90th Missile Wing LGM-30 Minuteman Missile Launch Sites

Overview

The 90th Strategic Missile Wing (SMW) was the fifth United States Air Force LGM-30 Minuteman ICBM wing to be created (the fourth with the LGM-30B Minuteman I). In October 1962, construction began over an 8300 sqmi area of Wyoming, Nebraska, and Colorado to build 200 Minuteman ICBM launch silos. On 1 July 1963, the Air Force activated the 90th SMW. The following year, the four component strategic missile squadrons activated 200 Minuteman missiles.

In November 1972, the Strategic Air Command (SAC) initiated the Minuteman Integrated Improvement Program to harden silos and upgrade command data buffers, allowing for quicker missile retargeting. Warren AFB also received new missiles: the Minuteman I ICBMs at the base were replaced with the LGM-30G Minuteman III between 1973 and 1975.

In November 1982, in a decision statement for Congress, President Ronald Reagan stated his plan to deploy the MX missile (later designated the LGM-118 Peacekeeper) to superhardened silos located at Warren AFB. In July 1984, construction began on Peacekeeper support facilities there. From 1986 through 1988, 50 Peacekeeper missiles were backfitted into silos formerly occupied by Minuteman IIIs of the 400th Strategic Missile Squadron. The 400th achieved initial operational capability with ten deployed Peacekeepers in December 1986; full operational capability was achieved in December 1988 with 50 missiles.

All of the 90th Wing's Minuteman III missile loads were reduced from three warheads to a single warhead by the START I treaty between 1991 and 2001. Beginning in 2002, the Peacekeepers began to be inactivated for budgetary reasons, and by September 2005, the 400th SMS had been inactivated.

The three active Minuteman III squadrons are commanded by the 90th Operations Group.

Facilities

The Missile Alert Facility (MAF) consists of a buried and hardened Launch Control Center (LCC) and an above-ground Launch Control Support Building (LCSB). MAFs were formerly known as Launch Control Facilities (LCFs) but the terminology changed in 1992 with the inactivation of the Strategic Air Command (SAC). In addition, a MAF has a helicopter landing pad, a large radio tower, a large "top hat" HF antenna; a garage for security vehicles; recreational facilities, and one or two sewage lagoons. The entire site, except for the helicopter pad and sewage lagoons, is secured with a fence and security personnel. About a dozen airmen and officers are assigned to a MAF.

The underground LCC contains the command and control equipment for missile operations. It is staffed by the two launch officers who have primary control and responsibility over the ten underground hardened Launch Facilities (LFs) within its flight; each contains an operational missile. Each of the five LCCs also has the ability to command and monitor all 50 LFs within the squadron. The LFs themselves are unmanned, except when maintenance and security personnel are needed there.

A squadron is composed of five flights, denoted by a letter of the alphabet; facilities controlled by the flight are designated by a number, 01 through 11, with 01 designating the MAF.

Units and locations

319th Missile Squadron

Activated by Strategic Air Command on 24 May. 1963. Organized on 1 October 1963.

• A-01 (MAF) 10.7 mi SW of Albin WY; 33.3 mi ExNE of Warren AFB : A-02 5.0 mi W of Albin WY, : A-03 2.3 mi SxSE of Albin WY, : A-04 8.0 mi SxSW of Albin WY, : A-05 8.0 mi S of Albin WY, : A-06 14.5 mi SxSW of Albin WY, : A-07 19.9 mi SxSW of Albin WY, : A-08 20.6 mi SW of Albin WY, : A-09 15.7 mi SW of Albin WY : A-10 13.7 mi WxSW of Albin WY : A-11 9.7 mi W of Albin WY,

• B-01 (MAF) 12.2 mi SE of LaGrange WY; 51.3 mi ExNE of Warren AFB : B-02 11.1 mi E of LaGrange WY, : B-03 16.4 mi E of LaGrange WY, : B-04 14.9 mi ExSE of LaGrange WY, : B-05 18.1 mi SE of LaGrange WY, : B-06 17.7 mi SxSE of LaGrange WY, : B-07 14.1 mi SxSE of LaGrange WY, : B-08 9.4 mi S of LaGrange WY, : B-09 9.4 mi S of LaGrange WY, : B-10 1.5 mi ExSE of LaGrange WY, : B-11 5.5 mi E of LaGrange WY,

