For these airmen, launching ICBMs is a family business
Harm Venhuizen
Not many mother-daughter duos can say they’ve both launched an intercontinental ballistic missile. In fact, Linda and Taylor Tonnies may be the only pair able to make such a claim.
Then-1st Lt. Linda Tonnies turned the launch key on a Minuteman III ICBM at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, on June 8, 1994, as part of Glory Trip 155. Operational test launches, referred to as Glory Trips, are a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for many missileers, which is why it’s so surprising that now, more than 26 years later, Linda’s daughter has done the same.
1st Lt. Taylor Tonnies, a missile operator with the 742nd Missile Squadron, was one of two operators at Vandenberg to turn the key for Glory Trip 236 on Oct. 29.
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