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  • UNARMED MINUTEMAN III TEST LAUNCH SCHEDULED

    An operational test launch of an Air Force Global Strike Command unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile is scheduled for Wednesday, May 5, between 12:15 a.m. to 6:15 a.m. from north Vandenberg.

  • UNARMED MINUTEMAN III TEST LAUNCH SCHEDULED

    An operational test launch of an Air Force Global Strike Command unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile is scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 23, between 11:47 p.m. to Wednesday, Feb. 24 5:47 a.m. from north Vandenberg.
  • A member of the 30th Civil Engineer Squadron fire department shows Jim Lewis, 30th Space Wing Safety Office safety and health specialist of pad and missile, the launch facility after launch Feb. 5, 2019 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Lewis’s job requires him to follow the first responders to the launch and to give back the keys of the facility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Aubree Milks)

    30th Space Wing Safety Office protects Vandenberg

    The 30th Space Wing accomplishes its mission of enabling space superiority in part by managing Department of Defense space and missile testing, providing commercial launch opportunities, and placing satellites into polar orbit from the West Coast.
  • An inert Minuteman II Intercontinental Ballistic Missile stands erect on Test Pad 01, during a training operation, July 22, 2016, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Also known as Pathfinder operations, the regularly occurring exercise is designed to determine the operational capabilities involved in Intercontinental Ballistic Missile launches, while agencies from a multitude of regions and backgrounds work in cohesion. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shane Phipps/Released)

    Minuteman stacking mission hones operational capabilities

    Airmen from the 1st Air and Space Test Squadron, alongside members of the Rocket Systems Launch Program office at Kirtland Air Force Base, and various other agencies, recently conducted a training mission involving the receiving, stacking, and removing of an inert Minuteman II missile, here, July 13 through 26. Also known as Pathfinder operations,
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