90th Missile Wing Minuteman I, 1963–1974 Francis E. Warren Air Force Base
90th missile wing emblem
the departure of atlas squadrons did not mark end of f.e. warren s role in icbm program. on 15 october 1962, morrison-knudsen , associates won contract construct 200 lgm-30a minuteman missile silos on 8,300-square-mile (21,000 km) area of wyoming, nebraska, , colorado, located north , east of base. on 1 july 1963, air force activated 90th strategic missile wing. on next year, 4 component strategic missile squadrons activated 400th sms became last minuteman b unit stand on 1 july 1964. in november 1972, sac initiated minuteman integrated improvement program . program entailed silo hardening , upgrading command data buffers in launcher control facilities, allowed quicker missile re-targeting , new version of minuteman missiles. after conversion lgm-30g minuteman iii, last minuteman ib model went off alert status in september 1974.
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