May 22, 2025 Operational Test Launch GT 253 is a 'Glory Trip' for wing In the dark hours of May 21, a flash of light split the night sky along California’s coast, marking the successful launch of an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile during operational test Glory Trip 253: An operational test designed to verify the accuracy and reliability of the
May 21, 2025 Minuteman III test launch showcases readiness of U.S. nuclear force's safe, effective deterrent A joint team of AFGSC Airmen launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile equipped with a single Mark-21 High Fidelity Re-Entry Vehicle May 21 at 12:01 a.m. Pacific Time from Vandenberg SFB, Calif.
Feb. 19, 2025 Minuteman III test launch showcases readiness of U.S. nuclear force's safe, effective deterrent A joint team of AFGSC Airmen launched an unarmed Minuteman III ICBM equipped with a single telemetered joint test assembly re-entry vehicle Feb. 19 at 1 a.m. Pacific Time from Vandenberg SFB, Calif.
Aug. 16, 2024 Sentinel: The History of the DAF Modernizing the Backbone of America’s National Security The U.S. Air Force is replacing the 54-year-old LGM-30G Minuteman III ICBM weapon system with the LGM-35A Sentinel ICBM. Upgrading to Sentinel ICBMs ensures the land-based leg of America's Nuclear Triad remains safe, secure & effective.
May 21, 2024 The Minuteman III legacy – a tradition of excellence, ingenuity and lethality The lethality of the Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile has never been in question. As we move into an era of great power competition, Airmen at Malmstrom Air Force Base are identifying challenges, gathering data, innovating processes, briefing senior leaders and building connections
Dec. 13, 2023 Air Force Global Strike Command Establishes New Directorate AFGSC recently stood up a new directorate, AFGSC/A10, the ICBM Modernization Directorate, to oversee and coordinate the deployment of the LGM-35A Sentinel ICBM weapon system and the retirement of the LGM-30G Minuteman III ICBM weapon system.
July 12, 2023 341st Maintenance Group change of command Col. Jeremy Russell, right, accepts command of the 341st Maintenance Group from Col. Barry Little, 341st Missile Wing commander, at Malmstrom AFB, Mont., July 12, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by John Turner)
Aug. 16, 2022 Faces of GT-243: Malmstrom’s missileers make it happen Each year, Air Force Global Strike Command conducts several operational test launches of the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile and its capabilities.
April 5, 2022 Air Force’s new intercontinental ballistic missile system has a name: Sentinel Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall approved the designation for the system that modernizes the ICBM leg of the Nation’s nuclear triad.
Aug. 11, 2021 Faces of GT-239: Malmstrom's missileers Ten months ago, preparation was made for an individual Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile to conduct a test launch, which occurred Aug. 11, 2021 at 12:53 A.M.