A close-up view of the airborne launch control system aboard an EC-135 Stratolifter "Looking Glass" aircraft of the 2nd Airborne Command and Control Squadron, 55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing. The system decodes launch instructions from an encrypted tape and after two missile launch officers turn separate keys, it transmits a launch message to a Minuteman III missile housed in a silo. Base: Offutt Air Force Base State: Nebraska(NE) Country: United States Of America(USA)

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Size: 3000px × 2012px
Photo credit: © NB/ROD / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: f3100