A Titan IIG booster launches a Defense Meteorological Satellite Program satellite into polar orbit from Vandenberg AFB, Calif. This is the first time a satellite has been launched aboard a converted ICBM.
The U.S. military is maintaining a beefed-up presence in the Middle East, including fighters and air defense assets, following the U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities June 22 and subsequent retaliation by the Iranians against Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar.
