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Kronologi over fredssagen og international politik 15. Oktober 2009 / Time Line October 15, 2009
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10/15/2009
US Air Force Boots Minot Base Wing Commander
The U.S. Air Force yesterday removed an officer from his post as
missile wing commander at Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota
following a string of weapons mishaps at the site, the Associated
Press reported.
Col. Christopher Ayres led the 91st Missile Wing, which manages 150
Minuteman 3 nuclear missiles deployed in silos around the state.
Ayres was not held directly responsible for any of the incidents,
which included three missile personnel dozing off last year while
in possession of ballistic missile launch codes.
In another incident, a truck turned over while carrying a Minuteman
3 ballistic missile rocket booster near the base. In addition, a
Minot service member has been charged with taking a missile launch
controller, reportedly as a memento writes Global Security
Newsqire.
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