1st Lt. Taylor Tonnies, 742d Missile Squadron missile

1st Lt. Taylor Tonnies, 742d Missile Squadron missile combat crew commander, Minot Air Force Base, N.D., and 1st Lt. Krysta Flach Villarreal, 41st Missile Squadron, Minot AFB, sit in a launch control center prior to Glory Trip 236 unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile test launch, Oct. 23, 2020, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Operational test launches of unarmed MMIII ICBMs assure Air Force Global Strike Command and our nation that the MMIII weapon system is reliable and capable and provide valuable data to ensure a continued lethal, safe and sure nuclear capability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brittany Murphy)