This is a list of the LGM-30 Minuteman

LGM-30 Minuteman

The LGM-30 Minuteman is a U.S. nuclear missile, a land-based intercontinental ballistic missile . As of 2010, the version LGM-30G Minuteman-III is the only land-based ICBM in service in the United States...

 missile Missile Alert Facilities and Launch Facilities of the 91st Missile Wing, 20th Air Force, assigned to Minot AFB, North Dakota.

Overview

In November 1962, the 455th Strategic Missile Wing was the fourth United States Air Force

United States Air Force

The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...

 LGM-30 Minuteman ICBM wing, the third with the LGM-30B Minuteman I. In 1962 and 1963 150 missiles were deployed to silos controlled by three squadrons of 455th in North Dakota. On 25 June 1968 the 91st Bombardment Wing was reassigned to Minot AFB from Glasgow AFB, Montana which was closed and assumed control of the three Minuteman squadrons of the 455th. The senior 91st SMW had organizational roots dating from World War II

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

 and had been deployed from Glasgow AFB to Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia, South-East Asia, South East Asia or Southeastern Asia is a subregion of Asia, consisting of the countries that are geographically south of China, east of India, west of New Guinea and north of Australia. The region lies on the intersection of geological plates, with heavy seismic...

, where it had been flying combat missions with the B-52 Stratofortress

B-52 Stratofortress

The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress is a long-range, subsonic, jet-powered strategic bomber operated by the United States Air Force since the 1950s. The B-52 was designed and built by Boeing, who have continued to provide maintainence and upgrades to the aircraft in service...

 during the Vietnam War

Vietnam War

The Vietnam War was a Cold War-era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of...

. The 455th SMW was inactivated.

Between April 1970 and December 1971 the Minuteman I ICBMs were replaced with the LGM-30G Minuteman III. All of the 91st Wing's Minuteman III missiles were reduced from three warheads to a single warhead by START I

START I

START was a bilateral treaty between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms. The treaty was signed on 31 July 1991 and entered into force on 5 December 1994...

 between 1991-2001. The three active squadrons are commanded by the 91st Operations Group

91st Operations Group

The 91st Operations Group is the operational component of the 91st Missile Wing, assigned to the Air Force Global Strike Command Twentieth Air Force. It is stationed at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota....

Facilities

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

The underground LCC Launch Control Center (LCC) contains the command and control equipment for missile operations. It is staffed by the two launch officers who have primary control and responsibility for the 10 underground and hardened Launch Facilities (LF)s within its flight which contains the operational missile. Each of the five LCCs also has the ability to command and monitor all 50 LFs within the squadron. The LF is unmanned, except when maintenance and security personnel are needed.

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

740th Missile Squadron

740th Missile Squadron

The United States Air Force's 740th Missile Squadron is a missile operations squadron of the 91st Missile Wing, 91st Operations Group, located at Minot AFB, North Dakota.-Mission:...

Activated by Strategic Air Command on 28 June 1962. Organized on 1 November 1962

• A-01 (MAF) 7.8 mi SxSE of Karlsruhe ND; 46.0 mi SE of Minot AFB
  47°58′00"N 100°34′51"W

A-02 9.9 mi SE of Karlsruhe ND, 48°00′04"N 100°27′15"W

A-03 15.8 mi SE of Karlsruhe ND, 47°56′13"N 100°22′08"W

A-04 12.8 mi SxSE of Karlsruhe ND, 47°56′00"N 100°28′51"W

A-05 17.3 mi SxSE of Karlsruhe ND, 47°52′30"N 100°25′59"W

A-06 18.4 mi SxSE of Karlsruhe ND, 47°50′04"N 100°30′58"W

A-07 13.8 mi N of Karlsruhe ND, 47°53′37"N 100°35′01"W

A-08 16.8 mi S of Karlsruhe ND, 47°51′01"N 100°39′32"W

A-09 6.2 mi SxSW of Karlsruhe ND, 48°00′34"N 100°40′22"W

A-10 0.8 mi NxNW of Karlsruhe ND, 48°06′09"N 100°37′39"W

A-11 4.1 mi SxSE of Karlsruhe ND, 48°02′09"N 100°35′20"W

• B-01 (MAF) 10.5 mi S of Velva ND; 38.9 mi SxSE of Minot AFB
  47°54′31"N 100°55′37"W

