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  • AFGSC/FM visits Malmstrom

  • Woman's History Month Poster, 2010. Ceated by Virginia Reyes of the Defense Media Activity-San Antonio. Air Force Link does not provide printed posters but a PDF file of this poster is available for local printing. Requests can be made to afgraphics@dma.mil. Please specify the title and number.

    Remembering women's history

    March is Women's History Month, an occasion to heighten awareness of the contributions women have made and to continue a long-standing tradition of excellence in American society.The first Congressional Resolution designating Women's History Week was passed in 1981 based on a model established by California's Sonoma County Commission on the Status

  • Command’s newest chiefs visit Barksdale

    Sixteen newly-selected chief master sergeants from throughout Air Force Global Strike Command visited Barksdale Air Force Base recently to arm themselves with the knowledge to be effective senior enlisted leaders in their new command.The new chiefs met with the AFGSC commander, with Air Staff and Air Force Global Strike Command leaders, and with
  • BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. - Two B-52H Stratofortresses make their way to the runway during a Nuclear Operational Readiness Exercise here Feb 25. The exercise tested the wing’s operations planning and ability to generate a large number of B-52s to support the global strike mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman La’Shanette V. Garrett) (RELEASED)

    Barksdale Airmen practice operational capability

    Barksdale Airman participated in a Nuclear Operational Readiness Exercise Feb. 22.The exercise tested the wing's operations planning and ability to generate a large number of B-52 Stratofortresses to support the global strike mission. "This NORE allows our Airmen deployed to Minot Air Force Base, N.D., to continue improving our nuclear operations
  • WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. - Col. Jon Stovall, Air Force Global Strike Command Chaplain, visited Whiteman AFB Feb. 22 - 29, 2010, to meet with Whiteman Chapel staff, tour the chapel facilities here and to visit with Airmen from the 509th Bomb Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Charles Larkin)

    AFGSC Chaplain visits Whiteman

  • WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. - Team Whiteman members load luggage Feb. 18, 2010 here, on an aircraft headed for Andersen AFB, Guam. More than 200 Airmen deployed in support of the B-2 Spirit's continuing bomber presence in the Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jason Barebo)

    Guam bound

    Team Whiteman members prepare to deploy to Andersen AFB, Guam, Feb. 18, 2010, as part of the continuous bomber presence in the Pacific.
  • Senior Master Sgt. Tom Johnson, Chapter 1156 Air Force Sergeant's Association president, listens in on AFSA International President Jimmy LeDoux speaking to the council about the group's role in several legislative issues during a luncheon at the base dining facility Feb. 9. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Kristina Overton)

    AFSA International President visits Malmstrom

    The Air Force Sergeants Association's International President, Jeffrey Ledoux, visited Malmstrom's 1156 chapter for a luncheon at the base dining facility Feb. 9. During the luncheon, Mr. Ledoux talked about the importance of AFSA, and the several legislative issues that he and many others fight for in Congress to make sure military members and

  • Extreme Makeover: Barksdale Edition

    With Air Force Global Strike Command and total force integration, with the 2d Bomb Wing and 917th, comes several renovation and construction projects on Barksdale.More than 50 percent of Barksdale facilities are on the National Historic Register. While these facilities have a great deal of character, they also require significant effort and
  • Lt. Gen. Frank G. Klotz, Commander of Air Force Global Strike Command, speaks at the Air Force Association conference in Orlando, Fla., Feb. 19.

    New command to be advocates for bomber missions

    In front of hundreds of attendees at an Air Force Association conference here, Air Force Global Strike Command's top officer emphasized his command's dedication to the bomber mission."Let me state right up front," said Lt. Gen. Frank Klotz, "Global Strike Command is absolutely committed to providing robust and relentless advocacy for current and
  • Airman 1st Class Allison Boehm of the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing is the 332nd AEW's Tuskegee Airman of the Week for Jan. 24-30, 2010. Among her accomplishments, Airman Boehm has provided operations security information to more than 500 Airman at weekly briefings, ensuring vital base information is kept off social web sites. She also armed up and led her photo, broadcast, journalist team outside-the-wire to cover RED HORSE construction for Iraqi partners. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Wes Carter/Released)

    Barksdale Airman named Tuskegee Airman of the Week

    Airman 1st Class Allison Boehm of the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs office is the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing's Tuskegee Airman of the Week for Jan. 24-30, 2010. "Airman Boehm is a highly motivated individual and has excelled in the workplace," said Brig. Gen. Craig Franklin, 332nd AEW commander. "She is doing exactly what I ask all
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