An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) launches during an operational test shorty after midnight on August 11, 2021 at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California ... demonstrating that the U.S. ICBM fleet is relevant, essential and key to leveraging dominance in an era of Strategic Competition.
U.S. Space Force video by Staff Sgt. Draeke Layman and Michael Stonecypher