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230209-F-HB409-1001

A team of Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile equipped with a test reentry vehicle at 11:01 P.M. Pacific Time Feb. 9 from Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif. This test launch is part of routine and periodic activities intended to demonstrate that the United States' nuclear deterrent is safe, secure, reliable and effective to deter twenty-first century threats and reassure allies(U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Ryan Quijas)

PHOTO BY: Airman 1st Class Ryan Quijas
VIRIN: 230209-F-HB409-1001.JPG
FULL SIZE: 0.96 MB
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CAMERA

NIKON Z 6_2

LENS

300mm f/4D

APERTURE

400/100

SHUTTERSPEED

10/1250

ISO

1600

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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