Dec. 5, 2025 GT 254: 625 STOS uses ALCS, launches unarmed ICBM Airmen assigned to the 625th Strategic Operations Squadron employed the Airborne Launch Control System (ALCS) aboard a U.S. Navy E-6B Mercury to launch a test of an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile from Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Nov. 5, 2025.
Nov. 14, 2025 625th STOS validates secondary launch capability The 625th Strategic Operations Squadron, assigned to the 95th Wing at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, participated in a Simulated Electronic Launch-Minuteman (SELM) test Sept. 18, 2025, in the skies over Montana.
April 11, 2025 625 STOS supports Giant Pace 25-1 The 625th Strategic Operations Squadron assigned to the 95th Wing at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, plays a vital role in safeguarding the United States.
Sept. 19, 2024 625 STOS completes SELM test Airmen and Sailors from the 625th Strategic Operations Squadron, Offutt AFB, Neb., 576th Flight Test Squadron, Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., the 91st Missile Wing, Minot AFB, N.D., and the Navy’s Strategic Communications Wing 1, Offutt AFB, completed a simulated electronic launch minuteman
Sept. 15, 2022 625th STOS helps AFGSC test ICBM launch A joint team of Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen and Navy personnel launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile armed with a test reentry vehicle at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, from an Airborne Launch Control System Aug. 16., 2022.
July 23, 2020 625th STOS installs new virtual trainer The 625th STOS, an 8th Air Force unit located at Offutt AFB, received a new virtual trainer in June 2020. The trainer will allow Air Launch Control System (ALCS) operators to continue training and remain proficient in-house, following the loss of their legacy trainer during the flood at Offutt in