coat Ambassador at the VA in Fargo on Monday and Thursday, Squad Leader and member of the Fargo Honor Guard at the VA Fargo National Cemetery, and volunteer with the Compassionate Contact Corps. I also volunteer at the Fargo Air Museum as a Tour Guide for schools and groups. Veteran related I am the secretary for the North Dakota State Council for the Vietnam Veterans of America; for local VVA Chapter I am the Membership; for the American Legion Post 44 in Hunter I am the Commander; I hold a position on the North Dakota Veterans Legislative Council; I am President on the North Dakota Veterans Home Foundation Board; I am a Committee person on the Advisory Council at the VA in Fargo and I am the Region 5 Director for the Air Force Security Forces Association.
Other Comments:
I am retired.
2003-2003, LGM-30G Minuteman III Missile
From Year 2003
To Year 2003
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LGM-30G Minuteman III Missile Details
Aircraft/Missile Information
The LGM-30G Minuteman III program started in 1966, and included several improvements that distinguish it from the LGM-30F Minuteman-II. Most modifications related to the final stage and re-entry system. The re-entry system developed for the LGM-30G was capable of deploying penetration aids (chaff) and up to three re-entry vehicles with and overall increase in payload delivery as well. The introduction of multiple re-entry vehicles on a single ICBM was a significant advance in the development of strategic nuclear missiles that substantially increased their threat.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
General Information Developed by USA Deployed by USA Development Year 1966 Deployment Year 1970 Retirement Year 2020 Platform In hardened silos Number deployed 550(F.E.Warren AFB(150), Malmstrom AFB(150), Minot AFB(50), Grand Forks AFB(50))(as of 1997) Contractor Boeing Co., Military A/C & Missile System Div.
Dimensions and Performance Length 18.2m Body Diameter 1.68m(1st stage) , 1.32 m(2nd stage), 1.32 m(3rd stage) Launch Weight 35,400kg Range 13,000km (Mk-12 RV), 11,300 km (Mk-12a RV) Speed 6.7 km/sec Altitude 1,130 km Accuracy 280m (Mk-12 RV), 120m (Mk-12a RV) CEP
Components Propulsion 3-stage solid propellant Engine Thiokol TU-122(M-55) solid fuel motor(1st-Stage), Aerojet General SR19-AJ-1 solid fuel motor (2nd-Stage), Aerojet and Thiokol SR73-AJ-1 solid fuel motor (3rd-Stage), Rocketdyne RS-14 restartable liquid fuel motor (PostBoost Stage) Payload 3 Mk 12A RVs + penetration aids (includes chaff and decoys) Warhead 3 W-78s (335-350kT) ; Under START-II (if it is implemented) the current three warhead MIRV loading will be changed to a single 300 Kt W-78/Mk-21a each (taken from the to-be-retired Peachekeeper force) Guidance Inertial (INS-20 : all-inertial, gimbaled, improved NS-20 guidance system system manufactured by Autonetics Division, Rockwell International.)
