United States. Air Force Space Command. LGM - 30G " Minuteman III " Mission The LGM - 30G Minuteman interconti- nental ballistic missile ( ICBM ) is an ele- ment of the nation's strategic deterrent forces . The " L " in LGM is the ...

LGM - 30G MINUTEMAN III MISSION Provide strategic deterrence for the nation through an intercontinental ballistic missile system with prompt global strike capabilities . DESCRIPTION The LGM - 30G Minuteman III is a highly survivable ...

... LGM-30G Minuteman III, in Malmstrom (Montana) with 150 ICBM LGM-30G Minuteman III, in Nellis (Nevada) with some arms depots, in Kirtland (New Mexico) with some arms depots, in Francis E. Warren (Wyoming) with 150 ICBM LGM-30G Minuteman ...

... LGM-30G Minuteman III,” fact sheet, www.af.mil/ AboutUs/FactSheets/Display/tabid/224/Article/104466/lgm-30g-minuteman-iii.aspx. 7 United States Air Force, “LGM-30G Minuteman III.” 8 Global Zero, Modernizing U.S. Strategy, Force ...

... Minuteman IIs are maintained on alert in underground , unmanned , hardened launch facilities . LGM - 30G Minuteman III Deployment of the Minuteman III or " G " model began in 1970 , with 550 now operational . This is also a 3 - stage ...

Air Force Museum (U.S.). BOEING LGM - 30G " MINUTEMAN III " The Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile ( ICBM ) is the most ad- vanced version of this solid - propellant series of weapons and offers greater range than the ...

... LGM - 30 Minuteman Brief : Silo - launched , solid - fuel ICBM capable of ... III became operational in 1970 , providing improved range , rapid ... 30G . Current Minuteman III variant . Function : Strategic surface - to - surface ...

... LGM-30 Minuteman Specifications (Minuteman III) Length: 59 ft 10 in (1823.72 cm). View of the full-scale mockup of the LGM-30G Minuteman III missile. View of the LGM-30G Minuteman III missile shortly after launch.