Read about the Minuteman III test launch and USAF's program to replace the missile with the LGM-35A Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile.

The Air Force described the test as routine, noting that more than 300 similar tests have been conducted over the years.

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 on Wednesday at 12:01 a.