B-02 4.4 mi ExNE of Velva ND, 48°04′33"N 100°50′26"W

B-03 9.1 mi E of Velva ND, 48°04′17"N 100°44′08"W

B-04 6.9 mi SE of Velva ND, 47°59′32"N 100°49′16"W

B-05 10.5 mi SxSE of Velva ND, 47°55′38"N 100°49′15"W

B-06 15.1 mi SxSE of Velva ND, 47°51′41"N 100°47′55"W

B-07 15.8 mi S of Velva ND, 47°51′41"N 100°47′55"W

B-08 13.8 mi SxSW of Velva ND, 47°53′13"N 101°04′52"W

B-09 10.0 mi SW of Velva ND, 47°57′03"N 101°04′24"W

B-10 6.0 mi SxSW of Velva ND, 47°58′46"N 100°58′49"W

B-11 1.4 mi S of Velva ND, 48°02′22"N 100°55′51"W

• C-01 (MAF) 14.6 mi NxNW of Turtle Lake ND; 49.8 mi SxSE of Minot AFB 47°42′52"N 101°00′36"W

C-02 16.2 mi N of Turtle Lake ND, 47°45′12"N 100°54′33"W

C-03 18.7 mi NxNE of Turtle Lake ND, 47°47′02"N 100°48′05"W

C-04 11.2 mi N of Turtle Lake ND, 47°40′52"N 100°54′14"W

C-05 5.9 mi N of Turtle Lake ND, 47°36′16"N 100°52′19"W

C-06 8.8 mi NxNW of Turtle Lake ND, 47°38′00"N 100°58′25"W

C-07 10.0 mi WxNW of Turtle Lake ND, 47°35′27"N 101°04′36"W

C-08 12.9 mi NW of Turtle Lake ND, 47°39′29"N 101°04′35"W

C-09 17.9 mi NW of Turtle Lake ND, 47°42′07"N 101°09′46"W

C-10 18.7 mi NxNW of Turtle Lake ND, 47°45′32"N 101°04′37"W

C-11 21.6 mi NxNW of Turtle Lake ND, 47°49′05"N 101°01′37"W

• D-01 (MAF) 1.8 mi S of Max ND; 41.9 mi S of Minot AFB
  47°47′42"N 101°17′54"W

D-02 6.5 mi N of Max ND, 47°54′56"N 101°17′47"W

D-03 5.4 mi NE of Max ND, 47°52′26"N 101°12′33"W

D-04 5.8 mi ExSE of Max ND, 47°46′35"N 101°11′30"W

D-05 10.9 mi S of Max ND, 47°39′48"N 101°17′09"W

D-06 6.4 mi S of Max ND, 47°43′44"N 101°17′27"W

D-07 11.9 mi SxSW of Max ND, 47°39′43"N 101°23′42"W

D-08 8.5 mi SW of Max ND, 47°43′49"N 101°25′13"W

D-09 6.1 mi WxSW of Max ND, 47°47′33"N 101°25′14"W

D-10 8.2 mi WxNW of Max ND, 47°51′39"N 101°27′50"W

D-11 3.9 mi NW of Max ND, 47°51′51"N 101°21′00"W

• E-01 (MAF) 11.6 mi S of Ryder ND; 47.5 mi SxSW of Minot AFB
  47°45′02"N 101°40′29"W

