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U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Sanderson Conway, 377th Flight Test Missile Maintenance Squadron missile maintenance team specialist, briefs Airmen during the Airman Space event at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Sept. 17, 2025. Conway pointed out internal components and their functions using a payload model. (U.S. Space Force photo by Senior Airman Kevin Hernandez)

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U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Karrie Wray, 576th Flight Test Squadron commander, speaks at a briefing during the Airman Space event at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Sept. 17, 2025. Wray explained the phases of stage separation during an intercontinental ballistic missile test flight, which lasts approximately 30 minutes from launch to impact. (U.S. Space Force photo by Senior Airman Kevin Hernandez)

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Jesus “Chuy” Medrano, 576th Flight Test Squadron instrumentation lab supervisor, briefs during the Airman Space event at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Sept. 17, 2025. Medrano explained the procedures involved occurring minutes before missile launch, and the roles of each person on the team supporting the mission. (U.S. Space Force photo by Senior Airman Kevin Hernandez)

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Arik Jackson, 377th Flight Test Missile Maintenance Squadron missile maintainer, briefs during the Airman Space event at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Sept. 17, 2025. Jackson showed and described using a transport erector to move a missile from a horizontal position into a vertical orientation for launch to attendees. (U.S. Space Force photo by Senior Airman Kevin Hernandez)

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From Launch to Impact: Airman Space Engages, Educates VSFB Personnel

Published Sept. 19, 2025
By Senior Airman Kevin Hernandez

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. --

Airman received briefings explaining procedures and logistics of intercontinental ballistic missile test launches.

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