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May 22, 2025
GT-253 Patching Ceremony

U.S. Space Force Lt. Col. Darin Lister, 2nd Range Operations Squadron commander, places patches on the Heritage Room wall during a patching ceremony at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif. May 22, 2025. The ceremony honored the mission team’s success during the GT-253 mission. (U.S. Space Force photo
May 21, 2025
Minuteman III Test Launch Showcases Readiness of U.S. Nuclear Force's Safe, Effective Deterrent

A joint team of Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile equipped with a single Mark-21 High Fidelity Re-Entry Vehicle May 21 at 12:01 a.m. Pacific Time from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California.
May 21, 2025
MMIII GT-253 Launches from Vandenberg

An unarmed Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile launches during an operational test at 12:01 a.m. Pacific Time, May 21, 2025, 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
May 21, 2025
Minuteman III Test Launch Showcases Readiness of U.S. Nuclear Force’s Safe, Effective Deterrent

An unarmed Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile launches during an operational test at 12:01 a.m. Pacific Time, May 21, 2025, 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
May 16, 2025
Unarmed Minuteman III Test Launch to Showcase Readiness of U.S. Nuclear Force's Safe, Effective Deterrent

An operational test launch of an Air Force Global Strike Command unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile is scheduled between 12:01 to 5:01 a.m. Pacific Time, May 21, from north Vandenberg.The purpose of the ICBM test launch program is to demonstrate the readiness of U.S. nuclear

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GT-253 Patching Ceremony

Minuteman III Test Launch Showcases Readiness of U.S. Nuclear Force's Safe, Effective Deterrent

MMIII GT-253 Launches from Vandenberg

Minuteman III Test Launch Showcases Readiness of U.S. Nuclear Force’s Safe, Effective Deterrent

Unarmed Minuteman III Test Launch to Showcase Readiness of U.S. Nuclear Force's Safe, Effective Deterrent