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Regional missile field map showing sites in relation to Minuteman Missile National Historic Site in South Dakota. The north central United States are outlined in gray against almost black terrain. Missile fields are shown in gray or red.

Extended Description

Minuteman Missile Visitor Center is at the center of the map, marked with a green square in the southwest quadrant of South Dakota. A curving, gray area extends west from the visitor center and reaches Rapid City and Ellsworth AFB near the western border. Fargo, North Dakota is marked. Grand Forks AFB is near a gray missile field to the east, and Minot AFB and a C-shaped red missile field is to the east in that state.

Shifting west, Malmstrom AFB and Great Falls are marked at the edge of a red field in Montana, and in Wyoming, their neighbor to the south, Cheyenne is labeled at the edge of a red field that also reaches into Nebraska and Colorado. Finally, Kansas City is labeled in Missouri and Whiteman AFB sits at the edge of a gray field in that state.

Legend

A legend at the bottom of the map reads as follows:

Gray for Decommissioned missile field, and

Red for Active missile field.