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    Global strike command tests ICBM, bomber capabilities

    VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES

    03.23.2015

    Photo by Jose Davila 

    Space Launch Delta 30   

    A smoke ring forms when the pressure from an unarmed Minuteman III ignites in its underground silo March 23, 2015, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., during an operational test launch. The ring does not occur during above ground rocket startups, like those on space lift vehicles because the pressure and smoke are able to escape outward and away from the engine, versus being forced up through the launch tube. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joe Davila)

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    Date Taken: 03.23.2015
    Date Posted: 04.01.2015 12:27
    Photo ID: 1850480
    VIRIN: 150323-F-QP758-004
    Resolution: 2400x3000
    Size: 1.48 MB
    Location: VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, CALIFORNIA, US

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