F.E. Warren Air Force Base is a base of the United States Air Force. The base is located 3 miles (5 km) west of Cheyenne, Wyoming. Warren AFB was founded as a Fort D.A. Russell, US Army cavalry post in 1867 to help protect railroad development in the frontier area of Wyoming. It has now developed into one of the US Air Force's 21st century bases. Headquarters for the 20th Air Force are located at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, and also the 90th Space Wing . The base's main focus is the operation of the LGM-30 Minuteman and LG-118A Peacekeeper ICBM systems, with silos in Southeast Wyoming, Western Nebraska, and Northern Colorado.

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