E-02 10.5 mi SE of Ryder ND, 47°48′12"N 101°31′25"W

E-03 15.6 mi SxSE of Ryder ND, 47°43′06"N 101°31′09"W

E-04 20.9 mi SxSE of Ryder ND, 47°38′26"N 101°29′45"W

E-05 19.0 mi S of Ryder ND, 47°38′52"N 101°35′50"W

E-06 16.2 mi S of Ryder ND, 47°41′00"N 101°40′53"W

E-07 19.3 mi SxSW of Ryder ND, 47°38′43"N 101°45′43"W

E-08 17.7 mi SxSW of Ryder ND, 47°41′14"N 101°50′16"W

E-09 20.0 mi SW of Ryder ND, 47°41′21"N 101°56′05"W

E-10 15.4 mi SW of Ryder ND, 47°44′52"N 101°53′07"W

E-11 10.9 mi SW of Ryder ND, 47°47′16"N 101°48′23"W

741st Missile Squadron

741st Missile Squadron

The United States Air Force's 741st Missile Squadron is an intercontinental ballistic missile unit located at Minot AFB, North Dakota.-Mission:...

Activated by Strategic Air Command on 28 June 1962. Organized on 1 December 1962

• F-01 (MAF) 7.5 mi SE of Makoti ND; 38.2 mi SxSW of Minot AFB
  47°53′46"N 101°40′26"W

F-02 5.8 mi E of Makoti ND, 47°57′55"N 101°40′37"W

F-03 10.5 mi E of Makoti ND, 47°58′46"N 101°34′35"W

F-04 13.3 mi ExSE of Makoti ND, 47°55′18"N 101°31′18"W

F-05 12.2 mi SE of Makoti ND, 47°51′40"N 101°35′11"W

F-06 7.2 mi SxSE of Makoti ND, 47°51′40"N 101°45′43"W

F-07 9.5 mi SxSW of Makoti ND, 47°50′03"N 101°52′48"W

F-08 8.3 mi SW of Makoti ND, 47°53′30"N 101°56′54"W

F-09 3.6 mi SW of Makoti ND, 47°55′07"N 101°50′41"W

F-10 4.6 mi WxNW of Makoti ND, 47°58′46"N 101°53′49"W

F-11 1.1 mi NxNE of Makoti ND, 47°58′35"N 101°47′32"W

• G-01 (MAF) 7.1 mi N of Plaza SD; 34.6 mi SW of Minot AFB
  48°07′11"N 101°57′38"W

G-02 11.6 mi N of Plaza SD, 48°11′00"N 101°56′51"W

G-03 8.5 mi NxNE of Plaza SD, 48°07′09"N 101°51′32"W

G-04 10.3 mi ExNE of Plaza SD, 48°03′11"N 101°44′34"W

G-05 5.4 mi ExNE of Plaza SD, 48°03′03"N 101°51′17"W

G-06 1.9 mi N of Plaza SD, 48°02′35"N 101°57′50"W

G-07 5.9 mi WxNW of Plaza SD, 48°03′15"N 102°04′19"W

G-08 9.1 mi NW of Plaza SD, 48°07′23"N 102°04′29"W

G-09 13.2 mi NW of Plaza SD, 48°08′16"N 102°10′38"W

G-10 17.8 mi NW of Plaza SD, 48°12′05"N 102°13′33"W

G-11 13.8 mi NxNW of Plaza SD, 48°12′01"N 102°04′29"W

• H-01 (MAF) 4.3 mi WxNW of Parshall ND; 50.3 mi SW of Minot AFB
  47°58′27"N 102°13′20"W

H-02 7.6 mi NxNW of Parshall ND, 48°03′37"N 102°10′42"W

H-03 2.7 mi N of Parshall ND, 47°59′35"N 102°07′37"W

H-04 6.5 mi ExNE of Parshall ND, 47°58′36"N 101°59′48"W

H-05 6.2 mi SE of Parshall ND, 47°53′23"N 102°02′26"W

H-06 2.3 mi S of Parshall ND, 47°55′20"N 102°07′51"W

H-07 7.0 mi S of Parshall ND, 47°51′13"N 102°07′36"W

H-08 6.0 mi SW of Parshall ND, 47°53′19"N 102°12′59"W

H-09 14.6 mi W of Parshall ND, 47°58′35"N 102°26′48"W

H-10 9.8 mi W of Parshall ND, 47°58′49"N 102°20′28"W

H-11 11.8 mi NW of Parshall ND, 48°05′47"N 102°16′35"W

• I-01 (MAF) 4.3 mi ExNE of Stanley ND; 44.6 mi W of Minot AFB
  48°20′42"N 102°18′16"W

