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The Silent Sentinels: Minuteman Artwork Revealed

Air Force Missileers

Discover The Unique Artwork of the

"Stunning is the only word I can think of to describe 
The Silent Sentinels."
David K. Stumpf-
Military Historian

THE SILENT SENTINELS

The Silent Sentinels: Minuteman Artwork Revealed

The Silent Sentinels: Minuteman Artwork Revealed tells the story of the men and women who have operated, maintained, secured, and supported our Minuteman missile system through art, much of which is hidden below ground in areas rarely seen by the American public. Since 1961, Missileers have served as the Silent Sentinels across Montana, the Dakotas, Wyoming, Colorado, Nebraska, and Missouri providing a key leg of America’s nuclear deterrence triad. These Missileers found perfect canvases in the large concrete walls for artistic expression....

A Beautiful 324-Page Coffee Table Book

After missing a couple of AAFM National Meetings in a row, I made it out to Buellton/Vandenberg for this year’s event; and, it was great in my opinion!  There was a fantastic atmosphere of pride and family celebration of our mission, and, all that the men and women of the Force have accomplished over the years. 

I came home with a copy of Jim Warner’s book “Silent Sentinels” and have had a very hard time putting it down this past week.  My opinion:  it is an outstanding collection of 20 AF artwork and history!! I don’t know how it could have been done any better!  It conveys our common experiences. It balances attention between the hardware and the human elements of the Force   It documents the paradoxical sense of the seriousness of what we’ve shared responsibility for, while also highlighting our pride and the humor we found in our trying circumstance.

I’m trying to imagine the persistence, reaching out, and time it took to research, assemble, write and publish this wonderful book!

I believe that it’s intended as an opportunity for each of us to enjoy something that’s extraordinary.  I strongly encourage you go to afmissileers.org and gift yourself with a copy.

- Tim McMahon, Major General (retired)

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"I considered a highlight of my career as a military historian to be asked to write a testimonial to this fantastic book.

Stunning is the only word I can think of to describe "The Silent Sentinels." Not only does it cover the Minuteman artwork in exquisite detail, but it places all of this into context....

David K. Stumpf, Military Historian
Author of Minuteman: A Technical History of the Missile That Defined
Amerian Nuclear Warfare

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THE AUTHOR

Jim Warner

Jim Warner is a retired Air Force Colonel who has spent his adult life involved in the
United States Air Force nuclearmissile systems. He joined Air Force ROTC on a dare in the middle of Vietnam war protests and never looked back. A Distinguished Graduate of the Holy Cross College AFROTC program, Jim started as a Minuteman II missile combat crew member

​at Ellsworth AFB, SD, and spent the next 27 years of his Air Force career as a missile operator, instructor, competitor, staff officer, evaluator, and maintenance squadron commander, with additional assignments in acquisition and require­ ments across locations including South Dakota, California, Belgium, Wyoming, Colorado, and the Pentagon.

Jim Warner, Col, USAF (ret)

AAFM Executive Director

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