An unarmed Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile launches during an operational test at 1:00 a.m. Pacific Time 19 Feb., 2025, at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif. ICBM test launches ...

The Air Force hoped to reuse existing silos for Minuteman III nuclear missiles for the upcoming Sentinel program, but has concluded it will have to dig new silos. (A1C Braydon Williams/Air Force) ...

An unarmed Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile launches during an operational test at 1:00 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb., 19, 2025, at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif. (Joshua LeRoi/U.S ...

An unarmed Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile launches during an operational test at 12:01 a.m. Pacific Time, May 21, 2025, at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California.

Tests of the Minuteman III like the one that took place Feb. 19 yield data that will help the Air Force continue operating the 50-year-old intercontinental ballistic missiles. (Defense Department) ...

Speaking of range, the Minuteman III can travel over 6,000 miles, enabling strikes anywhere in the world from American soil. These missiles can carry up to three warheads, each with a yield of up ...

An Air Force Global Strike Command unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launches during an operational test at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., Sept. 2, 2020. 2nd Bomb Wing ...

A joint team of Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen successfully launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile on Wednesday at 12:01 a.m. Pacific Time.