Strategic Training Route Complex Explained

The Strategic Training Route Complex is a series of training routes operated by the United States Strategic Command where bomber aircraft are able to train using tactics for low-level flight. During the Cold War, fourteen routes were operated by the 99th Strategic Weapons Wing.^[1] Range control was provided by the 25th Strategic Training Squadron (now known as the 25th Space Range Squadron).^[2] The current routes are located in Wyoming, South Dakota, North Dakota, and Montana.^[3] One downside to the routes being out west, is that it made it prohibitive for units in the Eastern United States to travel west without expending flight hours.^[4]

See also

• 99th Tactics and Training Wing
• 25th Space Range Squadron

Notes and References

1. Web site: 99th Strategic Weapons Wing. FB-111A.net. 9 March 2013. 2013.
2. http://www.airforcemag.com/MagazineArchive/Documents/1989/December%201989/1289sac.pdf
3. Book: Schwartz, Stephen I.. Atomic Audit: The Costs and Consequences of U. S. Nuclear Weapons Since 1940. 1998. Brookings Institution Press. Washington D.C.. 0815777736. 173. 9 March 2013.
4. Web site: B-52 and KC-135 Mission Qualification and Continuation Training: A Review and Analysis. https://web.archive.org/web/20130409224033/http://www.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?AD=ADA241591. dead. April 9, 2013. Armstrong Laboratory. 9 March 2013. Bruce, Phillip. Killion, Thomas . Rockway, Marty . Povenmire, H. Kingsley . Brooks Air Force Base. 14. August 1991.