Air Force Nuclear Mission

Vandenberg Space Force Base, Minuteman III

U.S. Air Force test-launches nuclear-capable, hypersonic Minuteman III ICBM

The U.S. Air Force demonstrated the nation's nuclear readiness by launching an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California early Wednesday morning.

Air Force Times on MSN · 1d

Air Force tests unarmed nuclear missile in pre-dawn video

The Air Force must continue maintaining Minuteman III nuclear missiles longer than expected, with the Sentinel successor requiring a major restructuring.

Santa Barbara Independent · 23h

Minuteman III Test Launch Showcases Readiness of U.S. Nuclear Force’s Safe, Effective Deterrent

“Today’s Minuteman III test launch is just one of the ways the Department of the Air Force demonstrates the readiness, precision, and professionalism of U.S. nuclear forces,” said Acting Secretary of the Air Force Gary Ashworth. “It also provides confidence in the lethality and effectiveness of the nation’s nuclear deterrence mission.”

Minot Daily News2d

Hoeven urges Sentinel program be done concurrently at ICBM bases

Upgrades to the nuclear mission at Minot Air Force Base and the two other intercontinental ballistic missile bases must be ...

A brief history of missing US nuclear weapons

Only one (or possibly two) of the missing bombs was fully assembled at the time it was lost. The total number of confirmed ...

Executive Gov2d

Russell Mathers Tapped as STRIKEWERX Chief, William Weiford as Deputy

Get to know Mathers and Weiford, who were named as director and deputy director, respectively, of the Air Force innovation ...

Top 10 Active US Military Aircraft With The Longest Range

Endurance is a game-changer in modern combat missions—discover the ten US military aircraft the range envelope further than ...

Christian Science Monitor5d

Deep underground, missileers watch over America’s nuclear weapons

Here, you’ll find award-winning journalism not driven by commercial influences – a news organization that takes seriously its mission to uplift the world by seeking solutions and finding ...

usace.army.mil1d

Units train for nuclear forensics missions during Exercise Prominent Hunt in New York

Highly specialized units from the U.S. military’s premier Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives (CBRNE) Command ...

Minot Daily News14h

Minot AFB airmen take part in test missile launch

A joint team of Air Force Global Strike Command airmen launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile equipped with a single telemetered joint test assembly re-entry vehicle on ...

Noozhawk1d

Missile Blasts Off for Test Launch at Vandenberg Space Force Base

A Minuteman III missile, equipped with a mock warhead, loudly popped out of its underground silo at Vandenberg Space Force ...

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