487th Tactical Missile Wing Comiso AS

The 487th Tactical Missile Wing was a United States Air Force unit activated at Comiso Air Station, Sicily, Italy, in July 1983. It was established as part of NATO’s response to the deployment of Soviet SS-20 intermediate-range ballistic missiles, operating the BGM-109G Ground Launched Cruise Missile (GLCM). The wing played a key role in the Cold War deterrence strategy, maintaining readiness to deploy nuclear-armed missiles in support of NATO defense. Following the signing of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty between the U.S. and the Soviet Union, the 487th TMW was inactivated in 1991, and Comiso Air Station was subsequently closed.