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Offutt AFB Defense Area


Nike air defense area, consisting of several Nike missile batteries to defend urban, industrial, and military targets from Soviet bomber attacks.

A Regular Army-manned Nike Hercules site at Council Bluffs contributed to the defense of Omaha; Headquarters, Strategic Air Command at Offutt AFB; and Atlas missile sites placed within the region. This battery, designated OF-10, remained active from 1960 until 1966.



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Nike OF-10 12 Nike Ajax/Nike Hercules launchers.. Operational 1960 - 1966. Control site National Weather Service Facility. Launch site private ownership.

Country: USA. Launch Vehicles: Nike Ajax, Nike Hercules. Bibliography: 13403.



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