1st Lt. Paul Lee, 321st Missile Squadron missile combat crew commander, displays the Simulated Electronic Launch-Minuteman test patch on his uniform inside the launch control center at a missile alert facility in the 90th Missile Wing's missile complex, Neb., April 11, 2017. A team from the 576th Flight Test Squadron at Vandenberg Air Force Base visits all three missile bases in the United States periodically to perform SELM tests, ensuring the missile system is reliable. A successful SELM test proves the ICBM weapon system's effectiveness in a safe and secure manner.

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