VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, California, May 29 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: * * * Minuteman III test launch showcases readiness of US nuclear force's safe, effective deterrent A joint team of Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile equipped with a single Mark-21 High Fidelity Re-Entry Vehicle May 21 at 12:01 a.m. Pacific Time from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California.  more