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221027-F-NE362-0039

Col. Barry Little, 341st Missile Wing commander, left, and Lt. Col. Joseph Shannon III, 10th Missile Squadron commander, prepare to give remarks to Malmstrom personnel at the ceremony of the 60th anniversary of the First Ace in the Hole, Oct. 27, 2022. For 60 years straight, Minuteman ICBMs have been on alert for 24-hours a day in support of global nuclear deterrence. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Elijah Van Zandt)

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221027-F-NE362-0060

Tom Crowley, former Boeing electromagnetic engineer, shakes the hand of Lt. Col. Joseph Shannon III, 10th MIssile Squadron commander, while joined on stage by Col. Barry Little, 341st Missile Wing commander, before the start of a ceremony on the 60th anniversary of the First Ace in the Hole, Oct. 27, 2022, at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont. Crowley and his team handed over the A-06 launch facility to the 10th MS on Oct. 24, 1962. Three days later, the A-01 Minuteman came on alert and the Soviet Union pulled their missiles out of Cuba. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Elijah Van Zandt)

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221027-F-NE362-0005

A Los Angeles Times article featuring the “Blockade of Cuba” is displayed at Malmstrom Air Force Base during the 60th anniversary of the First Ace in the Hole, Oct. 27, 2022. 60 years ago, the first Minuteman intercontinental ballistic missile was placed on alert due to the escalation of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Elijah Van Zandt)

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Titan Launch

A Titan, the nation’s first mult-stage ICBM, is shown being launched. Standing at 98 feet tall, the Titan I had a range of 6,350 miles and could carry a payload of 3,825 pounds – more than twice the capacity of Atlas. (Courtesy photo)

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389th Strategic Missile Wing

Members of the 389th Strategic Missile Wing APChE pose for a photo at F.E. Warren AFB, Wyoming, in 1962. From left, Lt. Kirby, Airman 1st Class Brown, Airman 2nd Class Turner, Airman 1st Class Pierson, Staff Sgt. Dixon, Staff Sgt. Klein, Airman 1st Class Farley, Airman 1st Class McCutcheon, and Tech. Sgt. Gilbert. The Strategic Air Command missile combat crews from F.E. Warren AFB’s 389th SMW had the first full complex of Atlas-D intercontinental ballistic missiles to become operational. (Courtesy photo)

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Ground breaking

General Bernard A. Schriever, commander of Air Force Systems Command, and other senior leaders break ground on the new 706th Strategic Missile Wing at F.E. Warren AFB, Wyoming, on June 8, 1958. The Department of Defense had decided for F.E. Warren AFB, Wyoming, to be the site of the first operational intercontinental ballistic missile base in the United States. (Courtesy photo)

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1st Female joins TRF in three years

Staff Sgt. Witherspoon poses with her certificate and patch after a Tactical Response Force graduation, Oct. 27, 2022, on F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming. Witherspoon went through four weeks of training to make it onto the rapid-deployed, specialized security forces TRF team. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st class Sarah Post)

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1st Female joins TRF in three years

Staff Sgt. Kristen Witherspoon, Tactical Response Force candidate, covers her wingmen on F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming, Oct. 5, 2022. Witherspoon is the second female to tryout and finish the TRF selection course. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Landon Gunsauls)

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1st Female joins TRF in three years

Staff Sgt. Kristen Witherspoon, Tactical Response Force candidate, clears a room of simulated hostiles on F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming, Oct. 5, 2022. Witherspoon is the second female to tryout and finish the TRF selection course. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Landon Gunsauls)

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1st Female joins TRF in three years

Staff Sgt. Kristen Witherspoon, Tactical Response Force candidate, moves through the shoot house on F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming, Oct. 5, 2022. Witherspoon is the second female to tryout and finish the TRF selection course. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Landon Gunsauls)

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From Trinity to the Triad: the heritage of nuclear deterrence

Visitors walk around the site of the first nuclear detonation, conducted July 16, 1945, on the White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, during an open house at the facility Oct. 15, 2022. The Trinity Site iis open to the public twice a year and personnel are on hand to educate visitors about the Manhattan Project and the beginning of the atomic age. (U. S. Air Force photo by Glenn S. Robertson)

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From Trinity to the Triad: the heritage of nuclear deterrence

A lavastone obelisk marks the site of Ground Zero for the first nuclear detonation, conducted July 16, 1945, on the White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, during an open house at the facility Oct. 15, 2022. The Trinity Site iis open to the public twice a year and personnel are on hand to educate visitors about the Manhattan Project and the beginning of the atomic age. (U. S. Air Force photo by Glenn S. Robertson)

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90 LRS inspects next-gen security vehicle

Senior Airman Korey Sarantopoulos, 90th Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle maintenance journeyman, records the status of different maintenance systems as part of a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle limited technical inspection at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming, Oct 25, 2022. The 90 LRS is tasked with preparing the next generation of security forces vehicles sent to protect the 90th Missile Wing's ICBM system as part of Air Force Global Strike Command’s priority to modernize. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joseph Coslett)

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90 LRS inspects next-gen security vehicle

Mark Bramman, 90th Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle maintenance craftsman, shows Senior Airman Korey Sarantopoulos, 90 LRS vehicle maintenance journeyman, the brake reservoir for the independent suspension as part of a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle limited technical inspection at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming, Oct 25, 2022. The 90 LRS is tasked with preparing the next generation of security forces vehicles sent to protect the 90th Missile Wing's ICBM system as part of Air Force Global Strike Command’s priority to modernize. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joseph Coslett)

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90 LRS inspects next-gen security vehicle

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90 LRS inspects next-gen security vehicle

Senior Airman Korey Sarantopoulos, 90th Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle maintenance journeyman, inspects the undercarriage to check the electrical, brake, fuel, cooling and other systems for serviceability as part of a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle limited technical inspection at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming, Oct 25, 2022. The 90 LRS is tasked with preparing the next generation of security forces vehicles sent to protect the 90th Missile Wing's ICBM system as part of Air Force Global Strike Command’s priority to modernize. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joseph Coslett)