• C-01 (MAF) 3.7 mi ExNE of Harrisburg NE; 68.3 mi ExNE of Warren AFB : C-02 9.3 mi NxNE of Harrisburg NE, : C-03 12.9 mi ExNE of Harrisburg NE, : C-04 9.7 mi E of Harrisburg NE, : C-05 13.0 mi ExSE of Harrisburg NE, : C-06 17.3 mi ExSE of Harrisburg NE, : C-07 9.6 mi ExSE of Harrisburg NE, : C-08 5.0 mi ExSE of Harrisburg NE, : C-09 5.6 mi SxSW of Harrisburg NE, : C-10 3.8 mi WxNW of Harrisburg NE, : C-11 5.8 mi N of Harrisburg NE,

• D-01 (MAF) 10.3 mi NxNE of Bushnell NE; 57.3 mi ExNE of Warren AFB : D-02 14.6 mi NxNE of Bushnell NE, : D-03 18.6 mi NE of Bushnell NE, : D-04 15.0 mi NE of Bushnell NE, : D-05 12.7 mi ExNE of Bushnell NE, : D-06 6.4 mi ExNE of Bushnell NE, : D-07 1.8 mi N of Bushnell NE, : D-08 5.6 mi NW of Bushnell NE, : D-09 6.3 mi N of Bushnell NE, : D-10 9.1 mi NxNW of Bushnell NE, : D-11 10.8 mi N of Bushnell NE,

• E-01 (MAF) 7.1 mi SE of Pine Bluffs WY; 45.8 mi E of Warren AFB : E-02 7.1 mi E of Pine Bluffs WY, : E-03 11.9 mi E of Pine Bluffs WY, : E-04 10.6 mi ExSE of Pine Bluffs WY, : E-05 15.3 mi ExSE of Pine Bluffs WY, : E-06 13.4 mi SE of Pine Bluffs WY, : E-07 11.1 mi SxSE of Pine Bluffs WY, : E-08 12.3 mi S of Pine Bluffs WY, : E-09 7.7 mi S of Pine Bluffs WY, : E-10 8.9 mi SW of Pine Bluffs WY, : E-11 3.1 mi S of Pine Bluffs WY,

320th Missile Squadron

Activated by Strategic Air Command on 24 May 1963. Organized on 8 January 1964.

• F-01 (MAF) 8.9 mi N of Dix NE; 72.8 mi ExNE of Warren AFB : F-02 12.7 mi NxNE of Dix NE, : F-03 10.4 mi NE of Dix NE, : F-04 14.0 mi ExNE of Dix NE, : F-05 11.7 mi E of Dix NE, : F-06 5.7 mi ExNE of Dix NE, : F-07 8.9 mi ExSE of Dix NE, : F-08 3.9 mi N of Dix NE, : F-09 5.6 mi WxNW of Dix NE, : F-10 8.4 mi NW of Dix NE, : F-11 12.7 mi NxNW of Dix NE,

• G-01 (MAF) 7.7 mi NW of Sidney NE; 91.9 mi E of Warren AFB : G-02 11.5 mi NxNW of Sidney NE, : G-03 14.9 mi NxNW of Sidney NE, : G-04 10.3 mi N of Sidney NE,
  : G-05 5.7 mi N of Sidney NE,
  : G-06 4.1 mi NE of Sidney NE,
  : G-07 4.4 mi SW of Sidney NE,
  : G-08 6.9 mi W of Sidney NE,
  : G-09 12.9 mi W of Sidney NE,
  : G-10 13.7 mi NW of Sidney NE,
  : G-11 16.5 mi NxNW of Sidney NE,

• H-01 (MAF) 7.3 mi E of Gurley NE; 106.3 mi E of Warren AFB : H-02 11.7 mi ExNE of Gurley NE, : H-03 14.7 mi E of Gurley NE,
  : H-04 16.8 mi ExSE of Gurley NE,
  : H-05 10.6 mi ExSE of Gurley NE,
  : H-06 15.9 mi SE of Gurley NE,
  : H-07 11.1 mi of Gurley NE,
  : H-08 5.8 mi SxSE of Gurley NE,
  : H-09 2.8 mi E of Gurley NE,
  : H-10 5.0 mi N of Gurley NE,
  : H-11 7.3 mi NE of Gurley NE,

