F. E. WARREN AFB, CHEYENNE WYOMING

Francis E. Warren Air Force Base is 630 acres in size and is located approximately 3 miles west of Cheyenne, Wyoming. And has approximately 5,500 personnel assigned. 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, assigned to the Twentieth Air Force, Air Force Global Strike Command. The 90th 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 by the United States Army as Fort David Allen Russell. The facility came under United State Army Air Forces control on 1 June 1947, and United States Air Force on 18 September 1947 until now.

The 90th Missile Wing is commanded by Colonel Stacy J. Huser. Twentieth Air Force, has been under the command of Major General Fred B. Stoss since January 2018.

SMALL BEAUTIFUL BASE WITH ALL THE BUILDINGS MADE FROM BRICKS , , , IMPRESSIVE!!

Warren had a long and distinguished history as Fort Russell, which served as a post for many well known Americans, including General John “Black Jack” Pershing, “Father of the Air Force” General Billy Mitchell, General Mark Clark, General Benjamin O. Davis, Jr., Dr. Walter Reed, later as a childhood post for the families of singers Neil Diamond and Chris LeDoux as well as Sammy Davis, Jr. The dirt airstrip at Fort Warren was used very little, but was the site of a famous crash by World War One ace Captain Eddie Rickenbacker, who survived and lived for many years after.