ICBM

Today marks 50 years since the first flight of 10 Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles were put on alert at Minot Air Force Base.

F.E. Warren will be the first of the nation's three missile bases to have its nuclear weapons system upgraded, officials announced Friday.

The upgrades include concrete pours for new missile silos and buildings to house improved communications systems for the ICBM network.

The Air Force is making major improvements to how it supports and empowers the Airmen who perform the nuclear mission.

The 90th Missile Wing at F.E. Warren Air Force Base has won the military's top award for missile units for the third consecutive year.

Dozens of missile officers have been implicated in cheating on the test gauging their knowledge on how to operate the missiles.

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has order a full review of the nation's nuclear missile force. A power company is raising money for a multimillion dollar prize to spur technology to capture and use carbon dioxide emitted from coal-fired power plants...

The Air Force was hit with a cheating scandal last week after uncovering widespread cheating on a key proficiency exam.

Moments before he launched a carefully planned pep talk to members of the Air Force's nuclear missile force, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel was undercut by yet another sign of trouble in their ranks: a drug probe of two missile officers.

Montana's U.S. senators have joined six others in asking the Defense Department to hold off on an environmental assessment on Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile silos.