The U.S. Air Force is deactivating the Minuteman II (MM II) missile system Department of Defense. The deactivation of the MM II missile system involves the removal of the warhead/reentry vehicle and the guidance systems and then the removal of the boosters (i.e., missiles without guidance systems) from silos at three operational bases The boosters are then turned over to Ogden Air Logistics Center (OO-ALC) and transported to Hill Air Force Base via established transportation routes used during the MM II Depot Maintenance Program. At Hill AFB the boosters are disassembled and the individual motors prepared for storage.


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    Title :

    Environmental Assessment Transportation of Minuteman II Solid Rocket Motors to Navajo Depot Activity, Arizona and Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico


    Publication date :

    1992


    Size :

    112 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English