90th Missile Wing
The 90th Missile Wing is a component of Twentieth Air Force, stationed at Francis E. Warren Air Force Base and equipped with LGM-30G Minuteman III Missiles. It has served at Warren as a component of Strategic Air Command, Air Combat Command, Air Force Space Command and Air Force Global Strike Command since 1963.
| 90th Missile Wing | |
|---|---|
Display of missiles operated by the wing | |
| Active | 1951–60; 1963–present |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Air Force |
| Role | Strategic missile |
| Size | 3361 military and 964 civilians as of May 2016 |
| Part of | Air Force Global Strike Command |
| Garrison/HQ | Francis E. Warren Air Force Base |
| Nickname(s) | Mighty Ninety |
| Motto(s) | "Impavide" (Latin) ”Undauntedly” |
| Decorations | Air Force Outstanding Unit Award |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Col. Catherine V. Barrington |
| Vice commander | Col. John F. Hundley |
| Command Chief | CCM Sylvetris Hlongwane |
| Insignia | |
| 90th Missile Wing emblem (Approved 9 December 1993) | |
| 90th Strategic Missile Wing emblem (Approved 29 September 1964 | |
| Patch with 90th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing emblem | |
The wing was first organized at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington as the 90th Bombardment Wing, a Boeing B-29 Superfortress unit. After moving to Forbes Air Force Base, Kansas, it served as a training unit for Strategic Air Command units and aircrews in the B-29. In 1953 it converted to the strategic reconnaissance mission, upgrading to the Boeing RB-47 Stratojet in 1954. After 1958 it trained reconnaissance crews with the B-47 and continued that mission until it was inactivated in 1960.
The wing operates 150 LGM-30G Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles on full alert 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Its missiles are dispersed in hardened silos to protect against attack and connected to underground missile alert facilities through a system of hardened cables.