Retired with 31 years with the Columbus, Ohio Division of Police. I am currently assigned to the Homeland Security Section supervising the Emergency Management Unit. Duties include emergency, disaster and terrorism planning, multi-agency coordination, management and operation of the city Emergency Operations Center, major special event planning, NIMS / ICS insrtuctor and management of the Regional Mobile Command Post. Ive worked in patrol, traffic and investigations.
1982-1983, LGM-30A/B Minuteman I Missile
From Year 1982
To Year 1983
Personal Memories
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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