Mission
The missileers of the 564th were responsible for five Missile Alert Facilities and 50 Minuteman III ICBMs. The squadron had five missile combat crews on alert duty, 24 hours a day, every day, with the support of facility managers and chefs, and security forces from the 341st Security Forces Group.
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