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  • A Minuteman III missile booster is lowered into the tube at Launch Facility-04 Feb. 25, 2015, during emplacement for Glory Trip-215, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The missile was fitted with an unarmed re-entry vehicle used specifically for operational test launches to provide data to the Air Force about the performance of the missile.

    Minuteman III's 50th Anniversary

    On 19 August 1970, the Strategic Air Command placed the first flight of 10 Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles on alert at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota. After its emplacement at the 741st Strategic Missile Squadron, the Minuteman III has stood watch for 50 years as the nation’s strategic deterrent.
  • Better late than never

    Better late than never

    As the lights dim and the bays grow silent, he crawls into his neatly-made bed. He hoped for some well-earned rest, with his body covered in sores and bruises. Just as he succumbed to sleep, 30 men’s voices pierce the air in the tune of happy birthday. This was the first moment he felt connected to his new brothers-in-arms.
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