• I-01 (MAF) 9.3 mi SW of Sunol NE; 104.2 mi E of Warren AFB : I-02 4.9 mi SW of Sunol NE, : I-03 3.0 mi SE of Sunol NE, : I-04 7.4 mi S of Sunol NE,
  : I-05 8.3 mi SxSE of Sunol NE,
  : I-06 12.4 mi SxSW of Sunol NE,
  : I-07 14.2 mi SxSW of Sunol NE,
  : I-08 17.8 mi SW of Sunol NE,
  : I-09 17.8 mi WxSW of Sunol NE,
  : I-10 13.3 mi SW of Sunol NE,
  : I-11 8.9 mi WxSW of Sunol NE,

• J-01 (MAF) 4.6 mi W of Peetz CO; 87.7 mi E of Warren AFB : J-02 6.2 mi NxNW of Peetz CO, : J-03 1.4 mi S NxNW of Peetz CO, : J-04 6.3 mi S of Peetz CO, : J-05 8.4 mi SW of Peetz CO, : J-06 13.0 mi WxSW of Peetz CO, : J-07 9.1 mi W of Peetz CO, : J-08 14.1 mi W of Peetz CO, : J-09 9.5 mi WxNW of Peetz CO, : J-10 13.4 mi NW of Peetz CO, : J-11 10.7 mi NW of Peetz CO,

321st Missile Squadron

Activated by Strategic Air Command on 24 May 1963. Organized on 9 April 1964.

• K-01 (MAF) 10.6 mi WxSW of Potter NE; 71.5 mi E of Warren AFB : K-02 5.8 mi WxSW of Potter NE, : K-03 8.7 mi SxSW of Potter NE, : K-04 13.1 mi SxSW of Potter NE, : K-05 14.1 mi SW of Potter NE, : K-06 17.5 mi WxSW of Potter NE, : K-07 22.9 mi WxSW of Potter NE, : K-08 19.4 mi WxSW of Potter NE, : K-09 23.9 mi WxSW of Potter NE, : K-10 14.2 mi W of Potter NE, : K-11 9.2 mi W of Potter NE,

• L-01 (MAF) 21.9 mi N of Stoneham CO; 63.1 mi ExSE of Warren AFB : L-02 26.8 mi N of Stoneham CO,
  : L-03 27.5 mi N of Stoneham CO,
  : L-04 28.7 mi NxNE of Stoneham CO,
  : L-05 24.0 mi NxNE of Stoneham CO,
  : L-06 20.4 mi NxNE of Stoneham CO,
  : L-07 19.2 mi NxNE of Stoneham CO,
  : L-08 17.3 mi N of Stoneham CO,
  : L-09 12.9 mi N of Stoneham CO,
  : L-10 22.4 mi NxNW of Stoneham CO,
  : L-11 27.9 mi NxNW of Stoneham CO,

• M-01 (MAF) 15.1 mi WxNW of Sterling CO; 78.7 mi ExSE of Warren AFB : M-02 18.4 mi NW of Sterling CO,
  : M-03 14.0 mi NW of Sterling CO,
  : M-04 14.1 mi NxNW of Sterling CO,
  : M-05 10.4 mi WxNW of Sterling CO,
  : M-06 15.6 mi W of Sterling CO,
  : M-07 20.4 mi W of Sterling CO,
  : M-08 18.3 mi W of Sterling CO,
  : M-09 22.9 mi WxNW of Sterling CO,
  : M-10 24.8 mi WxNW of Sterling CO,
  : M-11 19.5 mi NW of Sterling CO,

• N-01 (MAF) 1.7 mi N of Raymer CO; 64.6 mi ExSE of Warren AFB : N-02 8.5 mi NxNE of Raymer CO,
  : N-03 11.2 mi NE of Raymer CO,
  : N-04 9.2 mi ExNE of Raymer CO,
  : N-05 4.3 mi E of Raymer CO,
  : N-06 3.0 mi WxSW of Raymer CO,
  : N-07 7.5 mi WxSW of Raymer CO,
  : N-08 8.0 mi W of Raymer CO,
  : N-09 12.4 mi WxNW of Raymer CO,
  : N-10 9.2 mi NW of Raymer CO,
  : N-11 6.4 mi N of Raymer CO,

• O-01 (MAF) 11.8 mi E of Grover CO; 48.6 mi ExSE of Warren AFB : O-02 14.5 mi ExNE of Grover CO,
  : O-03 19.4 mi ExNE of Grover CO,
  : O-04 18.5 mi E of Grover CO,
  : O-05 22.0 mi E of Grover CO,
  : O-06 20.1 mi ExSE of Grover CO,
  : O-07 14.4 mi ExSE of Grover CO,
  : O-08 13.6 mi SE of Grover CO,
  : O-09 9.7 mi ExSE of Grover CO,
  : O-10 6.1 mi E of Grover CO,
  : O-11 9.2 mi ExNE of Grover CO,

