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    FTG-15 Flight Test [Image 1 of 2]

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    A missile or rocket is captured mid-launch from a hillside facility, with a large white smoke plume billowing at the base and a visible exhaust trail extending upward. The launch appears to be occurring at a remote, arid terrain location, likely a military or aerospace test facility. Conifer trees in the foreground frame the distant launch site.

    UNITED STATES

    05.30.2017

    Photo by Leah Garton 

    Missile Defense Agency

    The U.S. Missile Defense Agency, in cooperation with the U.S. Air Force 30th Space Wing, the Joint Functional Component Command for Integrated Missile Defense and U.S. Northern Command, today successfully intercepted an intercontinental ballistic missile target during a test of the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) element of the nation's ballistic missile defense system. A ground-based interceptor was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, and its exo-atmospheric kill vehicle intercepted and destroyed the target in a direct collision.

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    Date Taken: 05.30.2017
    Date Posted: 01.31.2018 17:21
    Photo ID: 4112762
    VIRIN: 170530-F-IV217-003-AA
    Resolution: 6748x4504
    Size: 4 MB
    Location: US
    Web Views: 230
    Downloads: 22

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    A missile or rocket is captured mid-launch from a hillside facility, with a large white smoke plume billowing at the base and a visible exhaust trail extending upward. The launch appears to be occurring at a remote, arid terrain location, likely a military or aerospace test facility. Conifer trees in the foreground frame the distant launch site.
    A formal military ceremony or greeting is taking place inside what appears to be a U.S. Army command facility. A senior officer in OCP (Operational Camouflage Pattern) uniform is shaking hands with another soldier, while a Staff Sergeant stands at attention in Army Service Uniform (dress blues) with multiple ribbons and badges. The setting includes artwork on the wall and partial signage referencing 'Missile Command.'

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