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Kirtland Unit Tests Intercontinental Ballistic Missile

An unarmed Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile launches during an operational test at 1:00 a.m. Pacific Time 19 Feb., 2025, at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. ICBM test launches demonstrate that the U.S. ICBM fleet is ready, reliable and effective in leveraging dominance in an era of strategic competition. (U.S. Space Force video by Staff Sgt. Joshua LeRoi)
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576th FLTS perform software test upgrades

Capt. Kristoffer Ty, 91st Missile Wing missileer, operates the blast door before entering the Equipment Support Room at the Minuteman Engineering Integration Facility (MEIF) at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Sep. 21, 2022. An operational Task Force integrated with test operators from the 576th Flight Test Squadron to complete this software test. The Task Force was comprised of Combat Mission Ready crewmembers from the 90th Missile Wing at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, WY, the 91st Missile Wing at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., and the 341st Missile Wing at Malmstrom Air Force Base, MT. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Anthony Santino)
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576th FLTS perform software test upgrades

An operational task force comprised of combat crewmembers from the 90th Missile Wing, the 91st Missile Wing, and the 341st Missile Wing, joined test professionals from the 576th Flight Test Squadron to perform Software Operational Testing at the Strategic Missile Integration Complex (SMIC), Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Sep. 21, 2022. Software Operational Testing is one of many test portfolios the 576th Flight Test Squadron is responsible for performing. Validating software upgrades is essential to the safe operation, effective command & control, and long-term sustainment of the ground-based leg of the U.S. Air Force nuclear triad. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Anthony Santino)
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576th FLTS perform software test upgrades

Capt Maggie "Moxie" Schuetz, a Weapons Officer at the 576th Flight Test Squadron, prepares to enter the Minuteman Engineering Integration Facility (MEIF) at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Sep. 21, 2022. The MEIF is a high-fidelity mock-up of an operational Intercontinental Ballistic Missile launch control center which contains specialized test and data collection equipment. This facility allows for the safe testing of new software upgrades in a controlled, non-nuclear environment prior to fielding in the operational missile complex. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Anthony Santino)
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Turning concepts into reality: Innovating a 50-year-old weapon system through test and evaluation

Staff Sgt. Andrew Kasmedo, left, Tech. Sgt. Marcos Martinez, center, and Senior Airman Gelena Chestnut, right, from the 576th Munitions Flight, conduct re-entry vehicle install training for future operational test launch missions at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, Oct. 27, 2021. The 576th Munitions Flight is part of the 576th Flight Test Squadron -- America's only dedicated intercontinental ballistic missile test squadron -- professionally executing tests that accurately measure the current and future capability of the ICBM force.
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Turning concepts into reality: Innovating a 50-year-old weapon system through test and evaluation

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Courteney Williams, 576th Munitions Flight weapons team chief, installs cabling on payload support bulkhead in support of flight test, telemetry and termination operations at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, Oct. 21, 2021. The 576th Munitions Flight is part of the 576th Flight Test Squadron -- America's only dedicated intercontinental ballistic missile test squadron -- professionally executing tests that accurately measure the current and future capability of the ICBM force.
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Turning concepts into reality: Innovating a 50-year-old weapon system through test and evaluation

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jesse Nava, left, and Senior Airman Jonathan Fullerton, right, spot for Staff Sgt. Dustin Premo, all from the 341st Missile Maintenance Squadron, as Premo drives the Transporter Erector Replacement out of the Missile Transfer Facility on Nov. 2, 2021, at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana. The team was preparing to depart for a launch facility to perform LF missile-emplacement testing.
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Turning concepts into reality: Innovating a 50-year-old weapon system through test and evaluation

U.S. Airmen and contractors prepare to evaluate the operational effectiveness of the Payload Transport Replacement vehicle, which will replace the current Payload Transporter, at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, Oct. 29, 2021.
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Turning concepts into reality: Innovating a 50-year-old weapon system through test and evaluation

The U.S. Air Force's 576th Flight Test Squadron executes the first developmental test launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, to validate effectiveness of the MK21 Warhead Fuze Replacement on Feb. 5, 2019. The 576th Flight Test Squadron is America's only dedicated intercontinental ballistic missile test squadron, professionally executing tests that accurately measure the current and future capability of the ICBM force.
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Chaplain Corps to host Financial Peace University course

In this photo illustration, Staff Sgt. Kya Sanders, 90th Security Support Squadron administration, tosses away credit cards, symbolizing the credit card debt she and her fellow Financial Peace University graduates eliminated and the credit card offers they turned down during the 12-week course. The FPU course hosted by the 90th Missile Wing chapel follows financial author and spokesman Dave Ramsey's "Financial Peace Military" curriculum, which is similar to the standard FPU course, but with an emphasis on military-specific financial topics. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration by Senior Airman Jason Wiese)
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