Senior Airman Jonathan Byrd, 576th Flight Test Squadron facilities maintenance technician, poses for a photo in front of an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Transporter-Erector-Loader 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)