Eckles, Jim

Jim Eckles is a native of Nebraska. He arrived at White Sands Missile Range in 1977 as a member of the Public Affairs Office. For 30 years his job gave him the opportunity to leave his desk and discover the 3,200-square-mile range. One place he ended up many times was Trinity Site. During that time he coordinated and ran most of the Trinity Site open houses. He also conducted the majority of the tours to the site for VIPs, news media, and the many groups interested in the national landmark. One perk was meeting many of the scientists, engineers and support personnel, both military and civilian...