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Minuteman Missile National Historic Site
Be A Junior Ranger
 
Underground Launch Control Center at Delta-01

Junior Ranger Program
Become a Minuteman Missile Junior Ranger!

Minuteman Missile field personnel have protected and defended our nation for decades. Learn about the duties they performed and why the Cold War was a defining event in American History.

By clicking on the links below you can download a PDF copy of the Minuteman Missile National Historic Site Junior Ranger program.

7 to 11 yr. old Junior Ranger Program          

12 and older Junior Ranger Program           

Be patient, these PDF files are quite large and may take a few minutes to download.

Follow the directions closely, then after you have completed the program mail it to: Minuteman Missile National Historic Site 21280 SD Highway 240 Philip, SD 57567

A National Park Service Ranger will check your completed program to make sure you qualify for Junior Ranger status. You will then receive a certificate and patch certifying you as a Minuteman Missile Junior Ranger!

Launch Control Center under construction  

Did You Know?
To construct and deploy all 150 silos and 15 adjacent support structures for South Dakota’s Minuteman Missile field cost $56 million in the early 1960s ($9.2 billion in 2005 terms).

Last Updated: February 15, 2008 at 13:27 EST