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  • BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. -- Airmen 1st Class Bronson Bohannon (right) and Avondries Green, 2d Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintainers, install rivets on new sheet metal wing flaps April 5. The Airmen are assisting, along with other Barksdale Airmen, volunteers and contractors, with the restoration of a B-17 aircraft in honor of Maj. Gen. Lewis E. Lyle who was a World War II combat pilot. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. John Gordinier)

    Honoring the past: Barksdale Airmen restore B-17G for Eighth AF museum

    Airmen, volunteers and contractors at Barksdale Air Force Base are busy preserving, restoring and painting a B-17G Flying Fortress for the Eighth Air Force Museum in honor of Maj. Gen. Lewis E. Lyle, a World War II B-17 pilot."General Lyle was an aviator's aviator," said Gary Miller, 8 AF museum director. "He was the most decorated in 8 AF and he
  • The 1962 transporter erector that has been on display at the Malmstrom Museum since 1991 is now parked at the 341st Logistics Readiness Squadron allied trades shop where the staff will disassemble, sand and repaint it when they have extra time. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Dillon White)

    Second successful restoration project returns to Malmstrom Museum

    In the early part of June 2009, a team of vehicle maintainers from the 341st Logistics Readiness Squadron pooled their talents and embarked on a journey to restore the 1962 transporter erector that calls the Malmstrom Museum its home. All but two of that original team were unable to see the project through to completion due to permanent change of
  • MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- In times of war, stress is inevitable. With the high operations tempo here, added stress is a mainstay. However, the integrated delivery system provides Minot Airmen unique ways of dealing with stress according to their own situations. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Senior Airman Benjamin Stratton)

    Stress - A manageable foe

    In times of war, stress is inevitable. With the high operations tempo around the Air Force, added stress is a mainstay. However, the integrated delivery system provides Minot Airmen unique ways of dealing with stress according to their own situations.s"IDS is a compilation of all the base's helping agencies," said Lt. Col. London Richard, 5th
  • BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. -- Maj. Gen. Floyd Carpenter, 8th Air Force commander, and local and state politicians cut the ribbon at the Cyber Innovation Center, the site of the Numbered Air Force’s new headquarters March 29. The newly constructed facility will be the home of the 8th AF for the next two years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Chad Warren) (RELEASED)

    Ribbon cutting marks 8th Air Force move to Bossier City

    Eighth Air Force conducted a ribbon cutting ceremony with local and state officials March 29 to mark the temporary relocation of 8th Air Force Headquarters to the Cyber Innovation Center in Bossier City, La..The move is the result of a need to relocate and renovate facilities at Barksdale with the arrival of Air Force Global Strike Command. The new
  • Senior Airman Ryan Pfeifer, a response force leader assigned to the 791st Missile Squadron at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., was recognized as the Airman of the Year.

    AFGSC 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year nominees announced

    Four Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen were awarded the Command's Airmen of the Year awards recently at a ceremony here.The banquet, held in conjunction with the AFGSC Commander's Conference, was attended by all of the Command's top leaders and presided over by AFGSC Commander Lt. Gen. Frank Klotz."Every one of you are winners, and shining
  • Gen. Norton Schwartz addresses more than 1,500 Airmen on teamwork and excellence April 1, 2010, at Minot Air Force Base N.D. (U.S. Air Force photo)

    CSAF visits Minot, says excellence expected from AFGSC bases

    Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz addressed more than 1,500 Airmen gathered at Minot Air Force Base April 1 to discuss teamwork and excellence, key elements in mission accomplishment as well as in maintaining standards in the nuclear business.He greeted the combined formation of both 5th Bomb Wing Warbirds and 91st Missile Wing Rough

  • TFI: Taking the military by force

    Since its adoption in 1973, the Total Force Policy has guided decisions on how people within the Department of Defense -- active, reserve component, retired military, federal civilians and contractors -- are structured to protect the nation's interests.The integrated capabilities of the total force are essential to successfully implementing United
  • A brushfire blazes two miles southwest of the base March 31. The Warren Fire Department, Laramie County Fire Districts 1,2,8 and 10, as well as the Wyoming Air National Guard responded to the incident. (U.S. Air Force photo)

    Warren, Guard, county firefighters respond to brushfire

    F.E. Warren Air Force Base Fire and Emergency Services responded to a brushfire two miles southwest of the base after a mutual aid request by the Laramie County Fire District March 31.The fire began just before 1 a.m. and took two hours to contain. Extinguishing the blaze took the combined efforts of the Warren Fire Department, Laramie County Fire
  • MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. – Firefighters from the 5th Civil Engineer Squadron place Senior Airman Arbraysha Williams, 5th Force Support Squadron personnelist and simulated victim, on a litter during the major accident response exercise at Minot AFB March 26. Exercises like this provide the installation commander a way to conduct realistic exercises for all installation personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sharida Jackson)

    Shooter, sirens prep Minot AFB

    The morning silence was shattered by sirens March 26 as Airmen from Minot Air Force Base responded to a mock attack during a massive accident response exercise at the McAdoo Sports and Fitness Center here.More than 50 evaluators and exercise planners, including local and state emergency management staff, FBI, Minot Police Department and Trinity
  • BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La -- Dr. Darrin Olson uses a scalpel to perform a partial tail amputation on Military Working Dog Febe March 26. When a dog’s tail has been injured a full or partial amputation is necessary to ensure the MWD remains fit for duty, as being able to sit is a vital part of training. Febe’s tail, which was injured earlier this month in the line of duty, should take about two to three weeks to heal. Dr. Olson is a veterinarian assigned to the South Plains Veterinary District and Febe is a MWD assigned to the 2d Security Forces Squadron K-9 unit here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Terri Barriere)

    Tail raising surgery

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