this exact reach on July 4, 1804, naming a tributary just upstream Independence Creek to mark the first Fourth of July ever celebrated west of the Mississippi.
Today, Independence Creek's mouth at Atchison KS (directly across the river from the base) is the L&C Trail Park, with interpretive infrastructure already in place. Lewis & Clark State Park MO (Sugar Lake) sits twelve miles west; the St. Joseph riverwalk and Lewis & Clark Bridge anchor the urban corridor; Loess Bluffs (formerly Squaw Creek) NWR and Big Lake State Park extend the recreation footprint to the north.
Compact in installation footprint but uniquely positioned at a directly L&C-named feature, Rosecrans is the program's Lower Missouri urban anchor — a Guard wing on a river reach the Corps celebrated by name, with national-mission prestige (AATTC) underwriting the partnership story.
Lewis & Clark connection
Directly on the LCNHT Missouri River corridor at St. Joseph. The Corps passed this reach Jul 4, 1804 — naming Independence Creek for the holiday. Hosts the Advanced Airlift Tactics Training Center (AATTC), the Department of War's center of excellence for tactical airlift.
Directly on the LCNHT Missouri River corridor. The Corps passed the St. Joseph reach July 4, 1804, naming Independence Creek (mouth at Atchison KS) for the holiday. The L&C State Park (MO) at Sugar Lake and the L&C Trail Park (KS) at Atchison both interpret this reach.
Compact ANGB footprint, but uniquely positioned on the Missouri at a directly L&C-named feature (Independence Creek). Pairs naturally with the Atchison KS interpretive site directly across the river.
Final deliverables
What the partnership receives.
Hosted 360° portal
Web-based interactive map showing pan-and-explore imagery of both riverbanks and every mapped trail. Mobile + desktop. Embeddable in any partner site.
Geo-referenced imagery dataset
Equirectangular panoramas + GPS tracks delivered to the installation INRMP team and the NPS Trail Office for reuse in REPI reporting, ESA Section 7, and outreach.
Printable corridor maps
Asset index keyed to the imagery - suitable for visitor information, grant deliverable documentation, and partner co-branding.
L&C interpretive layer (optional)
Waypoint overlay tying the corridor to journal entries and historic sites - Tower Rock, Gates of the Mountains, the Falls portage, the Pacific arrival.
Asset inventory
Every asset, costed.
Each row is a discrete 360-mapping unit. Rivers are priced per mile of both-bank boat capture; trails per mile; access sites as fixed 360 nodes.
| Recreation asset | Type | Miles | LCNHT | Access | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri River — St. Joseph reach (Independence Cr. to French Bottom) Adjacent | River | 22 | Direct | Public | $33,000 |
| Missouri River — Atchison KS to Rulo NE reach ~5–35 mi N/S | River | 35 | Direct | Public | $52,500 |
| Platte River (MO) — lower reaches ~25 mi S | River | 14 | Near | Public | $21,000 |
| Independence Creek — L&C Trail Park reach (Atchison KS) ~25 mi SW | River | 6 | Direct | Public | $9,000 |
| Lewis & Clark State Park MO trails (Sugar Lake) ~12 mi W | Trail | 3 | Direct | Public | $2,550 |
| Loess Bluffs (Squaw Creek) NWR trails ~40 mi N | Trail | 12 | Near | Public (USFWS) | $10,200 |
| Big Lake State Park trails ~50 mi N | Trail | 6 | Near | Public | $5,100 |
| Krug Park trail system (St. Joseph) ~5 mi E | Trail | 8 | Near | Public | $6,800 |
| Riverfront Park / St. Joseph Riverwalk Adjacent | Access | - | Direct | Public | $1,500 |
| Lewis & Clark State Park MO boat ramp (Sugar Lake) ~12 mi W | Access | - | Direct | Public | $1,500 |
| Atchison Riverfront / L&C Pavilion (KS) ~25 mi SW | Access | - | Direct | Public | $1,500 |
| Rulo Bridge boat ramp (NE) ~35 mi N | Access | - | Direct | Public | $1,500 |
Corridor map (accent)
Satellite view of the corridor footprint, with rivers, trails, and access sites color-coded. Real corridor traces will land in v2; pins here are placeholder anchors at the installation.
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