68th Missile Squadron
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The 68th Missile Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 44th Operations Group, stationed at Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota.
LGM-30F Minuteman II test launch at Vandenberg AFB, California
Squadron B-24D Liberator
LGM-30 Minuteman
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The LGM-30 Minuteman is an American land-based intercontinental ballistic missile in service with the Air Force Global Strike Command. As of 2025, the LGM-30G is the only land-based ICBM in service in
68th Missile Squadron
…Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 44th Operations Group, stationed at Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota. The 68th was equipped with the LGM-30F Minuteman II intercontinental ballistic missile, with a mission of nuclear deterrence. With the end of the Cold War, the 68th was inactivated on 5 July 1994. The…
Minuteman II
Minuteman I missile
Autonetics D-17 guidance computer from a Minuteman I missile.
The Polaris SLBM could ostensibly fill the role of the Minuteman, and was perceived as significantly less vulnerable to attack.