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U.S. Successfully Tests Minuteman ICBM
The U.S. Air Force yesterday successfully test fired a Minuteman 3 missile from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, the Associated Press reported (see GSN, Aug. 26). The test was conducted by members of the 30th Space Wing and the 576th Flight Test Squadron at Vandenberg and the 91st Space Wing from Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota, according to AP. The unarmed missile flew 4,200 miles in half an hour and hit targets on the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands, according to AP. “The Western (missile test) Range and Vandenberg are national assets critical to verifying the capability of the deployed ICBM force that remains on-alert at bases in North Dakota, Montana and Wyoming,” 576th commander Col. S.L. Davis said in a statement. “The data we collect from each operational test launch allows the 576th FLTS to verify, validate, and ultimately improve that capability which in turn helps to maintain global stability.” Davis said yesterday’s launch was the third Minuteman test this year, and a final test this year is planned for next week (Associated Press/The Tribune, Sept. 7).
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