0 ▁" Pe ace keep ers " ▁would ▁be ▁back f itted ▁into ▁the ▁sil os ▁occupied ▁by ▁Min ut eman ▁III ' s ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 4 – 1 9 8 6 ▁of ▁the ▁ 4 0 0 th ▁Str ateg ic ▁Miss ile ▁Squadron . ▁During ▁that ▁time ▁cont am ination ▁was ▁documented ▁to ▁propose ▁the ▁base ▁to ▁be ▁listed ▁as ▁a ▁super fund ▁site ▁on ▁ 7 / 1 4 / 1 9 8 9 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁President ▁George ▁W . ▁Bush ▁set ▁a ▁plan ▁in ▁motion ▁to ▁reduce ▁the ▁country ' s ▁miss ile ▁forces ▁from ▁ 6 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁between ▁ 1 , 7 0 0 ▁and ▁ 2 , 2 0 0 . ▁Russian ▁president ▁Vladimir ▁Put in ▁agreed ▁to ▁follow ▁a ▁similar ▁plan , ▁signing ▁the ▁Str ateg ic ▁Off ensive ▁Red u ctions ▁Tre aty . ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁this ▁reduction , ▁the ▁" Pe ace keeper " ▁miss iles ▁were ▁taken ▁off ▁alert ▁and ▁in activ ated ▁beginning ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁until ▁ 1 6 ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁Squad rons ▁were ▁in activ ated ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁Tw enti eth ▁Air ▁Force , ▁ 1 9 9 1 – present ▁ ▁The ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁Cold ▁War ▁and ▁combat ▁during ▁Operation ▁Des ert ▁Storm ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁resulted ▁in ▁significant ▁changes ▁to ▁the