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Crew works on Minuteman III missile.

Missile Work

Airmen from the 576th Flight Test Squadron missile-handling team install a cable on an intercontinental ballistic missile at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., Feb. 3, 2014. The missile-handling team transports and handles ICBMs and performs operational checkout actions of the flight destruct ordnance package on the Minuteman III boosters.

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