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  • USSTRATCOM Commander Presents Omaha Trophies to 5BW and 91MW Leadership

    U.S. Navy Adm. Cecil D. Haney, U.S. Strategic Command commander, presented the coveted 2014 Omaha Trophies to the Warbirds and Rough Riders of Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, May 20, 2015.The 5th Bomb Wing was named the 2014 Omaha Trophy recipient for the fourth time as the command's premier

  • The short life and long legacy of 2nd Lt. George Whiteman

    It's impossible to know what is going through a man's mind in the final minutes before he dies.As 2nd Lt. George Whiteman ran toward his P-40B Warhawk on the morning of Dec. 7, 1941, he likely thought only of getting airborne to retaliate against the attacking Japanese fighters.As a burst of enemy

  • Air Force Legacy

    Chief Master Sgt. Jason Colon, 91st Operations Group superintendent, has served in the Air Force for more than 22 years, but that's only a fraction of the time his family has spent in service with the armed forces."My father served 30 years and retired as a chief. My grandfather served in World War

  • A Tradition of Honor

    The folding of the American flag is a tradition that has been practiced throughout the years. Grieving families receive a folded flag once a loved one, who has served, is buried or an active-duty member receives it once he or she retires.Both of these, plus many other, ceremonies are performed by

  • Barksdale B-52s participate in U.S. Central Command exercise

    Two B-52 Stratofortress bombers assigned to the 2nd Bomb Wing, Barksdale AFB, La., returned May 18, 2015, from a 30-plus hour, 14,000 mile nonstop mission to the U.S. Central Command area of operations to participate alongside Jordanian and other multinational forces in Exercise Eager Lion

  • Malmstrom experiences security forces life during police week

    The week of May 11 marks National Police Week this year, a celebration of the accomplishments and a time to remember the sacrifices made by peace keepers across the country.Malmstrom Air Force Base celebrated the week with a day of security forces demonstrations. Multiple agencies within the group

  • AFIMSC activates detachment at AFGSC

    The seventh of 10 Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center detachments was activated in a ceremony May 13 here.Maj. Gen. Theresa Carter, AFIMSC commander, presided over the ceremony, as Col. Jeffrey Ullmann assumed command of Detachment 10, charged with serving as the consolidated

  • Exercise tests command's deterrent capabilities

    Air Force Global Strike Command bomb wings participated in a major exercise this month, demonstrating the command's flexibility and global reach while testing its tactics, techniques, and procedures.Airmen from Headquarters, Eighth Air Force and the 2d Bomb Wing at Barksdale Air Force Base,

  • LCC gets deep clean

    A missile alert facility recently underwent a launch control center "deep clean" as part of an effort to improve quality of life for missileers dispatched to the missile field.MAF "M" is the most recent to receive a LCC cleaning. Using a contracted service, the LCC is temporarily shut down so a more