Air Force Activates Key Unit for Nuclear Modernization at VSFB
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Patrick Blair, Site Activation Task Force (SATAF) Detachment 9 security superintendent, holds the newly unveiled guidon for SATAF Detachment 9 as U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Michael Lutton, Air Force Global Strike Command deputy commander, and U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Suzanne Lamar, Detachment 9 commander look on, during the detachment’s activation ceremony at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., March 6, 2025. The activation of SATAF Detachment 9 represents a crucial step in modernizing the nation's Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) capabilities, as the Air Force prepares to replace the aging Minuteman III system with the new LGM-35A Sentinel. (U.S. Space Force photo by Senior Airman Kadielle Shaw)
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