Dec. 5, 2025 625th STOS uses ALCS, launches unarmed ICBM Airmen assigned to the 625th Strategic Operations Squadron employed the Airborne Launch Control System (ALCS) aboard a U.S. Navy E-6B Mercury to launch a test of an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, on Nov. 5, 2025.
Nov. 5, 2025 Air Force validates reliability, readiness of ICBM force with Minuteman III test launch AFGSC conducted a test launch of an unarmed Minuteman III ICBM from Vandenberg SFB, Calif., on Nov. 5, 2025. This test, designated GT 254, evaluated the ongoing reliability, operational readiness, & accuracy of the ICBM system, a cornerstone of America's national defense.
Sept. 23, 2025 Malmstrom showcases Minuteman III ICBM capabilities through Simulated Electronic Launch test An over 100-ton launcher closer door is propelled into a pile of sand during a Simulated Electronic Launch-Minuteman test Sept. 18, 2025, near Winifred, Mont. SELM tests are performed to verify the reliability of the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile system, without physically firing
Sept. 19, 2024 625th Strategic Operations Squadron completes SELM test Airmen and Sailors with the 625th Strategic Operations Squadron, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska; 576th Flight Test Squadron, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California; 91st Missile Wing, Minot AFB, North Dakota.; and the Navy’s Strategic Communications Wing 1, Offutt AFB, completed a simulated