GT 256: ICBM Test Launch Verifies System Reliability

An unarmed Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile launches during an operational test at 12:01 Pacific Time, May 20, 2026, at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif. ICBM test launches help ensure the U.S. ICBM fleet is ready, reliable and effective. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua LeRoi)

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GT 256: ICBM Test Launch Verifies System Reliability

An unarmed Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile launches during an operational test at 12:01 Pacific Time, May 20, 2026, at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif. ICBM test launches help ensure the U.S. ICBM fleet is ready, reliable and effective. (U.S. Space Force photo by 2nd Lt. Andrew Taller)

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GT 256: ICBM Test Launch Verifies System Reliability

An unarmed Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile launches during an operational test at 12:01 Pacific Time, May 20, 2026, at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif. ICBM test launches help ensure the U.S. ICBM fleet is ready, reliable and effective. (U.S. Space Force photo by 2nd Lt. Andrew Taller)

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GT 256: ICBM Test Launch Verifies System Reliability

An unarmed Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile launches during an operational test at 12:01 Pacific Time, May 20, 2026, at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif. ICBM test launches help ensure the U.S. ICBM fleet is ready, reliable and effective. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Draeke Layman)

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GT 256: ICBM Test Launch Verifies System Reliability

An unarmed Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile launches during an operational test at 12:01 Pacific Time, May 20, 2026, at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif. ICBM test launches help ensure the U.S. ICBM fleet is ready, reliable and effective. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua LeRoi)

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GT 256: ICBM Test Launch Verifies System Reliability

Published May 20, 2026
By Tech. Sgt. Draeke Layman, Staff Sgt. Joshua LeRoi, and 2nd Lt. Andrew Taller
SLD 30

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. --

An unarmed Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile launches during an operational test at 12:01 Pacific Time, May 20, 2026, at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif. ICBM test launches help ensure the U.S. ICBM fleet is ready, reliable and effective.