[Launch Alert] Minuteman III Launch Scheduled

[Launch Alert]

The following is a media release from Vandenberg AFB:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Sept. 18, 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 Sunday between 3:01 and 9:01 a.m. 
from Launch Facility-10 here on north Vandenberg. 

Col. Keith Balts, 30th Space Wing commander, is the launch decision
authority. 

 "2013 has proved to be a busy year for the Western Range," said Balts. 
"Whether we are supporting a mid-morning launch of a Delta-IV
 or an early morning Minuteman III launch, public safety is always 
our number one priority."