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  • Operation Arc Light marked first time in combat for B-52

    Fifty years ago, the B-52 entered combat for the first time as part of Operation Arc Light in Vietnam, which was the culmination of several years of planning and preparation.Strategic Air Command had always harbored a residual conventional capability with its bombers, but it was not until the early

  • Aircraft Maintenance Training

    Members of the 5th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron listen to instructions from senior maintenance Airmen on the flight line at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., June 11. 5th AMXS Airmen train extensively to ensure they fully comprehend how to complete the mission. In addition to verbal and hands-on

  • Feeding the fight

    Hundreds of military personnel walk through the doors of the dining facility each day, hungry for the fuel they need to complete their mission while forward deployed to Royal Air Force Fairford in support of BALTOPS 15 and Saber Strike 15.For breakfast, lunch and dinner--even midnight chow-- they

  • Legal immigrants: Airmen's path to citizenship

    For many, joining the Air Force is as simple as visiting the nearest recruiter. For Senior Airman Sergio Espinoza and Airman 1st Class Brendon Enriquez, 2nd Bomb Wing military justice paralegals, the journey began across the globe.In 2003, Espinoza departed El Salvador with his mother to pursue a

  • 'Wings Over Whiteman' wows crowds

    Tens of thousands of people from across America came to Whiteman Air Force Base June 13 to witness the first day of the "Wings Over Whiteman" air show.The air show serves as a way to let the public interact with the men and women of the U.S. military as well as get a glimpse of static displays and

  • U.S. Air Force, Navy build inert mines for BALTOPS 15

    Minemen from the Navy Munitions Command Unit Charleston and Airmen from the 5th Munitions Squadron out of Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, built 18 inert MK-62 Quick Strike Mines, June 10, 2015 to be loaded onto two B-52H Stratofortress participating in the BALTOPS 15 exercise.The B-52 used the

  • Defenders compete in Aces Cop Combat Challenge

    Security forces personnel from Malmstrom Air Force Base had the chance to compete for first place during the 4th Annual Aces Cop Combat Challenge held on base June 5.During the competition, Airmen were required to work in teams of four and push themselves to their physical and mental limits to