News - Tag Minuteman III

March 19, 2026
Minot AFB hosts Nuclear Security Operations Tactics, Techniques and Procedures rewrite

Airmen from across the Air Force missile wings recently collaborated on a comprehensive rewrite of Nuclear Security Operations Tactics, Techniques and Procedures (TTPs) at Minot Air Force Base, reinforcing the foundation of one of the nation’s most critical missions. The update ensures missile
March 17, 2026
Glory Trip 255 underscores reliability of the Minuteman III ICBM

Airmen from Minot Air Force Base facilitated a successful test launch of an unarmed Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) on March 3 as part of Glory Trip 255 (GT 255) at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., reaffirming the reliability of the United States’ land-based nuclear
Jan. 16, 2025
MMIII Transporter Erectors retired after 37 years

– For the past 37 years the Transporter Erector (TE) has been a fundamental piece of equipment for operational readiness of the Minuteman III (MMIII) intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) system. These vital pieces of equipment are responsible for transporting MMIII across vast distances,
April 5, 2022
Air Force’s new intercontinental ballistic missile system has a name: Sentinel

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall approved the designation for the system that modernizes the ICBM leg of the Nation’s nuclear triad.
April 19, 2021
Switch to Sky: The 91 MW SELM Test

Anticipation was in the air on April 7, 2021 at launch facility Golf 8 where a crowd gathered around the fence to witness a Simulated Electronic Launch-Minuteman test at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota. Performed every two years, the SELM is an end-to-end test to verify the reliability of