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Air Force Tests Minuteman III Missile

Wednesday, October 21st, 2015

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Air Force Tests Minuteman III Missile

Air Force Global Stroke Command airmen from the 90th Missile Wing at F.E. Warren Air Force Base test launched an unarmed Minuteman III ICBM from Vandenberg Air Force Base. Photo: U.S. Air Force.

U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command officials from the 90th Missile Wing at F.E. Warren AFB, Wyo., successfully test launched an unarmed Minuteman III ICBM from Vandenberg AFB, Calif. on early Wednesday morning, the Air Force said.The launch occurred at 5:45 a.m. with an ICBM equipped with a test reentry vehicle containing a telemetry package used for operational testing. The reentry vehicle traveled about 4,200 miles to the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands, the Air Force said.“Test launches verify…

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