400th Missile Squadron

Activated by Strategic Air Command on 10 December 1963. Organized on 1 July 1964. Initially equipped with LGM-30B Minuteman I missiles. With the deployment of the LGM-118A Peacekeeper in 1987, the squadron's 50 Minuteman silos (Flights P through T) were converted to the Peacekeeper for operational duty. The Peacekeepers were retired between October 2002 and September 2005, and the squadron was formally inactivated on 19 September 2005.

• P-01 (MAF) 18.0 mi N of Hillsdale WY; 30.1 mi NE of Warren AFB : P-02 22.6 mi N of Hillsdale WY, : P-03 19.1 mi NxNE of Hillsdale WY, : P-04 13.9 mi N of Hillsdale WY, : P-05 8.2 mi N of Hillsdale WY, : P-06 13.0 mi NxNW of Hillsdale WY, : P-07 18.3 mi NxNW of Hillsdale WY, : P-08 22.5 mi NW of Hillsdale WY : P-09 21.2 mi NxNE of Hillsdale WY, : P-10 20.9 mi N of Hillsdale WY, : P-11 25.4 mi NxNW of Hillsdale WY,

• Q-01 (MAF) 15.4 mi SxSW of Chugwater WY; 27.1 mi N of Warren AFB : Q-02 2.4 mi WxNW of Chugwater WY, : Q-03 10.4 mi S of Chugwater WY,
  : Q-04 14.6 mi S of Chugwater WY,
  : Q-05 20.1 mi S of Chugwater WY,
  : Q-06 25.3 mi SxSW of Chugwater WY,
  : Q-07 18.6 mi SxSW of Chugwater WY,
  : Q-08 13.8 mi SxSW of Chugwater WY,
  : Q-09 7.3 mi W of Chugwater WY, : Q-10 6.8 mi WxSW of Chugwater WY,
  : Q-11 9.4 mi SxSW of Chugwater WY,

• R-01 (MAF) 16.4 mi NW of Meriden WY; 44.6 mi NxNE of Warren AFB : R-02 13.9 mi NxNW of Meriden WY,
  : R-03 6.8 mi N of Meriden WY,
  : R-04 10.2 mi NW of Meriden WY,
  : R-05 14.4 mi NW of Meriden WY,
  : R-06 18.9 mi WxNW of Meriden WY,
  : R-07 19.6 mi NW of Meriden WY
  : R-08 24.2 mi NW of Meriden WY
  : R-09 28.7 mi NW of Meriden WY
  : R-10 25.8 mi NW of Meriden WY
  : R-11 21.3 mi NW of Meriden WY

• S-01 (MAF) 4.8 mi SE of Yoder WY; 59.8 mi NxNE of Warren AFB : S-02 8.1 mi NxNE of Yoder WY, : S-03 5.2 mi E of Yoder WY,
  : S-04 10.4 mi E of Yoder WY,
  : S-05 11.2 mi ExSE of Yoder WY,
  : S-06 10.7 mi SxSE of Yoder WY,
  : S-07 12.2 mi S of Yoder WY,
  : S-08 9.9 mi SW of Yoder WY,
  : S-09 5.8 mi SW of Yoder WY,
  : S-10 9.5 mi W of Yoder WY,
  : S-11 4.5 mi W of Yoder WY,

• T-01 (MAF) 9.1 mi ExSE of Wheatland WY; 58.5 mi N of Warren AFB : T-02 11.3 mi E of Wheatland WY, : T-03 15.2 mi ExNE of Wheatland WY, : T-04 12.6 mi ExSE of Wheatland WY, : T-05 17.0 mi SE of Wheatland WY, : T-06 12.1 mi SE of Wheatland WY, : T-07 14.2 mi SxSE of Wheatland WY, : T-08 13.9 mi S of Wheatland WY, : T-09 8.5 mi S of Wheatland WY, : T-10 3.7 mi S of Wheatland WY, : T-11 5.9 mi NE of Wheatland WY,

References

• Peacekeeper (MX) Missile Site Coordinates
• Warren AFB Minuteman Site Coordinates