Roy Ring, 583rd Missile Maintenance Squadron production superintendent, stated that the suspension system removed from a launch facility earlier in the year was the first operation site at Minot AFB to be removed, transported to Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, refurbished, and returned to be reinstalled. ^[1][2] The 583rd Missile Maintenance Squadron is the only Department of War unit authorized to perform depot-level maintenance on Minuteman III facilities, both underground and above ground. ^[3] The squadron is staffed entirely by civilian employees with no active-duty service members and employs 196 people across five separate units at Minot Air Force Base, Malmstrom Air Force Base in Montana, F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Wyoming, Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, and Hill Air Force Base in Utah. ^[4] The 583rd Missile Maintenance Squadron occupies an unusual position within the Air Force's nuclear mission as it has no active-duty personnel and relies entirely on civilian employees. ^[5]