In a ceremony marking a new chapter in America's nuclear deterrence strategy, U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Suzanne Lamar assumed command of the newly activated Site Activation Task Force (SATAF) ...

The Air Force is set to launch an unarmed missile from Vandenberg Space Force Base overnight, in a demonstration of the readiness of the U.S. nuclear arsenal. Clear skies will make the spectacle ...

The Air Force launched an unarmed missile from Vandenberg Space Force Base overnight, in a demonstration of the readiness of the U.S. nuclear arsenal. The Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic ...

An unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base early Wednesday morning, a test that has been in the works for years. A joint team of Air Force Global ...

Feb. 19—VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. — The U.S. Air Force testing group responsible for evaluating ground-based nuclear weapon systems launched an unarmed intercontinental ballistic ...

Credit: U.S. Space Force photo by Airman 1st Class Olga Houtsma A Minuteman III missile, equipped with a mock warhead, loudly popped out of its underground silo at Vandenberg Space Force Base ...

The unarmed Minuteman III will be fired from the Vandenberg Space Force Base, about 150 miles northwest of Los Angeles, sometime between 11 p.m. Tuesday and 5 a.m. Wednesday, Air Force Global ...