Deactivated Peacekeeper ICBM Launch Facility (R-11)

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The former LF for a LGM-118A Peacekeeper Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles. Nicknamed "Goshen Hole Rim" by its crews, R-11 was manned by elements of the 400th Strategic Missile Squadron, 90th Space Wing, based at F.E. Warren AFB in Cheyenne, Wyoming. It was one of 50 missiles deactivated between 2003 and 2005, in-line with the Peacekeeper's retirement.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGM-118_Peacekeeper
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Coordinates:   41°47'0"N   104°34'36"W
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