Warren Hosts 17th Annual D. A. Russell Days

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  • By Staff Sgt Mike Tryon
  • 90th Missile Wing Public Affairs
F. E. WARREN AIR FORCE BASE, Wyo. --  More than 16,000 participants attended Fort D. A. Russell days here between July 22 and 24.

In this 17th year of existence, people from around the country got a chance to view Air Force Global Strike Command's Warren Air Force Base as well as some reenactments dating back to the late 1800s.

"It's important for people to visit every year," said Paula Taylor, 90th Missile Wing museum director. "Because you never know what you're going to see."

From blacksmiths to tours of the training missile silo here, D. A. Russell Days has it all.

"It's great that the base does this, and that we get to be a part of it" said Officer Steve Neisen, Cheyenne police department, and acting cavalry member. "Where else can people get a chance to see, touch, taste, hear and smell some of what it was like back in the 1900s?"

Warren's mission is done so well, people don't really know what's done here, Taylor said. This is a chance to help the public understand what the nuclear deterrence mission is.

Along with the displays, spectators got the chance to see a car show, period military reenactments, military working dog demonstrations, and tours of some of the historic homes.

"I've been doing this for almost two decades now," Taylor said. "And, each year I look forward to it all over again."