GT-249 and 250 Test Launch Patching Ceremony

U.S. Space Force Lt. Col. Darin Lister, 2nd Range Operations commander, places patches on the heritage room wall during a patching ceremony at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., June 7, 2024. An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launched during an operational test at VSFB. The GT-249 launched June 4th, followed by the GT-250 on June 6th, demonstrating the reliability and effectiveness of the U.S. ICBM fleet. The ceremony recognized the hard work and dedication of all team members involved. (U.S. Space Force photo by Airman 1st Class Olga Houtsma)

GT-249 and 250 Test Launch Patching Ceremony

U.S. Air Force Col. Christopher Cruise, 377th Training and Evaluation Group commander, removed a GT-249 patch from U.S. Air Force Maj. Evan Feinauer, 576th Flight Test Squadron ICBM test operator, to place on the heritage room wall during a patching ceremony at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., June 7, 2024. An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launched during an operational test at VSFB. The GT-249 launched June 4th, followed by the GT-250 on June 6th, demonstrating the reliability and effectiveness of the U.S. ICBM fleet. The ceremony recognized the hard work and dedication of all team members involved. (U.S. Space Force photo by Airman 1st Class Olga Houtsma)

GT-249 and 250 Test Launch Patching Ceremony

U.S. Space Force Col. Bryan Titus, Space Launch Delta 30 vice commander, gives Mariana Alvarez, 2nd Range Operations Squadrons Airspace and Offshore manager, the MVP game ball award during a patching ceremony for her excellent support during the GT-249 mission on June 4th at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., June 7, 2024. An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launched during an operational test at VSFB on June 4th, followed by another on June 6th, demonstrating the reliability and effectiveness of the U.S. ICBM fleet. The ceremony recognized the hard work and dedication of all team members involved. (U.S. Space Force photo by Airman 1st Class Olga Houtsma)

GT-249 and 250 Test Launch Patching Ceremony

Published June 11, 2024
By Airman 1st Class Olga Houtsma
Space Launch Delta 30

Vandenberg Space Force Base --

Vandenberg Space Force Base held a patching ceremony following an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launch during an operational test at VSFB on June 4th, followed by another on June 6th, demonstrating the reliability and effectiveness of the U.S. ICBM fleet. The ceremony recognized the hard work and dedication of all team members involved.