Environmental Assessment Transportation of Minuteman II Solid Rocket Motors to Navajo Depot Activity, Arizona and Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico

Abstract

The U.S. Air Force is deactivating the Minuteman II (MM II) missile system Department of Defense. The deactivation of the MM II missile system involves the removal of the warhead/reentry vehicle and the guidance systems and then the removal of the boosters (i.e., missiles without guidance systems) from silos at three operational bases The boosters are then turned over to Ogden Air Logistics Center (OO-ALC) and transported to Hill Air Force Base via established transportation routes used during the MM II Depot Maintenance Program. At Hill AFB the boosters are disassembled and the individual motors prepared for storage.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA413222

Entities

Organizations

  • Space Systems Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Birds
  • Eutrophication
  • Fish
  • Habitats
  • Medical Personnel
  • Wildlife

Readers

  • Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of Proposed Air Force Base Actions.
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Missile Defense Systems.