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An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launches during a developmental test at 12:33 a.m. Pacific Time Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Aubree Milks)

Air Force Global Strike tests Minuteman III missile with launch from Vandenberg

Nuclear bomb kit reaches major milestone

A joint test assembly undergoes a flight test at Sandia National Laboratories’ Tonopah Test Range in Nevada.The Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center received formal approval in late October 2018 to enter the production phase for the B61-12 nuclear...

Air-launched cruise missile passes tests

An unarmed AGM-86B Air-Launched Cruise Missile maneuvers over the Utah Test and Training Range en route to its final target during a Nuclear Weapons System Evaluation Program simulated combat mission Sept. 22, 2014. The ALCM, released from a B-52H...

Malmstrom completes first ICBM programmed depot maintenance

A launch facility operated by Malmstrom Air Force Base is shown April 13, 2017. The 583rd Missile Maintenance Squadron, part of Air Force Materiel Command, completed programmed depot maintenance on a launch facility at Malmstrom, a first-ever for...

Nuclear weapons center again recognized for excellence

Air Force Materiel Command’s commander, Gen. Arnold W. Bunch, Jr., (left), shakes hands with Maj. Gen. Shaun Q. Morris, Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center commander, as he presents him with the center’s sixth Air Force Organizational Excellence award...

An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launches

AFNWC helps assess launch of unarmed Minuteman III

Unarmed Minuteman III launched during an operational test on Oct. 2, 2019, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. The test demonstrates the United States’ robust, flexible and ready nuclear deterrent tailored to deter 21st century threats and...

Minuteman III Launch Tests AFNWC Fuze

Minuteman III launch tests AFNWC fuze

An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launches during a developmental test at 12:33 a.m. Pacific Time Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. It tested AFNWC's new fuze to set off the Minuteman’s W-87 nuclear warhead. The current fuze is already three times older than its originally planned life span.

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Air Force Global Strike tests Minuteman III missile with launch from Vandenberg
A team of Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen from the 341st Missile Wing at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana, the 90th Missile Wing at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming, and the 91st Missile Wing at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile equipped with a test reentry vehicle at 12:33 a.m. Pacific Time Feb. 5 from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.