Staff Sgt. Cami Withers, 576th Flight Test Squadron facilities maintenance instructor, poses for a photo in front of an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Transporter-Erector at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., Feb. 3, 2014. Minuteman IIIs are regularly tested with launches from Vandenberg AFB to validate the effectiveness, readiness and accuracy of the weapon system as well as to support the system's primary purpose - nuclear deterrence. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder/RELEASED)

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Senior Airman Jonathan Byrd, 576th Flight Test Squadron facilities maintenance technician, poses for a photo in front of an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Transporter-Erector at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., Feb. 3, 2014. Minuteman IIIs are regularly tested with launches from Vandenberg AFB to validate the effectiveness, readiness and accuracy of the weapon system as well as to support the system's primary purpose - nuclear deterrence. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder/RELEASED)

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Capt. Jared Bishop, 576th Flight Test Squadron missileer, poses for a photo in a launch control center at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., Feb. 3, 2014. The 576th FLTS is America's only Intercontinental Ballistic Missile test squadron that conducts an average of 3-4 test launches each year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder/RELEASED)

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Capt. Erik Holmstrom, 576th Flight Test Squadron missileer, displays a model of a Minuteman III at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., Feb. 3, 2014. The 576th FLTS is America's only Intercontinental Ballistic Missile test squadron that conducts an average of 3-4 test launches each year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder/RELEASED)

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Capt. Michael Nerenberg, 532nd Training Squadron Intercontinental Ballistic Missile emergency war order instructor, poses for a photo in a missile procedure trainer room at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., Feb. 4, 2014. The 532nd TRS train and educate more than 180 missileer graduates every year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder/RELEASED)

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Capt. Matthew McCraw, 532nd Training Squadron Intercontinental Ballistic Missile emergency war order instructor, poses for a photo in a missile procedure trainer room at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., Feb. 4, 2014. The 532nd TRS train and educate more than 180 missileer graduates every year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder/RELEASED)

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Capt. Zack Word, 532nd Training Squadron Intercontinental Ballistic Missile operations instructor, poses for a photo in a missile procedure trainer room at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., Feb. 4, 2014. The 532nd TRS train and educate more than 180 missileer graduates every year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder/RELEASED)

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Capt. Angela O'Neal, 532nd Training Squadron Intercontinental Ballistic Missile instructor supervisor, poses for a photo in a missile procedure trainer room at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., Feb. 4, 2014. The 532nd TRS train and educate more than 180 missileer graduates every year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder/RELEASED)

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Airman Dennis Mendez Cruz, 576th Flight Test Squadron missile maintenance team member, poses for a photo during AGM-86B Air-Launched Cruise Missile maintenance training at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., Feb. 4, 2014. ALCM maintenance teams perform periodic inspections, troubleshoot and repair electrical systems on weapon support equipment, missile guidance and control system components. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder/RELEASED)

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Capt. Tyler Hanrion, 23rd Bomb Squadron co-pilot, poses in front of a B-52H Stratofortress at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Feb. 12, 2014. The B-52 is capable of flying at high subsonic speeds at altitudes up to 50,000 feet. It can carry a variety of weapons including nuclear and precision guided conventional ordnance with worldwide precision navigation capability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder/RELEASED)

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"I am Global Strike"

Published Feb. 13, 2014