Posted on 12/10/2009 12:13:00 AM PST by ErnstStavroBlofeld
On 1 December 2009, the new US Air Force Global Strike Command formally assumed nuclear deterrence missions with land-based Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles. The Command assumed command and responsibility for 20th Air Force and its three missile wings located at F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Wyoming; at Maelstrom Air Force Base in Montana; at Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota; as well as the 576th Flight Test Squadron at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The Command will later take over the B-52 and B-2 bombers as well.
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Long ago, as a senior in high school, I had the opportunity to take a personal guided tour of a minute-man silo and command capsule. This tour was conducted by none other than the 93RD Missile Wing Commander. Very cool for 1972 and the height of the cold war. Especially the 2 guys with the keys.
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