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Minuteman Launch Facility T-03 (Tango-03 LF), Wheatland Wyoming

Latitude: 42.049167
Longitude: -104.731944

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Site Type: Missile Launch Facility - Silo
A LF consists of a launcher and an associated launch facility support building (LFSB). All facilities are enclosed within a security fence. The sites average about 1.6 acres in size and holds one missile.

Missile Type: LGM-30B Minuteman I; LGM-30G Minuteman III; LGM-118A Peacekeeper

Parent Base: F.E. Warren AFB

Missile Wing: 90th Missile Wing; 90th Strategic Missile Wing during SAC era

Missile Squadron: 400th Missile Squadron (former Peacekeeper-converted field)

Permanent Installation Number: 9236

Installation Location Code: GHZV

Missile Activated: June, 1965


Missile Deactivated September 19, 2005


Current Site Use: Former Minuteman / Peacekeeper launch facility; missile removed; site included in New START-era Peacekeeper silo-elimination planning; present parcel-level reuse not verified.

Site Ownership: Former U.S. Air Force missile-field property; post-disposal parcel ownership not verified.

Accessible: No public access confirmed; view only from public roads where legal; do not enter the property without current owner permission.

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Map showing location of Minuteman Launch Facility T-03, Wyoming
Map 1: Showing location of Minuteman Launch Facility T-03, Wyoming

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Map 2: Showing Street level location of Minuteman Launch Facility T-03, Wyoming

Launch Facility T-03 was an unmanned missile silo assigned to T-01 Missile Alert Facility and Tango Flight in the F.E. Warren missile field. For this page, T-03 is identified by the public Peacekeeper field listing as Francis E. Warren AF Missile Site T-03, PIN 9236, ILC GHZV, in Platte County, Wyoming, east of Wheatland. T-03 began as part of the Minuteman force at F.E. Warren, later served in the Minuteman III field, and then became one of the launch facilities converted for the LGM-118A Peacekeeper under the 400th Missile Squadron. It is no longer an active missile facility. The Peacekeeper mission at F.E. Warren ended on 2005-09-19. T-03 occupied open rural land in Platte County, Wyoming. No public access was confirmed; the site should be treated as private or otherwise restricted property unless current land records or posted access information show otherwise. As a Launch Facility, T-03 was normally unmanned. Missile crews served at the associated T-01 Missile Alert Facility / Launch Control Center, while maintenance, communications, and security teams visited the launch facility as needed. Public exterior photos from 2013 show general views of the former facility, but no unique preserved feature, public interpretation, or unusual reuse was identified. T-03 was part of the F.E. Warren Minuteman network, later converted from Minuteman III use to Peacekeeper use as one of the 50 former Minuteman silos adapted for the LGM-118A program. Public Air Force histories state that 50 Peacekeepers were in service at F.E. Warren by 1988 and that the Peacekeeper missiles were deactivated on 2005-09-19. T-03 is a decommissioned former Minuteman / Peacekeeper launch facility. The missile is gone, and the site was part of the broader New START-era disposal framework for former Peacekeeper launch facilities at F.E. Warren. Parcel-level current ownership and reuse were not verified. For the full Tango Flight narrative, see T-01 Missile Alert Facility / Launch Control Center

Chronology

  • 1963 The 90th Strategic Missile Wing was activated at F.E. Warren during the Minuteman buildup.
  • 1965-06 The F.E. Warren Minuteman force was in the fully operational era; T-03 belonged to the Tango Flight launch-facility network.
  • 1975 Minuteman III replaced Minuteman I at F.E. Warren.
  • 1986 The Peacekeeper became operational at F.E. Warren.
  • 1988 Fifty Peacekeeper missiles were in service at F.E. Warren.
  • 2005-09-19 The Peacekeeper mission at F.E. Warren ended.
  • 2007-06 A Tank Closure Report for Launch Facility Tango-3, F.E. Warren AFB, Wyoming, was listed in the 2013 silo-elimination environmental assessment bibliography.
  • 2011-02-05 New START entered into force.
  • 2013 The Final Environmental Assessment for Minuteman III and Peacekeeper Silo Elimination addressed former Peacekeeper launch facilities and associated missile alert facilities at F.E. Warren.
  • 2013-08-02 Public photographs of T-03 were published in the AirForceBase.net Peacekeeper field photo set.
  • 2018-02-04 New START required covered silo-elimination work to be completed by this date.

Current Google Satellite Image of Minuteman Launch Facility T-03, Wyoming
Aerial View 1: Current Google Satellite Image of Minuteman Launch Facility T-03, Wyoming Source: Google Maps - Click to View
Map Showing Tango Flight Missile Silos & MAF Locations
Map 3: Map Showing Tango Flight Missile Silos & MAF Locations Red Marker Shows Tango-03 LF Location, Black Show MAF Location, Grey Shows the other Silos in the Flight

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