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Aug. 20, 2024
Sentinel: The History of the DAF Modernizing the Backbone of America’s National Security

The U.S. Air Force is replacing the 54-year-old LGM-30G Minuteman III ICBM weapon system with the LGM-35A Sentinel ICBM. Upgrading to Sentinel ICBMs ensures the land-based leg of America's Nuclear Triad remains safe, secure & effective.
June 12, 2024
Global Strike, USAFSAM hold public Missile Community Cancer Study virtual town hall

Gen. Thomas A. Bussiere, commander of Air Force Global Strike Command, held a public virtual town hall June 6 with current and former missile community members and updated the audience with the progress of the Missile Community Cancer Study (MCCS), which recently began Phase 1B of the Epidemiology
June 6, 2024
Second Minuteman III test in week's time showcases readiness of U.S.'s ICBM fleet

For the second time in a week, a joint team of Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen supported by Space Force Guardians launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile equipped with one re-entry vehicle June 6 at 1:46 a.m. Pacific Time from Vandenberg Space Force Base,
June 6, 2024
MMIII GT-250 Launches from Vandenberg

An unarmed Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile launches during an operational test at 1:46 a.m. Pacific Time 6 June, 2024, at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif. ICBM test launches demonstrate that the U.S. ICBM fleet is ready, reliable and effective in leveraging dominance in an era of
June 6, 2024
MMIII GT-250 Launches from Vandenberg

An unarmed Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile launches during an operational test at 1:46 a.m. Pacific Time 6 June, 2024, at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif. ICBM test launches demonstrate that the U.S. ICBM fleet is ready, reliable and effective in leveraging dominance in an era of
May 30, 2024
UNARMED MINUTEMAN III TEST LAUNCH TO SHOWCASE READINESS OF U.S. NUCLEAR FORCE’S SAFE, EFFECTIVE DETERRENT

Vandenberg Guardians and Airmen will support two separate operational test launches of an Air Force Global Strike Command unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile off the Vandenberg Test Range scheduled for the first week of June.
April 24, 2024
Air Force Global Strike Command: Vandenberg SFB Environmental Sampling Complete

The Missile Community Cancer Study’s (MCCS) environmental sampling at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, found no instances of contamination above regulatory action levels, Air Force Global Strike Command reported today.
Nov. 2, 2023
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Colin Connor Visits Vandenberg

On Oct. 30, 2023, U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Colin Connor, Air Force Global Strike Command ICBM Modernization director and his official party visited Vandenberg Space Force Base. While on base, they posed for a photo with engineers who are breaking ground on a Sentinel project, which will be
April 19, 2023
MINUTEMAN III TEST LAUNCH SHOWCASES READINESS OF U.S. NUCLEAR FORCE’S SAFE, EFFECTIVE DETERRENT

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. – A joint team of Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen and Navy aircrew launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile equipped with one test re-entry vehicle from aboard the Airborne Launch Control System April 19 at 5:11 a.m. Pacific Time
Feb. 10, 2023
UNARMED MINUTEMAN III TEST LAUNCH FROM VANDENBERG

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. – An operational test launch of an Air Force Global Strike Command unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base Thursday, Feb. 9, at 11:01 p.m. Pacific Time.