| Francis E. Warren Air Force Base | |||||||||
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| Cheyenne, Wyoming in United States of America | |||||||||
 A static display of intercontinental ballistic missiles at F.E. Warren AFB during 2012. From left are the Peacekeeper, the Minuteman III and the Minuteman I. | |||||||||
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| Coordinates | 41°07′59″N 104°52′01″W / 41.13306°N 104.86694°W | ||||||||
| Type | US Air Force base | ||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||
| Owner | Department of Defense | ||||||||
| Operator | US Air Force (USAF) | ||||||||
| Controlled by | Air Force Global Strike Command | ||||||||
| Condition | Operational | ||||||||
| Website | www.warren.af.mil | ||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||
| Built | 1867 (as Fort Russell) | ||||||||
| In use | 1867 – 1947 (US Army) 1947 – present (USAF) | ||||||||
| Garrison information | |||||||||
| Current commander | Colonel Johnny Galbert | ||||||||
| Garrison | 90th Missile Wing | ||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||
| Identifiers | IATA: FEW, ICAO: KFEW, FAA LID: FEW, WMO: 725640 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 1,878 metres (6,161 ft) AMSL | ||||||||
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| Source: AirNav.com[1] | |||||||||
Francis E. Warren Air Force Base (ICAO: KFEW, FAA LID: FEW), shortened as F.E. Warren AFB[2] is a United States Air Force base (AFB) located approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Cheyenne, Wyoming. It is one of three strategic-missile bases in the U.S. It was named in honor of Francis E. Warren in 1930. Warren AFB is home of the 90th Missile Wing (90 MW), assigned to the Twentieth Air Force, Air Force Global Strike Command. The 90 MW operates the LGM-30G Minuteman III ICBM. It is also the home of Twentieth Air Force, which commands all U.S. Air Force ICBMs.
Warren AFB is the oldest continuously active military installation within the Air Force, established in 1867 (157 years ago) by the United States Army as Fort David Allen Russell. The facility came under the control of the United States Army Air Forces on 1 June 1947, and then of the United States Air Force (USAF) on 18 September 1947.
The 90th Missile Wing is commanded by Colonel Johnny L. Galbert. Twentieth Air Force, co-located at Warren AFB, is under the command of Major General Michael Lutton. Warren AFB is a census-designated place and had a resident population of 3,072 at the 2010 census.[3]
- ^ "KFEW Francis E Warren Air Force Base Heliport". Federal Aviation Administration. 20 June 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- ^ "Home". www.warren.af.mil. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- ^ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Warren AFB CDP, Wyoming". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 3 April 2012.