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Aug. 16, 2024
Sentinel: The history of the DAF modernizing the backbone of America’s national security

The U.S. Air Force is replacing the 54-year-old LGM-30G Minuteman III ICBM weapon system with the LGM-35A Sentinel ICBM. Upgrading to Sentinel ICBMs ensures the land-based leg of America's Nuclear Triad remains safe, secure & effective.
May 27, 2021
CSAF emphasizes safe, secure, reliable nuclear deterrence during Malmstrom AFB visit

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., Gen. Timothy Ray, commander of Air Force Global Strike Command and Sen. Jon Tester, Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense chairman, visited Malmstrom Air Force Base May 21 to learn more about the strategic importance of the installation and to
Feb. 24, 2021
Minuteman III test launch demonstrates safe, reliable deterrent

A team of Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile equipped with a test reentry vehicle at 11:47 p.m. Pacific Time Feb. 24 from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.
Sept. 8, 2020
Department of the Air Force awards contract for new ICBM system that enhances, strengthens US triad

The contract award of $13.3 billion is an investment in enhancing the United States’ nuclear deterrence, as it is the cornerstone of national security policy and fundamental in continued protection for the U.S. and its allies.
June 26, 2019
Goldfein offers rationale for nuclear modernization and ‘failsafe’ deterrence

The United States remains the world’s most potent nuclear force, Goldfein said. But the nation cannot be complacent, especially at a time when Russia and China are moving to modernize and diversify their nuclear capabilities and when the core components of the U.S. nuclear capability are aging.
June 27, 2017
ICBM Country: Hill AFB workers play key role in future of strategic defense

The Air Force is responsible for two legs of the U.S. strategic nuclear triad, intercontinental ballistic missiles and bombers. Airmen, civilian employees and contractors at Hill AFB are working hard to provide that strategic ICBM need by overseeing the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent program, the

U.S. Air Force News

Sentinel: The history of the DAF modernizing the backbone of America’s national security

CSAF emphasizes safe, secure, reliable nuclear deterrence during Malmstrom AFB visit

Minuteman III test launch demonstrates safe, reliable deterrent

Department of the Air Force awards contract for new ICBM system that enhances, strengthens US triad

Goldfein offers rationale for nuclear modernization and ‘failsafe’ deterrence

ICBM Country: Hill AFB workers play key role in future of strategic defense