A Transporter Erector is retracted during a training exercise at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Nov. 16, 2023. The Transporter Erector transports, stores, removes and emplaces the Minuteman III Missile. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexander Nottingham)
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Ethan Bowman, 91st Missile Maintenance Squadron missile handling team chief, observes his team retracting a Transporter Erector during a training exercise at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Nov. 16, 2023. The Transporter Erector transports, stores, removes and emplaces the Minuteman III Missile. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexander Nottingham)
U.S. Air Force Airmen 1st Class Jonas Castillo, 91st Missile Maintenance Squadron mechanic, tears off the transporter erector from the missile site pad at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Nov. 16, 2023. The Transporter Erector is used to lower the Minute Man III, into one of many missile silos around Minot AFB’s area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexander Nottingham)
A Transporter Erector retracts during a training exercise at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Nov. 16, 2023. The Transporter Erector is used to lower the Minute Man III, into one of many missile silos around Minot AFB’s area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexander Nottingham)