Two MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopters conducted their first operational Minuteman III ICBM convoy security mission to and from a ...

The MH-139 replaces variants of the UH-1 Huey helicopter, which have flown the ICBM security mission for over 50 years.

Two MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopters completed their first operational mission Jan. 8, escorting a Minuteman III ...

The MH-139A Grey Wolf has started operational service escorting Minuteman III ICBM convoys, validating its role under Air ...

Officially released photos show special weapons system mechanics conducting maintenance on nuclear-capable Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) boosters. This comes after the U.S.

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE, Calif. – An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile was launched at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday as part of a test of the nation's nuclear launch capabilities.

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. – May 21, 2025 – A joint team of Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen launched an ...

The US Air Force is conducting a routine test of a Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile. The last Minuteman III test was in May. It flew over the Pacific toward a target in the Marshall ...

A Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile during a weapons transfer operation near Sydney, Nebraska, February 5, 2025. Credit: Airman 1st Class Mattison Cole/U.S. Air Force Kathryn Bigelow’s ...

Despite the Minuteman III’s continued effectiveness, the technology it relies on is quite old. As tensions rise with Russia and China, the US Air Force is keen to demonstrate that they still have a ...

An operational test launch of an Air Force Global Strike Command unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile from north Vandenberg Space Force Base is scheduled for Wednesday. Lisa André ...

America's 450 nuclear missile silos exist, at least in part, to be destroyed in a nuclear attack. USA TODAY breaks down the ...