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Unarmed Minuteman III ICBM Test Launch Scheduled at Vandenberg Space Force Base

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. – An operational test launch of an Air Force Global Strike Command unarmed Minuteman III


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VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. – An operational test launch of an Air Force Global Strike Command unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile is scheduled between 12:01 and 6:01 a.m. Pacific Time, May 20, from the northern portion of the installation.

This routine launch, designated GT 256, was scheduled years ago, and is not in response to world events.