Whiteman Air Force Base (AFB), Deactivation of the Minuteman II Missile Wing
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Release : 1992
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Author : Lt. Col. George A. Larson, USAF (Ret.)
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
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Release : 2018
Category : History
ISBN : 1467128120
Whiteman Air Force Base is located two miles south of Knob Noster. The base was activated following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, becoming Sedalia Army Air Field in November 1942 to train glider pilots and paratroopers. In August 1951, the base was assigned to the Strategic Air Command, with the 340th Bombardment Wing flying the Boeing B-47 Stratojet bomber and KC-97 tanker. The base was renamed in honor of 2nd Lt. George Whiteman, US Army Air Corps, who was killed in his P-40 by a Japanese Zero during the attack on Pearl Harbor. In June 1961, the Department of Defense chose Whiteman to host the nation's fourth Minuteman ICBM wing, with 150 missiles. Before completion of the missile field contraction, SAC activated the 351st Strategic Missile Wing on February 1, 1963. The missile wing made history when it fielded the first female missile crew. In 1990, the base became part of history with the activation of the 509th Bomb Wing flying the Northrop B-2 "Stealth" Spirit bomber. Throughout its continuous military presence, since 1942, the base has always been at the forefront of national defense, especially now with the B-2 able to strike any target in the world at any time.
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Release : 1993
Category : Environmental impact statements
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Release : 1992
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The U.S. Air Force is deactivating the Minuteman II (MM II) missile system Department of Defense. The deactivation of the MM II missile system involves the removal of the warhead/reentry vehicle and the guidance systems and then the removal of the boosters (i.e., missiles without guidance systems) from silos at three operational bases The boosters are then turned over to Ogden Air Logistics Center (OO-ALC) and transported to Hill Air Force Base via established transportation routes used during the MM II Depot Maintenance Program. At Hill AFB the boosters are disassembled and the individual motors prepared for storage.
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Release : 1992-08-26
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Author : United States. General Accounting Office
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Release : 1990
Category : Intercontinental ballistic missiles
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