Missile combat crew
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A missile combat crew, is a team of highly trained specialists, often called missilemen, or missileers, staffing Intermediate Range and Intercontinental ballistic missile systems. In the United States
Missile crew member opens blast door
Minuteman crew on alert
Two-person rule
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The two-person rule is a control mechanism designed to achieve a high level of security for especially critical material or operations. Under this rule, access and actions require the presence of two
Missile combat crew
…for the Minuteman ICBM force. Crew size varies among the different missile systems, but the number is always greater than one, to abide by USSTRATCOM's two-man rule for positive control of nuclear weapons. The first missile combat crews were composed of trained aviators (e.g., B-47, B-36), but later generations had…
Sign in the Titan Missile Museum