I-02 10.6 mi ExNE of Stanley ND, 48°22′17"N 102°10′24"W

I-03 8.2 mi ExSE of Stanley ND, 48°16′20"N 102°13′22"W

I-04 7.7 mi SxSE of Stanley ND, 48°12′29"N 102°21′19"W

I-05 2.6 mi SxSE of Stanley ND, 48°16′46"N 102°22′37"W

I-06 6.7 mi SxSW of Stanley ND, 48°13′58"N 102°27′46"W

I-07 5.1 mi W of Stanley ND, 48°18′41"N 102°29′59"W

I-08 9.9 mi W of Stanley ND, 48°19′32"N 102°36′08"W

I-09 4.7 mi N of Stanley ND, 48°23′04"N 102°24′06"W

I-10 7.8 mi NxNW of Stanley ND, 48°25′02"N 102°27′59"W

I-11 9.8 mi N of Stanley ND, 48°27′27"N 102°24′35"W

• J-01 (MAF) 9.8 mi NW of Berthold ND; 25.4 mi W of Minot AFB
  48°24′43"N 101°53′29"W

J-02 10.5 mi NxNW of Berthold ND, 48°27′20"N 101°49′11"W

J-03 5.2 mi N of Berthold ND, 48°23′22"N 101°43′55"W

J-04 1.7 mi WxNW of Berthold ND, 48°19′33"N 101°46′10"W

J-05 6.8 mi WxNW of Berthold ND, 48°20′52"N 101°52′35"W

J-06 9.7 mi WxSW of Berthold ND, 48°17′10"N 101°56′32"W

J-07 11.3 mi WxNW of Berthold ND, 48°21′17"N 101°58′26"W

J-08 15.5 mi W of Berthold ND, 48°17′21"N 102°04′18"W

J-09 15.7 mi WxNW of Berthold ND, 48°21′38"N 102°04′18"W

J-10 14.8 mi WxNW of Berthold ND, 48°25′11"N 102°01′06"W

J-11 14.5 mi NxNW of Berthold ND, 48°29′31"N 101°54′23"W

742d Missile Squadron

742d Missile Squadron

The 742d Missile Squadron is part of the 91st Missile Wing based at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota. It operates Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles.-World War II:...

Activated by Strategic Air Command on 18 July 1962. Organized on 1 January 1963

• K-01 (MAF) 8.8 mi SxSW of Kenmare ND; 37.3 mi WxNW of Minot AFB
  48°33′02"N 102°07′12"W

K-02 2.3 mi WxNW of Kenmare ND, 48°41′32"N 102°07′24"W

K-03 4.0 mi SxSW of Kenmare ND, 48°37′11"N 102°06′24"W

K-04 8.6 mi SxSE of Kenmare ND, 48°33′31"N 102°00′54"W

K-05 13.3 mi SxSE of Kenmare ND, 48°29′14"N 102°01′07"W

K-06 15.8 mi S of Kenmare ND, 48°26′51"N 102°06′17"W

K-07 15.6 mi SxSW of Kenmare ND, 48°28′00"N 102°12′38"W

K-08 12.8 mi SW of Kenmare ND, 48°32′42"N 102°16′45"W

K-09 17.5 mi WxSW of Kenmare ND, 48°32′40"N 102°24′37"W

K-10 12.3 mi WxSW of Kenmare ND, 48°37′03"N 102°20′12"W

K-11 10.3 mi WxNW of Kenmare ND, 48°37′04"N 102°12′32"W

• L-01 (MAF) 1.5 mi SW of Bowbells ND; 50.4 mi WxNW of Minot AFB
  48°47′21"N 102°16′06"W

