# @usairforce on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DEsrZqKsULj
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/27842364-usairforce-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/f35f4c114f.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-01-11T20:06:09.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** U.S. Air Force (@usairforce) — https://gondola.cc/usairforce

## Caption

Layered Defense
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A Standard Missile-3 Block IIA is fired from a Vertical Launching System on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam.
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The landmark test involved a live intercept of a ballistic missile target, marking the first Ballistic Missile Defense event executed from the territory.
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officialafmc | pacific_air_forces | andersen36wing | #launch #defense #intercept #guam #militaryphotography

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## Tags

guam, militaryphotography, launch, intercept, defense

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