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Minuteman Missile Deployment |
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The
Minuteman missile was deployed under the wing organization. Each
wing generally had three squadrons and 150 missile silos. Today only three of the seven wings are operational.
450 Minuteman missiles are on alert. Another 50 operational missiles are
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44th Strategic Missile Wing - 850th SMS (Titan I) 66th SMS, 67th SMS,
68th SMS
Ellsworth AFB, SD. Activated Nov. 24, 1961. First had Titan I,
then Minuteman I, then Minuteman II. Wing inactivated. July 4,
1994 |
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90th Strategic Missile Wing - 319th SMS, 320th SMS, 321st SMS, 400th
SMS (P'keeper)
Francis E. Warren AFB. Activated Feb. 21, 1963. Now the 90th
Space Wing. It is the nation's largest and most modern strategic
missile unit. Today, the wing maintains 150 Minuteman III missiles over a 12,600-square mile area in Wyoming, Nebraska
and Colorado. It's 50
Peacekeeper missiles have been retired.
ACTIVE |
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91st Strategic Missile Wing - 740th SMS, 741st SMS, 742nd SMS
Minot, ND. Activated. One of the Air Force’s three operational
missile units. The wing controls 150 Minuteman III missiles, located
over an 8,500 square mile area in north central North Dakota.
ACTIVE |
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321 Strategic Missile Wing - 446th SMS, 447th SMS, 448th SMS
Grand Forks Activated Aug. 14, 1964. 150 Minuteman Missiles.
The last missile was removed from its silo on June 3, 1998. The wing
was inactivated July 2 |
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341st Strategic Missile Wing - 10th SMS, 12th SMS, 490th SMS, 564th SMS
Malmstrom AFB, ND. Activated July 1, 1961 Now the 341st
Space Wing.
150 operational silos. ACTIVE |
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351st Strategic Missile Wing. -
508th SMS, 509th SMS, 510th SMS
Whiteman AFB, Activated June 1, 1961. 150 Minuteman
Missiles.
Deactivated September 28, 1991 |
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Strategic Missile Wing - 740th SMS, 741st SMS, 742nd SMS
Minot, ND. Activated June 28, 1962. Replaced by the 91st
Strategic Missile Wing on June 25, 1968 |
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