The 91st Missile Wing, through their extraordinary and exemplary support of the U.S. Strategic Command’s (USSTRATCOM) strategic deterrence mission, has been awarded the 2019 Omaha Trophy for the Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) category.

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VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Team Vandenberg launched an unarmed operational test Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile at 6:35 a.m., Wednesday, June 22, 2011 from Launch Facility-10 here. The missile's single reentry test vehicle traveled approximately 4,200 miles to a pre-determined target near the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands. (U.S. Air Force photo/Joe Davila)


Minuteman III burns through fog at Vandenberg

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Team Vandenberg launched an unarmed operational test Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile at 6:35 a.m., Wednesday, June 22, 2011 from Launch Facility-10 here. The missile's single reentry test vehicle traveled approximately 4,200 miles to a pre-determined target near the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands. (U.S. Air Force photo/Joe Davila)

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Airmen assigned to the 91st Missile Wing welcome a transporter erector back from performing maintenance on a Minuteman III ICBM at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Jan. 15, 2025. The old models of the transporter erector have been in use for 37 years and will soon be replaced by newer models that can continue to support missile maintenance and readiness more effectively. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brendan Miller)
Airmen assigned to the 91st Missile Wing gather to watch a transporter erector return from a Minuteman III ICBM launch facility at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Jan. 15, 2025. The old transporter erector systems are being replaced due to the increasing age of the system and the scarcity of parts needed for repair of the unit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brendan Miller)
Airmen assigned to the 91st Missile Wing line up to welcome a transporter erector back from a Minuteman III ICBM launch facility at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Jan. 15, 2025. This was the last maintenance mission for the old systems before they are replaced by newer models. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brendan Miller)
Airmen assigned to the 91st Missile Maintenance Squadron perform maintenance on a Minuteman III missile using a transporter erector at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Jan. 14, 2025. The transporter erector units will be replaced with newer, more efficient models that will help usher in the new age of missile reliability and nuclear deterrence. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Wesley Davies)
Airmen assigned to the 91st Missile Maintenance Squadron use a transporter erector to accomplish Minuteman III missile maintenance at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Jan. 14, 2025. The transporter erector has been a piece of equipment used since its creation in the late 1980s and has served as a reliable and efficient way of performing missile maintenance and transport. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Wesley Davies)
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Power up: 91st MMXS Airmen maintain launch facility
Power up: 91st MMXS Airmen maintain launch facility
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91st SFG TRF: comfortable with being uncomfortable