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May 20, 2019 · At Whiteman Air Force Base in Western Missouri, you can tour one of the two Minuteman II missile control facilities in the United States that were not destroyed after the Cold War. From...
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Whiteman AFB housed the USAF 351st Strategic Missile Wing, which managed the Minuteman II ICBM deployment area in west central Missouri. The wing operated 150 Minuteman II missiles in underground launch facilities, or silos, and 15 launch control facilities that were scattered across a 16,000 square mile area encompassing sections of 14 counties.
- Minuteman Missile National Historic Site
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- Cold War Relics
Hidden among the rolling pastoral hills of southwest South Dakota, just north of Badlands National Park and east of motorcycle mecca of Sturgis, is the Minuteman Missile National Historic Site. Given its proximity to several tourist destinations, it's one of the most accessible of the decommissioned sites. It's also part of the National Park system...
Farther to the north, in central-eastern North Dakota, is the Ronald Reagan Minuteman Missile State Historic Site. This was the Oscar-Zero Missile Alert Facility, which had a newer design than Delta-One. The underground facility is not only larger, but also features HVAC equipment and a generator that at Delta-One are on the surface. The bunkers ar...
The Pyramid of North Dakota wasn't directly part of Minuteman: It was a US Army project to develop a ballistic missile shield to protect the Minuteman missiles spread across the Midwest. It never functioned as intended, and was decommissioned only a few months after going live as part of the first ABM treaty. Officially, it's the Stanley R. Mickels...
These sites offer a fascinating look into our military past. It's not just the technology that's worth a look, but also the lives of the men and women whose fingers were on the button, so to speak (technically it's a key). By visiting you'll get an idea of the men and women who still fill these roles today, in Minuteman LCC bunkers, hardened agains...
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Sep 23, 2020 · The Minuteman missiles replaced Atlas and Titan missiles, some of which were located in Kansas. These new missiles were originally supposed to be further south, in states like Texas, Georgia and Oklahoma.
Mar 31, 2016 · National Park Service. Map showing the location of the Minuteman Missile Visitor Center, Launch Control Facility Delta-01 and Launch Facility (Missile Silo) Delta-09. Map showing the areas of the six Minuteman Missile wings on the central and northern Great Plains.
A guided tour for your mobile device will enhance your visit to Delta-09 missile silo and the Delta-01 Launch Control Facility. At Delta-09 learn the history of Minuteman Missile silos on the Great Plains and how the silo was operated for thirty years.
This is a list of the LGM-30 Minuteman missile Missile Alert Facilities and Launch Facilities of the 351st Strategic Missile Wing, 20th Air Force, assigned to Whiteman AFB, Missouri. Overview. The 351st Strategic Missile Wing was the third United States Air Force LGM-30 Minuteman ICBM wing, the second with the LGM-30B Minuteman I.
