081205-F-5195D-987 VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (Dec. 5, 2008) A ground-based interceptor lifts off from Vandenberg Air Force Base. The launch, designated FTG-05, was a test of the Ground-based Midcourse Defense element of the Ballistic Missile Defense System. The missile successfully intercepted a long-range target launched from Kodiak, Alaska. Joe Davila)

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