Titan Missile Silo

Throughout the Cold War, 54 Titan II Missile complexes were built in the United States. Site 571-1 is the sole survivor of the program today and is located in Sahuarita, Arizona.

Arizona dirt once covered 18 underground Titan Missile silos during the Cold War alert. Kansas and Arkansas also were the home to 18 Titans each. Selection considerations for the locations of the long-range nuclear missiles included bases of existing logistical support and population density under the projected flight path. The on-site control centers were manned by U.S. Air Force personnel working 24-hour shifts.



The tour was fascinating. A Titan II Missile's warhead is 700 times as explosive as those of the bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki ending World War II.

Fort Huachuca, Arizona

I'll be attending Basic Officer Leadership Course, Phase 3 (BOLC III) at Ft. Huachuca from May 22nd - September 6th, 2007.

Here is the info. y'all will need so that I can receive those great letters from home:

UPDATE:

2LT Seth C. Burgess
744 Four Winds Circle
Sierra Vista, AZ 85635

JPAC Brings Closure to POW/MIA Families

The mission of JPAC is to achieve the fullest possible accounting of all Americans missing as a result of the nation's past conflicts.

Part of the U.S. Army's Warrior Ethos says "I will never leave a fallen comrade" and recent activities of the JPAC show just how seriously efforts are made to fulfill this vow.

Sgt. 1st Class Lewis Clark Walton Jr. has completed two combat tours in Iraq.

His father, Sgt. 1st Class Lewis Clark Walton Sr., only recently made it home from his second tour in Vietnam.

Sgt. 1st Class Walton Jr. escorted his father's remains from the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command on Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, to his hometown of East Greenwich, R.I., for burial May 1.

...More than 88,000 servicemembers are still missing from previous wars. Of that total, more than 1,780 are still unaccounted for from the Vietnam War. [continue article]

Fort Benning, Georgia

I will be attending Basic Officer Leadership Course, Phase 2 (BOLC II) at Ft. Benning from April 1st - May 17th, 2007.

Here is my mailing address for the duration of BOLC II, for y'all who are interested:

2LT Seth Burgess
5th PLT, C CO 1-11th IN
6470 Way Avenue
BLDG 2837
Ft. Benning, GA 31905