Chanute AFB
USA
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Provided training for crews of Thor, Bomarc, SRAM, Hound Dog, SRAM, and Minuteman missiles.
Closed in 1993, this Air Force Base had a history dating back to World War I. During the Cold War, Air Training Command (ATC) operated the base, which provided technical training support for several missile programs. Some milestones include:
• completion of maintenance training facilities for Thor IRBMs on November 26,
• acceptance of the BOMARC surface-to-air missile erector in November 1960 for
training use.
• becoming ATC's primary weapons technical training center in the 1960s and 1970s for such systems as air-launched Hound Dog and Short-Range Attack Missiles.
• serving as the Minuteman and Peacekeeper training facility.
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