Launch Control Facility Golf-01, 509th SMS/351st SMW, Minuteman II, Intercontinental Ballistic Missile System – DEACTIVATED 1995

USA / Missouri / Deepwater /
 air force base, Minuteman, missile silo
United States Air Force Strategic Air Command, Launch Control Facility (LCF) Golf-01. G-01 was one of five LCF's of the 509th Strategic Missile Squadron of the 351st Strategic Missile Wing, Whiteman Air Force Base. The base is located outside Knob Noster, Missouri.

This flight like other Minuteman LCF's was comprised of 10 Minuteman Missiles located at separate Launch Facilities (LF) and this one specifically commanded the LGM-30F Minuteman II Intercontinental Ballistic Missile. These missiles were scattered about in the missile field known as Golf Flight with each missile identified at it's LF of G-02 through G-11. G-01 was manned by elements of the 509th Strategic Missile Squadron. Though it began with a flight of LGM-30B Minuteman I ICBMs in 1964, these were replaced with the Minuteman II between May 1966 and October 1967. It stood at the ready supporting the flight until the collapse of the Soviet Union and the subsequent reorganization of U.S. forces and adoption of arms-reduction treaties.

Following the removal of all Minuteman II missiles from active alert, the squadron began to demilitarize, with the complex completed in spring 1995. G-01's deactivation entailed sealing off access to the Elevator Shaft, underground Launch Control Center (LCC), and Equipment Building. Digging up the Emergency Escape Tunnel, sealing off the intake/exhaust shafts, back filling in the sewage lagoon, filling in the potable water tanks, emptying the 14,000 gallon Diesel Storage Tank and removing various pieces of equipment.

The present owner maintains and uses the LCF building for storage.To better use the building's structure walls have been removed and a garage door has been added to far end of this building. The building, antenna silo, UHF antenna and erected polls remain of this once proud element of the Minuteman Missile System.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/509th_Missile_Squadron
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Coordinates:   38°10'59"N   93°51'5"W

Comments

  • I worked for SAC. The Grand ForksN.D. facilities between G.F. and Canada. I lived and breathed S.A.C. for 4 long years. I walked many a fenceline on both the L.F. and The L.C.C. its something I shall never forget. Seeing these pics. Bring back such memories. It breaks my heart to see these images of an bygone era.
  • I WORKED AT G-1 351ST MSS IN THE EARLY 80S,THESE PICS OF THE LCF ARE BAD.THIS PLACE NEVER LOOKED LIKE THIS! HEY IF LARRY PAYN ,ERIC STUBBERMAN,TONY ADAMS,TONY BOND,AND BRIAN[ THE COOK ] LOOK ME UP .....RON SALATA WHITEMAN AFB,MO
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