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Silo elimination

The launcher closure door is pulled from the top of Launch Facility R-29, Pondera County, Mont., Feb. 25. A nine-foot deep hole was dug for the 110-ton launcher closure door and the dirt from the hole was used to fill in the silo. The 50 Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile silos belonging to the 341st Missile Wing, Malmstrom Air Force Base, are being eliminated in accordance with the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty requirements. The missile launch facilities set to be eliminated were part of the 564th Missile Squadron, which were deactivated in 2008. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Katrina Heikkinen)

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