F.E. Warren Air Force Base

By Bauman Taylor, Paula
F.E. Warren Air Force Base

Details

Authors: Bauman Taylor, Paula
Format: Hardcover
GTIN13: 9781531662295
ISBN10: 1531662293
Page Count: 130
Dimensions: 6.69x0.38x9.61
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Library Editions

Description

F.E. Warren Air Force Base was originally established in 1867 as Fort D.A. Russell Army Post to protect the construction of the Union Pacific Railroad. Infantry, cavalry, and artillery have all been stationed at the post. In 1930, after the death of Francis E. Warren, the post was renamed Fort F.E. Warren. The base has been continuously active and has never closed, even during the transfer from Army to Air Force in 1947. The post was the site of the Quartermaster School in the 1940s and became the Air Force Replacement Training Center in the 1950s. Presently, the installation is, once again, protecting the United States
through deterrence with 150 Minuteman III ICBMs.
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