A Minuteman III missile was test launched from Launch Facility 04. The missile traveled approximately 4200 miles in twenty minutes to the Kwajalein Missile Range in the Marshall Islands. The test is conducted to prove the reliability of land based nuclear missiles

Description:

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MASTER SGT. Lorenzo Gaines Release Status: Released to Public

Display date:

1994-06-08

Format:

image

Collections:

Digital Public Library of America

Contributors:

National Archives at College Park - Still Pictures

Content partner:

National Archives at College Park - Still Pictures

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