Minuteman III ICBM Launch Control Facility (M-1)

USA / North Dakota / Tolley /
 military, Minuteman, intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM)

Missile Alert Facility M-1
Nickname: "The Secret"

742th Missile Squadron

Each squadron is responsible for 5 flights of 10 missiles each, or 50 missiles.

Sites are designated by flight, using one letter of the alphabet, followed by a number.

The first site in each flight is #1 and designates the Missile Alert Facility (MAF) which consists of an above-ground structure plus an underground Launch Control Center (LCC) staffed by two officers.
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Coordinates:   48°40'23"N   101°52'55"W
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