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MINUTEMAN III TEST LAUNCH SHOWCASES READINESS OF U.S. NUCLEAR FORCE'S SAFE, EFFECTIVE DETERRENT NARRATED

  • Published Feb. 19, 2025
  • By Staff Sgt. Joshua LeRoi
  • Space Launch Delta 30
VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. --  

An unarmed Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile launches during an operational test at 1:00 a.m. Pacific Time 19 Feb., 2025, at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. ICBM test launches demonstrate that the U.S. ICBM fleet is ready, reliable and effective in leveraging dominance in an era of strategic competition. (U.S. Space Force video by Staff Sgt. Joshua LeRoi)

Glory Trip AFGSC ICBM missile GT-252
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