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An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launches at 3:03 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time, Aug. 19, 2015, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The missile was randomly selected from Minot AFB, N.D. as a part of the system's operational test and evaluation program, which provides valuable data to evaluators and validates the reliability of the ICBM fleet. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joe Davila)

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An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launches at 3:03 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time, Aug. 19, 2015, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The missile was randomly selected from Minot AFB, N.D. as a part of the system's operational test and evaluation program, which provides valuable data to evaluators and validates the reliability of the ICBM fleet. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joe Davila)

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Minuteman III launches from Vandenberg

Published Aug. 19, 2015
30th Space Wing Public Affairs

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile was launched during an operational test at 3:03 a.m. PST here August 19.

Col. J. Christopher Moss, 30th Space Wing commander, was the Launch Decision Authority for the Minuteman launch.

"Minuteman III launches are an incredibly important validation of some of our nation's most vital defensive capabilities," said Moss. "The 30th Space Wing is proud of the partnership we have with the amazing professionals of Air Force Global Strike Command in the execution of these launches."

For information about the results of the flight test, call Air Force Global Strike Command Public Affairs at (318) 456-1305 or after hours at (318) 456-2151.

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