May 21, 2025 Minuteman III test launch showcases readiness of U.S. nuclear force's safe, effective deterrent A joint team of AFGSC Airmen launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile equipped with a single Mark-21 High Fidelity Re-Entry Vehicle at 12:01 a.m. Pacific time May 21 from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California.
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
Sept. 7, 2022 Unarmed Minuteman III test launch successful A team of Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center experts supported the recent launch of an unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile to verify its accuracy and reliability, providing valuable data to ensure this safe, secure, effective nuclear deterrent is ready every day to defend the United States and
July 7, 2022 Minotaur II+ explodes shortly after liftoff A Minotaur II+ rocket exploded approximately 11 seconds after launching from Test Pad-01 at 11:01 p.m. Wednesday.