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  • Keeping the Buff young: Nondestructive inspection

    Like a radiologist who can see fractures without using a scalpel, there are Airmen who can find deficiencies in the B-52 Stratofortress bones to proactively ensure its structural integrity.Experts from Nondestructive Inspection, a shop within the 2nd Maintenance Squadron Fabrication Flight,

  • Meet your 54th HS Global Strike Challenge team

    Four Airmen from the 54th Helicopter Squadron and two from the Tactical Response Force were selected to represent Minot Air Force Base in the 2015 Global Strike Challenge helicopter competition.Global Strike Challenge is the world's premier bomber, intercontinental ballistic missile, helicopter and

  • Whiteman AFB B-2 bombers deploy to Guam

    Three B-2 bombers and approximately 225 Airmen from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, deployed to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Aug. 7 to conduct familiarization training activities in the Pacific region. This training deployment demonstrates continuing U.S. commitment to regular, global strategic

  • Global Strike Challenge Kickoff

    Personnel from the 91st Missile Wing celebrate the official kickoff of the Global Strike Challenge in the Bully Dome at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Aug. 6, 2015. Hamburgers and hotdogs were grilled for attendees of the kickoff. Teams from each squadron competing in the challenge were brought on

  • CSAF visits Team Malmstrom

    General Mark A. Welsh III, United States Air Force Chief of Staff, visited Malmstrom Air Force Base Aug. 3, 2015, to speak with junior and senior commanders regarding matters of morale and quality of life. During the visit, Welsh heard their opinions on recently implemented changes to the force and

  • CSAF listens to Airmen, discusses AFGSC, nuclear enterprise mission

    Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A Welsh III visited three Air Force Global Strike Command bases to listen to Airmen of all ranks who support the global strike mission on a daily basis, while addressing the importance of the nuclear enterprise and its future.Earlier in the week, Secretary of the

  • Helicopter operations team sets course for Global Strike Challenge sweep

    True to the "Pathfinders" logo painted on the tail of its UH-1N Iroquois aircraft, Team Malmstrom's helicopter operations team is leading the 341st Missile Wing into Global Strike Challenge 2015.The helicopter operations competition Aug. 9-11 at Camp Guernsey, Wyoming, is the first event for the

  • Keeping the Buff young: aircraft structural maintenance

    At times, the B-52 Stratofortress gets weary from long missions, and it is up to a team of specialists to replenish the skin and bones of the aircraft. The 2nd Maintenance Squadron Fabrication Flight consists of three units: structural maintenance or "sheet metal", nondestructive inspection and

  • First Sergeant Symposium focuses on mission, Airmen, family

    Barksdale's current and future senior non-commissioned officers sharpened their leadership skills during the 2015 First Sergeant Symposium held here July 29-31.The symposium provided information about what is expected from a first sergeant, to include duties and responsibilities and what it takes to