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. 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

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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576th FLTS perform software test upgrades

Published Sept. 21, 2022
By Lt. Col. Anthony Santino

KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. -- 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)