Working 'down in the hole'
Airmen from the 791st Missile Security Forces Squadron at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., stand near a Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launch facility Aug. 25. Each launch facility contains one Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile. No one is required to be at the facility to launch the missile. It is signaled via several hardened and shielded cables from a missile alert facility 10 to 30 miles away. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Chris Boitz)