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The U.S. Air Force and Northrop Grumman Corporation conduct a full-scale qualification static fire test of the Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) stage-one solid rocket motor March 6, 2025, at Northrop Grumman's facility in Promontory, Utah. The Sentinel program is modernizing the land-based leg of the U.S. nuclear triad, replacing the aging Minuteman III ICBM weapon system. (U.S. Air Force photo by R. Nial Bradshaw)

PHOTO BY: R. Nial Bradshaw
VIRIN: 250306-F-OD616-3002.JPG
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CAMERA

NIKON Z 9

LENS

NIKKOR Z 24-120mm f/4 S

APERTURE

56/10

SHUTTERSPEED

1/500

ISO

64

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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