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Minuteman III missile to launch from Vandenberg AFB

By   /  Thursday, February 18th, 2016  /  Latest news, Technology  /  Comments Off on Minuteman III missile to launch from Vandenberg AFB

An operational test launch of an Air Force Global Strike Command unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile is scheduled between 11 p.m. Feb. 20 and 5 a.m. Feb. 21 from north Vandenberg Air Force Base. The purpose of the ICBM test launch program is to validate and verify the effectiveness, readiness and accuracy of the Read More →

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Vandenberg AFB launches ground-based interceptor missile

By   /  Friday, January 29th, 2016  /  Latest news, Technology  /  Comments Off on Vandenberg AFB launches ground-based interceptor missile

Vandenberg Air Force Base’s 30th Space Wing conducted a successful test Jan. 28 of an unarmed ground based interceptor missile. It launched at 1:57 p.m. from the northern part of the base to destroy a mock enemy warhead launched from the Marshall Islands over the Pacific Ocean just west of Hawaii, the U.S. Missile Defense Read More →