Through the lens: Fort D.A. Russell Days

Buffalo Soldier re-enactors ride horses July 24, 2016, during Fort D.A. Russell Days, the annual F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo., open house. The Buffalo Soldiers celebrate their 150th anniversary this year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Malcolm Mayfield)

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Tech. Sgt. Ruben Guerra, 90th Missile Maintenance Squadron NCO-in-charge of missile maintenance training, tells visitors about maintenance operations at a launch facilities July 24, 2016, during Fort D.A. Russell Days, the annual F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo., open house. Guests to the open house toured a training lunch facility, the base museum and a missile launch control center trainer. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jason Wiese)

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Dawn Russert, visitor to F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo., from Manteno, Ill., "turns keys" in a simulated launch sequence in the 90th Operations Support Squadron Missile Procedures Trainer July 24, 2016, during Fort D.A. Russell Days, the annual base open house. Base guests were shown an example of the launch sequence for the Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile and had a hands-on role in the key turn portion, which sends a launch vote to the missile. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jason Wiese)

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Jim Widlar, former Atlas Missile missileer, talks to museum guests about the history of missiles at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo., July 24, 2016, during Fort D.A. Russell Days, the base’s annual open house. Widlar served on a missile crew during the Cuban Missile Crisis. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jason Wiese)

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A re-enactor portrays an American World War II soldier firing at Nazis from a prone position July 24, 2016, during Fort D.A. Russell Days, the annual F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo., open house. The re-enactment depicted a downed 8th Air Force pilot rescued by Allied troops from German soldiers in occupied France. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jason Wiese)

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Lt. Col. John Hundley, 90th Operations Support Squadron commander, tells base visitors about the missile fleet of the 90th Missile Wing July 24, 2016, during Fort D.A. Russell Days, the annual F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo., open house. Guests took free tours of the base to learn about the current mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jason Wiese)

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Capt. Bejamin Knittle, 90th Operations Support Squadron instructor, explains the role of missileers in the launch sequence of Minutman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles July 24, 2016, in the 90th OSS Missile Procedures Trainer during Fort D.A. Russell Days, the annual F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo., open house. The MPT simulates a launch control center out in the base's missile complex. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jason Wiese)

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Senior Airman Gregory Gerst, 90th Missile Maintenance Squadron Missile Maintenance Team top sider, gives a group of visitors a tour of the inside of a payload transport July 24, 2016, during Fort D.A. Russell Days, the annual F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo., open house. Payload transports carry Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile components to and from the base and missile complex. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jason Wiese)

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Jan Strickler, Warren Spouses Club member, explains the historic features of a home on F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo., July 24, 2016, during the base's annual open house, Fort D.A. Russell Days. Each year, the base's housing contractor, Balfour Beatty Communities, teams up with the WSC to host a historic homes tour during the open house. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jason Wiese)

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Jessica Thompson, Warren Spouses club member, talks about the fine dinnerware in a historic home on F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo., July 24, 2016, during the base's annual open house, Fort D.A. Russell Days. WSC members guide the tours of historic homes each year during the open house. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jason Wiese)

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Through the lens: Fort D.A. Russell Days

Published July 25, 2016
90th Missile Wing Public Affairs

F.E. WARREN AIR FORCE BASE, Wyo. -- Fort D.A. Russell Days, the base’s annual open house, took place July 22 to 24 giving the general public a chance to see the base’s history and mission.