▁Allen ▁Russell . ▁The ▁facility ▁came ▁under ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁Air ▁Forces ▁control ▁on ▁ 1 ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁and ▁United ▁States ▁Air ▁Force ▁( US AF ) ▁respectively ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁until ▁now . ▁ ▁The ▁ 9 0 th ▁Miss ile ▁Wing ▁is ▁commanded ▁by ▁Colonel ▁St acy ▁J . ▁H user . ▁Tw enti eth ▁Air ▁Force , ▁co - located ▁at ▁Warren ▁A FB , ▁has ▁been ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁Major ▁General ▁Fred ▁B . ▁St oss ▁since ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁Warren ▁A FB ▁is ▁a ▁census - design ated ▁place ▁and ▁had ▁a ▁resident ▁population ▁of ▁ 3 , 0 7 2 ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁census . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁base ▁dates ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁Rail road ▁Act ▁of ▁ 1 8 6 2 , ▁when ▁president ▁Lincoln ▁and ▁Congress ▁set ▁plans ▁for ▁the ▁trans cont inental ▁rail road . ▁This ▁included ▁a ▁military ▁installation ▁on ▁the ▁eastern ▁slope ▁of ▁the ▁Rock y ▁Mountains ▁in ▁the ▁Wy oming ▁Territ ory , ▁to ▁protect ▁Union ▁Pacific ▁workers ▁from ▁" host ile ▁Indians ". ▁From ▁these ▁pione er ▁orig ins , ▁the ▁base ▁evol ved ▁from ▁a ▁front ier ▁inf antry ▁and ▁caval ry ▁post ▁into ▁the ▁largest , ▁most ▁modern ▁strateg ic ▁miss ile ▁facility ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Warren ▁A FB ▁is ▁named ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁Wy oming ' s ▁first ▁United