Wing V Peacekeeper Romeo and Sierra Launch Control Center Shutdown/Maintenance/Reactivation; Department of the Air Force Technical Order T.O. 21-LG118A-1173
Washington DC: Department of the Air Force, 2004. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Staplebound. 27, [1] pages. Notes. Figures. Tables. The purpose of this Time Compliance Technical Order (TCTO) is to provide the procedures to shutdown two operational Peacekeeper Launch Control Center. This will include removing all classified, coded components, infrastructure stabilization, and security in a manner that exceeds Storage Requirements of method 3 found within AFI 91-105. Distribution at the time of issuance was authorized to DoD contractors and U.S. DoD contractors only for Intercontinental Ballistic Missile administrative and operational use determined 24 January 1997. The document contains technical date whose export at the time was restricted by the Arms Export Control Act (Title 22, U.S.C., Sec. 2751, et seq.) or Executive Order 12470. This TCTO is not complete within it self. All necessary drawings, instructions, and procedures are listed for accomplishment. A key point in history at F.E. Warren Air Force Base occurred on November 22, 1982 when President Ronald Reagan presented his decision to Congress, stating his plan to deploy the MX missile, which he dubbed the Peacekeeper, to hardened Launch Facilities that would be located at F.E. Warren AFB. The Peacekeeper missile, (formerly referred to as the MX missile, Missile eXperimental), was a significantly different Intercontinental Ballistic Missile compared to the Minuteman missile. The Peacekeeper missile stood 71 feet 6 inches tall, was 7 feet 7 inches in diameter, and weighed close to 195,000 pounds, nearly 2.5 times that of a Minuteman III missile. The Peacekeeper carried a total of 10 Reentry Vehicles with a yield of 300 KT per warhead. The first significant event associated with the Peacekeeper occurred on December 16, 1986 when the tenth Peacekeeper missile was placed on strategic alert at the 400th Strategic Missile Squadron. President Reagan's initial plan was to deploy 100 Peacekeeper missiles, but after further discussion with Congress and the Defense Department this number was reduced to a total of 50 MX missiles. F.E. Warren opted to replace the 50 Minuteman III missiles assigned to the 400th SMS, removing the Minuteman IIIs and replacing those with the 50 Peacekeeper missiles. By 1988, the squadron of 50 Peacekeeper missiles were brought on full alert. The accuracy of the Peacekeeper and its Reentry Vehicles were beyond compare. The technology used with the missile guidance systems that were used on the Peacekeeper has been utilized on the current force of 450 Minuteman missiles remaining on alert. One of the significant factors in establishing the deterrent value of the current Minuteman missiles, are their accuracy. It is stated that the United States possesses the most accurate guidance systems in the world. The 400th Strategic Missile Squadron assigned to F.E. Warren AFB was the only missile squadron to put the Peacekeeper missile on operational alert. 13 years later found the Peacekeeper missiles being slated for inactivation in 2001. Four years later, the final Peacekeeper was pulled from its Launch Facility and the 400th Strategic Missile Squadron officially inactivated on September 19, 2005. Condition: Good / No DJ present.
Keywords: Sensaphone, Facility Monitor, Launch Control, Peacekeeper Missile, ICBM, Blast Door, Deactivation, Reactivation, F. E. Warren
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