Joseph Weaver

The **381st Strategic Missile Wing** was activated in 1962 at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, as part of the United States Air Force’s Strategic Air Command. Its primary mission focused on maintaining and operating intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), initially the Titan II, as a critical element of America’s nuclear deterrent during the Cold War. The wing managed 18 missile silos and maintained a constant state of readiness until the Titan II system was phased out in the mid-1980s. The 381st was inactivated in 1986, following the decommissioning of its missile sites, marking the end of an important era in U.S. strategic defense.