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    Air Force Activates Key Unit for Nuclear Modernization at VSFB [Image 3 of 4]

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    Air Force Activates Key Unit for Nuclear Modernization at VSFB

    VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES

    03.06.2025

    Photo by Senior Airman Kadielle Shaw 

    Space Launch Delta 30   

    U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Patrick Blair, Site Activation Task Force (SATAF) Detachment 9 security superintendent, holds the newly unveiled guidon for SATAF Detachment 9 as U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Michael Lutton, Air Force Global Strike Command deputy commander, and U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Suzanne Lamar, Detachment 9 commander look on, during the detachment’s activation ceremony at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., March 6, 2025. The activation of SATAF Detachment 9 represents a crucial step in modernizing the nation's Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) capabilities, as the Air Force prepares to replace the aging Minuteman III system with the new LGM-35A Sentinel. (U.S. Space Force photo by Senior Airman Kadielle Shaw)

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    Date Taken: 03.06.2025
    Date Posted: 03.07.2025 11:55
    Photo ID: 8903327
    VIRIN: 250306-X-XI961-1012
    Resolution: 4980x3557
    Size: 9.6 MB
    Location: VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, CALIFORNIA, US

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