The Launch Emplacement 8 (LE-8) is a former United States Air Force intercontinental ballistic missile launch facility at Vandenberg Space Force Base,...
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Ellsworth Air Force Base (redirect from Ellsworth AFB)
Ellsworth Air Force Base (AFB) (IATA: RCA, ICAO: KRCA, FAA LID: RCA) is a United States Air Force (USAF) base located about 10 miles (16 km) northeast...
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Johnston Atoll (section Launch facilities)
retrieval. SAMOS was first launched in 1960 but not operational until 1963, with all of the missions being launched from Vandenberg AFB. During the early months...
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PGM-17 Thor (section Launch vehicle)
p. 73. Jackson, Jeff G. (26 January 1995), 30th Space Wing History, Vandenberg AFB, California: Department of the Air Force, pp. 1–2 MacDonald, James (15...
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last assignment was with Twentieth Air Force, being assigned to Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota. It was inactivated on 4 July 1994. For over 40 years the 44th...
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PGM-19 Jupiter (category Space launch vehicles of the United States)
Although the USAF briefly considered training its Jupiter crews at Vandenberg AFB, California, it later decided to conduct all of its training at Huntsville...
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kept on alert at Johnston Island, and two were kept in war reserve at Vandenberg AFB, California. Program 437 Thors could intercept low Earth orbiting satellites...
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at Vandenberg Air Force Base from 2 through 7 April 1967. Later that month, members from the wing launched its first Minuteman II from Vandenberg. Despite...
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Strategic Missile Center (the former 1st Strategic Aerospace Division) at Vandenberg AFB, California under the Twentieth Air Force. After the removal of ICBMs...
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47.96111; -97.40111 (Grand Forks AFB) List of United States Air Force missile squadrons 446th Missile Squadron Launch Facilities List of B-47 units of...
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47.96111; -97.40111 (Grand Forks AFB) List of United States Air Force missile squadrons 448th Missile Squadron Launch Facilities List of B-47 units of...
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"for extraordinary heroism and outstanding performance of duty" ... "from 8 March 1965 to 15 September 1967." See MCBul 1650 for included units list....
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47.96111; -97.40111 (Grand Forks AFB) List of United States Air Force missile squadrons 447th Missile Squadron Launch Facilities List of B-47 units of...
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Satellite Operations Building at Schriever Air Force Base and a site at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. The squadron also operated three geographically...
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