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Lt. Linda Tonnies poses for a photo during GT155. (Courtesy

Lt. Linda Tonnies poses for a photo during GT155. (Courtesy

Lt. Linda Tonnies poses for a photo during GT155. (Courtesy photo)

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

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 pri... More

The Tonnies family poses for a photo (Linda Tonnies,

The Tonnies family poses for a photo (Linda Tonnies,

The Tonnies family poses for a photo (Linda Tonnies, center, Taylor Tonnies, second from left). (Courtesy photo)

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

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., poses for a photo prior to the scheduled Glory Trip 236 unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic ... More

Glory Trip 155 Minuteman III test launch on June 8,

Glory Trip 155 Minuteman III test launch on June 8,

Glory Trip 155 Minuteman III test launch on June 8, 1994, as seen from the public viewing area. (Courtesy photo)

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

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., poses for a photo prior to the scheduled Glory Trip 236 unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic ... More