9 5 9 , ▁min ing ▁exc av ation ▁of ▁ 1 / 2 ▁million ▁cub ic ▁yards ▁of ▁rock ▁was ▁completed ▁by ▁ 4 ▁June ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁and ▁the ▁site ▁was ▁finished ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁( the ▁dedic ation ▁was ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 9 6 2 ). ▁Complex ▁ 1 A ▁was ▁on ▁ ▁with ▁~ ▁" bounded ▁by ▁a ▁chain - link ▁f ence ". ▁Miss iles ▁were ▁assemble d ▁at ▁the ▁Gl enn ▁L . ▁Martin ▁plant ▁south west ▁of ▁Den ver ▁( the ▁co - located ▁test ▁site ▁with ▁ 4 ▁stands ▁had ▁been ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁Air ▁Force ), ▁and ▁Low ry ▁A FB ' s ▁ 7 2 4 th ▁Str ateg ic ▁Miss ile ▁Squadron ▁( A pril ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁– ▁June ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 9 6 5 ) ▁commanded ▁the ▁Site ▁No . ▁ 1 ▁complex es . ▁Site ▁No . ▁ 1 ▁was ▁adjacent ▁to ▁the ▁Low ry ▁Land fill ▁on ▁the ▁west ▁and ▁Complex ▁ 1 A ▁was ▁priv at ized ▁on ▁January ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁the ▁Secretary ▁of ▁Def ense ▁informed ▁con gress ▁the ▁T itan ▁ 1 ▁bases ▁would ▁be ▁closed ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁and ▁the ▁last ▁Low ry ▁miss ile ▁was ▁taken ▁off ▁alert ▁status ▁March ▁ 2