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| 351st Operations Group | |
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 Minuteman Missile in its silo | |
| Active | 1991–1995 |
| Country |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Air Force |
| Role | Strategic Missile |
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| 351st Operations Group emblem[1] |  |
The351st Operations Group is an inactive unit of theUnited States Air Force. Its last assignment was with the351st Missile Wing atWhiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. It was inactivated on 31 July 1995.
Activated as the351st Operations Group on 1 September 1991 under the Objective Wing concept adapted by the Air Force. The ICBM squadrons of the renamed 351st Missile Wing were reassigned to the newly established group.
On 28 September 1991, in response to President Bush's directive to stand down the Minuteman II, personnel of the 351 OG began to dissipate launch codes and pin safety control switches at launch control centers.
On 1 June 1992, the 351 OG was relieved of its emergency war order mission and its primary focus was deactivation of the Minuteman II weapon system. This day also marked the end of SAC and the beginning ofAir Combat Command (ACC).
On 1 July 1993 its parent unit, the 351 MW changed hands from ACC toAir Force Space Command along with all other ICBM wings. The 508th, 509th and 510th Missile Squadrons were inactivated along with the 351st Operations Group on 31 July 1995.
This article incorporatespublic domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
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