Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota

One of only two B-52 bomber bases in the country, and a base for the B1-B bomber too. It is also one of the three ICBM bases in the nation, supporting the operation of the surrounding Minuteman III ICBM missile field. The missile field covers 8,000 square miles of public and private farm and ranch land containing 150 silos, controlled by 15 underground launch control facilities.