Previously Held AFSC/MOS 77150-Air Policeman
81130-Apprentice Security Specialist
Service Years
1966 - 1969
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Additional Information
What are you doing now:
Since the World Trade Center attacks of 2001, I have been working with people mainly veterans with PTSD issues.
1966-1967, LGM-30A/B Minuteman I Missile
From Year 1966
To Year 1967
Personal Memories
Deployed on Francis E. Warren, AFB WY plus a lot of other states. Spent a lot of my time in Nebraska. Nearly froze a number of times in that winter of 66. Deep snow, a lot of wind and a lot of alerts to silos. Also had troubles with small animals and tumbleweeds causing alarms.
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LGM-30A/B Minuteman I Missile Details
Aircraft/Missile Information
Specifications Weight 79,432 lb (36,030 kg) Length 59.9 ft (18 m) Diameter 5.5 feet (1.67 m) Warhead Nuclear W62, W78, or (2006-) W87 Engine Three solid-propellant rocket motors; first stage - Thiokol TU-122 (M-55); second stage - Aerojet-General SR-19-AJ-1; third stage - Aerojet/Thiokol SR73-AJ/TC-1 Operational range 5,200 nautical miles (9,600 km) Flight altitude 700 miles (1,120 kilometers) Speed Approximately 15,000 mph (Mach 23, or 24,000 km/h, or 7 km/s) (terminal phase) Guidance system Inertial Launch platform Silo
