[Launch Alert] Minuteman III Launch Scheduled

[Launch Alert]

The following is a Vandenberg AFB news release.


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Dec. 16, 2013 

MINUTEMAN III LAUNCH SCHEDULED

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - An operational test launch of an unarmed
Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile is scheduled for Tuesday
between 1:39 and 7:39 a.m. from Launch Facility-04 here on north Vandenberg.

Col. Brent McArthur, 30th Space Wing vice commander, is the launch decision
authority.

"This is our last launch for 2013," said McArthur. "We've had 11 successful
launches this year and 2014's schedule looks to be just as busy.  Working
with AFGSC, the 30th Space Wing stands ready to ensure a safe, secure and
effective ICBM test."