1998: Archives and Curator: U.S. Space and Rocket Center, Huntsville, Alabama

Mr. Salo documented and catalogued the Center’s Spacesuit collection and artifact room. He prepared a traveling exhibit on the Apollo program, and assisted researchers to use the archives. Mr. Salo also served on the technical staff for exhibits on Mir and Meteorites.

2000-2001: United States Military Academy National Historic Landmark Nomination, West Point, New York

Project included the revision of West Point National Historic Landmark District and nomination report, which was originally prepared in the 1960s. Authored the twentieth century portion of the historical context, the statement of architectural significance, and assisted with the documentation and evaluation of historic properties to determine district boundaries and the present status of structures considered non-contributing on the previous National Register of Historic Places nomination.

2000-2003: Air Education and Training Command Cold War Context. Clients: USACE, Fort Worth District and U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command

This project provided the Air Force Air Education and Training Command (AETC) a historical context that base personnel can use to assist them in determining National Register of Historic place eligibility of Cold War related facilities at AETC bases. Mr. Salo conducted research related to the Air Force Training Command at the National Archives, the Library of Congress, the Air Force Historical Research Agency, the Air University Library, AETC HQ History Office, and history offices of various Air Force bases. He then authored a historic context for the command’s activities during the Cold War that related the development of the built environment to the various missions of the command. Mr. Salo also researched and co-authored Cold War contexts and assessments for 11 AETC bases (Maxwell AFB, AL; Little Rock AFB, AR; Columbus and Keesler AFBs, MS; Altus and Vance AFBs, OK; Goodfellow, Lackland, Laughlin, Randolph, & Sheppard AFBs, TX). Mr. Salo inventoried and assessed buildings and structures at the bases to determine their potential Cold War-era historic significance. This included the photo documentation of the buildings and preparing written architectural descriptions of the buildings.