L-02 8.8 mi N of Bowbells ND, 48°55′51"N 102°14′28"W

L-03 3.9 mi N of Bowbells ND, 48°51′33"N 102°14′15"W

L-04 3.9 mi E of Bowbells ND, 48°48′31"N 102°09′38"W

L-05 8.3 mi ExSE of Bowbells ND, 48°45′44"N 102°04′29"W

L-06 5.0 mi SxSE of Bowbells ND, 48°44′09"N 102°12′14"W

L-07 6.0 mi SW of Bowbells ND, 48°44′13"N 102°19′46"W

L-08 9.3 mi WxSW of Bowbells ND, 48°45′38"N 102°26′18"W

L-09 5.8 mi WxNW of Bowbells ND, 48°49′15"N 102°22′10"W

L-10 10.9 mi NW of Bowbells ND, 48°53′44"N 102°26′22"W

L-11 7.4 mi NxNW of Bowbells ND, 48°53′34"N 102°19′57"W

• M-01 (MAF) 5.7 mi SE of Norma ND; 31.3 mi NW of Minot AFB
  48°40′22"N 101°52′53"W

M-02 6.8 mi E of Norma ND, 48°44′42"N 101°49′33"W

M-03 13.1 mi ExSE of Norma ND, 48°38′58"N 101°42′49"W

M-04 15.9 mi SE of Norma ND, 48°34′39"N 101°42′37"W

M-05 10.5 mi SE of Norma ND, 48°37′11"N 101°48′45"W

M-06 18.8 mi SE of Norma ND, 48°30′15"N 101°44′25"W

M-07 13.7 mi SxSE of Norma ND, 48°32′58"N 101°50′39"W

M-08 7.6 mi S of Norma ND, 48°37′11"N 101°56′54"W

M-09 4.0 mi SxSW of Norma ND, 48°40′40"N 102°00′46"W

M-10 1.2 mi N of Norma ND, 48°44′45"N 101°58′33"W

M-11 6.0 mi NxNE of Norma ND, 48°48′21"N 101°54′48"W

• N-01 (MAF) 3.7 mi W of Mohall ND; 27.4 mi NxNW of Minot AFB
  48°45′34"N 101°35′31"W

N-02 8.9 mi NxNW of Mohall ND, 48°48′21"N 101°54′48"W

N-03 4.3 mi N of Mohall ND, 48°49′37"N 101°31′11"W

N-04 1.8 mi E of Mohall ND, 48°45′54"N 101°28′16"W

N-05 6.8 mi SE of Mohall ND, 48°41′32"N 101°24′38"W

N-06 4.3 mi S of Mohall ND, 48°42′11"N 101°31′05"W

N-07 10.7 mi SxSW of Mohall ND, 48°37′20"N 101°36′06"W

N-08 7.4 mi SW of Mohall ND, 48°41′31"N 101°37′50"W

N-09 9.1 mi W of Mohall ND, 48°45′54"N 101°42′36"W

N-10 12.8 mi WxNW of Mohall ND, 48°49′06"N 101°46′46"W

N-11 6.8 mi NW of Mohall ND, 48°49′32"N 101°37′47"W

• O-01 (MAF) 9.5 mi NW of Maxbass ND 29.5 mi N of Minot AFB
  48°49′28"N 101°16′55"W

O-02 17.8 mi NxNW of Maxbass ND, 48°58′01"N 101°15′36"W

O-03 10.8 mi NxNW of Maxbass ND, 48°52′13"N 101°12′40"W

O-04 5.0 mi N of Maxbass ND, 48°47′39"N 101°08′40"W

O-05 5.1 mi WxNW of Maxbass ND, 48°45′42"N 101°14′14"W

O-06 7.4 mi WxSW of Maxbass ND, 48°41′56"N 101°18′05"W

O-07 9.8 mi WxNW of Maxbass ND, 48°45′43"N 101°20′54"W

O-08 13.3 mi WxNW of Maxbass ND, 48°49′28"N 101°23′19"W

O-09 17.5 mi NW of Maxbass ND, 48°53′26"N 101°25′47"W

O-10 18.7 mi NxNW of Maxbass ND, 48°56′54"N 101°22′01"W

O-11 14.0 mi NxNW of Maxbass ND, 48°53′33"N 101°18′25"W

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