Bussiere, commander of the U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command, said in a statement. The Louisiana-based command, which controls and operates the Minuteman III, said the test was a "routine and periodic" activity, which aimed at demonstrating the country ...

The US Space Force was set to launch an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental missile on election night — testing America’s nuclear-deterrent strategy during heightened tensions with the

The U.S. Space Force published footage of the test launch of a Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on 5.