{"id":13342,"date":"2021-02-24T12:52:30","date_gmt":"2021-02-24T12:52:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/02\/24\/air-force-launches-unarmed-unarmed-minuteman-3-missile-from-vandenberg-afb\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T20:19:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T20:19:47","slug":"air-force-launches-unarmed-unarmed-minuteman-3-missile-from-vandenberg-afb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2021\/02\/24\/air-force-launches-unarmed-unarmed-minuteman-3-missile-from-vandenberg-afb\/","title":{"rendered":"Air Force launches unarmed Minuteman 3 missile from Vandenberg AFB"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Air Force launched an unarmed Minuteman III <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/news\/your-air-force\/2020\/09\/02\/unarmed-minuteman-3-missile-launched-from-vandenberg-air-force-base-for-system-test\/\" target=_blank>intercontinental ballistic missile<\/a> and a test re-entry vehicle late Tuesday evening from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Air Force said the test, whose re-entry vehicle traveled roughly 4,200 miles to the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands, exhibits the United States\u2019 nuclear deterrent is equipped to handle threats, as well as reassure allies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur nation\u2019s ICBM fleet stands ready 24\/7,\u201d Lt. Gen. Anthony Cotton, deputy commander of Air Force Global Strike Command, said in an Air Force news release. \u201cOperational tests validate our Minuteman III readiness and reliability. It further demonstrates to our citizens, our allies and our partners that men and women across three missile wings provide credible overwatch with a strategic deterrent that is safe, secure and effective.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2020\/09\/02\/unarmed-minuteman-3-missile-launched-from-vandenberg-air-force-base-for-system-test\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6336738.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Unarmed Minuteman 3 missile launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base for system test<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">An unarmed Minuteman 3 intercontinental ballistic missile was launched early Wednesday from California to a target in the Pacific Ocean in a test of the defense system, the Air Force said.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Those involved with the launch include the 90th Missile Wing based out of F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Wyoming, the 91st Missile Wing based out of Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota, and the 341st Missile Wing based out of Malstrom Air Force Base in Montana. Additionally, airmen from the 576th Flight Test Squadron supported the launch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Preparation and planning for these launches occurs six to twelve months ahead of time, and the launch calendars are scheduled up to five years prior. 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