{"id":20677,"date":"2019-05-01T21:42:18","date_gmt":"2019-05-01T21:42:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2017\/02\/09\/air-force-test-launches-minuteman-missile-from-vandenberg\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T19:45:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T19:45:22","slug":"air-force-test-launches-minuteman-missile-from-vandenberg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2019\/05\/01\/air-force-test-launches-minuteman-missile-from-vandenberg\/","title":{"rendered":"Air Force test-launches Minuteman missile from Vandenberg"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. \u2014 A fiery streak lit up the California sky as the U.S. Air Force conducted an early morning test of an unarmed Minuteman 3 intercontinental ballistic missile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Air Force Global Strike Command says the missile was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base northwest of Los Angeles at 2:42 a.m. Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2018\/11\/07\/air-force-test-launches-missile-from-vandenberg-afb\/\" 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=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4881614.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\">Air Force test-launches missile from California base<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The U.S. Air Force has conducted a test launch of an unarmed Minuteman 3 intercontinental ballistic missile from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.<\/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\">The ICBM&#8217;s re-entry vehicle traveled approximately 4,200 miles (6,759 kilometers) over the Pacific to a target in the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An Air Force statement says such tests are scheduled years in advance to verify the accuracy and reliability of the weapon system, and are not a response or reaction to world events or regional tensions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The test was conducted by a team from the 90th Missile Wing at F.E. 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