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    90th Missile Wing Supports Minuteman III Test Launch, Demonstrating Nuclear Readiness [Image 6 of 8]

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    90th Missile Wing Supports Minuteman III Test Launch, Demonstrating Nuclear Readiness

    VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES

    02.19.2025

    Photo by Staff Sgt. Michael Richmond 

    90th Missile Wing

    Acting Secretary of the Air Force Gary Ashworth watches as an operational test launch of an Air Force Global Strike Command unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile approaches its designated impact point near the Kwajalein Atoll after launching from Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Feb. 19, 2025. Fired at 1 a.m. Pacific Time, the unarmed missile traveled 4,200 miles at speeds reaching 15,000 miles per hour before striking its target area in the Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Michael A. Richmond)

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    Date Taken: 02.19.2025
    Date Posted: 02.21.2025 17:49
    Photo ID: 8881344
    VIRIN: 250219-F-HE787-1187
    Resolution: 5634x4024
    Size: 3.08 MB
    Location: VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, CALIFORNIA, US

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