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Key Turns

Air Force 1st Lt. Pamela Blanco-Coca, a missile combat crew commander assigned to the 319th Missile Squadron, and her deputy commander, 2nd Lt. John Anderson, simulate key turns of the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile weapon system in a missile complex launch control center at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo., Feb. 9, 2016. A properly conducted key turn sends a "launch vote" to any of a number of Minuteman III ICBMs in a missileer's flight area. Two launch votes from two separate launch control centers will enable a real-world launch when directed by the president. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jason Wiese

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