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The 91st Missile Wing (91 MW) is a United States Air Force unit assigned to the Air Force Global Strike Command Twentieth Air Force. It is stationed at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota as a tenant unit. The 91 MW is one of the Air Force's three intercontinental ballistic missile wings. The missile wing, whose members are known as the Rough Riders, is responsible for defending the United States by maintaining a fleet of 150 Minuteman III missiles and 15 Launch Control Centers located in underground facilities scattered across the northwest part of the state. The wing's missile complex stretches over 8,500 square miles—approximately the same size as Massachusetts. The wing's on-alert missiles are under the operational control of the nation's strategic war-fighting command, U.S. Strategic Command, based at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. The wing's predecessor, the World War II 91st Bombardment Group (Heavy) was a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress unit formed at MacDill Field, Florida and subsequently stationed with Eighth Air Force in England. It was one of the first United States Army Air Forces (AAF) heavy bombardment groups deployed to Europe in 1942. The 91st Bomb Group was stationed at RAF Bassingbourn and is most widely known as the unit in which the bomber Memphis Belle flew, and for having suffered the greatest number of losses of any heavy bombardment group in World War II. As part of Strategic Air Command (SAC), the 91st wing was one of SAC's longest-lasting and most versatile wings. It was a strategic reconnaissance wing from 1948 to 1957 and a B-52 bombardment wing from 1963 to 1968. Its men flew virtually every plane in the SAC inventory. It became a missile wing in June 1968. On 1 July 2008 it was designated as the 91st Missile Wing. The 91st Missile Wing is commanded by Colonel Michael J. Lutton.〔(Minot AFB Biographies Colonel Michael J. Lutton )〕 Its Command Chief Master Sergeant is Chief Master Sergeant Felecia F. Noil.〔(Minot AFB Biographies Chief Master Sergeant Felecia F. Noil ) (retrieved May 19, 2013)〕 ==Units== The wing's major organizations include: * 91st Operations Group : 54th Helicopter Squadron : 91st Operations Support Squadron : 740th Missile Squadron : 741st Missile Squadron : 742nd Missile Squadron * 91st Maintenance Group : 91st Missile Maintenance Squadron : 91st Maintenance Operations Squadron. * 91st Security Forces Group : 791st Missile Security Forces Squadron : 91st Missile Security Forces Squadron : 91st Security Support Squadron : 219th Missile Security Forces Squadron (attached from North Dakota Air National Guard) The wing headquarters includes several special staff functions, such as plans and inspections, financial management, and safety. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「91st Missile Wing」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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