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News Articles

Site 1 Silo Explosion Article With Photo - 6/3/1963

Site 1 Silo Explosion Article - June 1963

Site 1 Silo Explosion Article With Photo - June 1963

Site 1 Silo Explosion Article - Fire Under Control - June 1963

Missile-Anea Article - 8/20/1964

  
Crew R-20 Wins Second Award

Diagrams

     

     

  

     

Development

 SAC Missile Chronology 1939-1988

 Silo Full Scale Mockup Photograph - Volume1

579th SMS Newsletters

 579th SMS Newsletter - July 2000

 579th SMS Newsletter - Volume 1 - Spring 2005

 579th SMS Newsletter - Volume 2 - Summer 2006

 579th SMS Newsletter - Volume 3 - Fall 2007

 579th SMS Newsletter - Volume 4 - Fall 2008

 579th SMS Newsletter - Volume 5 - Fall 2010

 579th SMS Newsletter - Volume 6 - Fall 2012

 579th SMS Newsletter - Volume 7 - Summer 2014

 579th SMS Newsletter - Volume 8 - May 2016

Squadron Unit History

 579th SMS Unit History - January 1962

 579th SMS Unit History - February 1962

 579th SMS Unit History - May 1962

 579th SMS Unit History - June 1962

 579th SMS Unit History - July 1962

 579th SMS Unit History - August 1962

 579th SMS Unit History - September 1962

 579th SMS Unit History - November 1962

 579th SMS Unit History - January 1963

 579th SMS Unit History - February 1963

Walker AFB Museum

 Walker AFB Museum Opening

 Museum Grant And Display Letter to Crews

General Dynamics

 Integrating Contractors Base Activation Project Manual

 Ground Operational Equipment List

 Ground Support Equipment List

Deactivation

 AFLC Phaseout Atlas E F Titan1

 Atlas Deactivation Procedure A109

 History Of Atlas Phaseout

 SBAMA Equipment Removal Plan AtlasF

 SBAMA Phaseout Atlas E F Titan1

Miscellaneous

 To Defend And Deter