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Airman 1st Class Brandon Conner, 5th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, poses for photo after washing a B-52H Stratofortress at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Feb. 14, 2017. It takes the nine-Airman team two days and approximately 10 gallons of soap to wash each jet when it comes in for its routine wash every 120 days. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman J.T. Armstrong) 5 AMXS team washes the warbird
Airmen from the 5th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron wash a B-52H Stratofortress at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Feb. 14, 2017. It takes the nine-Airman team two days and approximately 10 gallons of soap to wash each jet when it comes in for its routine wash every 120 days. (U.S. Air Force photos/Senior Airman J.T. Armstrong)
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2017
Airmen from the 5th Munitions Squadron assemble inert GBU-38s at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Oct. 27, 2016. Airmen assembled four guided bomb units as a part of training for an upcoming deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class J.T. Armstrong) 5 MUNS: Building BUFF firepower
Airmen from the 5th Munitions Squadron build GBU-38 bomb units at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Oct. 27, 2016. The 5th MUNS consists of 225 Airmen and is responsible for assembling, testing and inspecting conventional munitions for the 5th Bomb Wing’s B-52H Stratofortresses. (U.S. Air Force photos/Airman 1st Class J.T. Armstrong)
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2016
A B-52 Stratofortress and a B-1 Lancer taxi to the runway at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., June 15, 2016. The two bombers took part in an inaugural integration flight where a B-1 aviator acted as mission commander and crewmember aboard the B-52. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Curt Beach) B-1, B-52 bombers set stage for increased wartime versatility
Air Force Global Strike Command’s B-1 Lancer and B-52 Stratofortress bombers have taken turns overseas with airstrikes in the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. Each airframe provides invaluable capabilities, such as the Lancer’s maximum payload size and supersonic speed and the Stratofortress’ unmatched array of weapons.
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2016
Participants fill out questionnaires during the 2016 Striker Stripe Conference held at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., June 8, 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Mozer O. Da Cunha) Striker Stripe develops nuclear deterrence leaders
Air Force Global Strike Command noncommissioned officers met here June 6 – 9 to participate in Striker Stripe, a highly-selective leadership seminar with a focus on nuclear deterrence.
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2016
Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen will soon meet once a month throughout the command to build unit cohesion. The program, called Core Groups, is designed to foster a sense of camaraderie while emphasizing what it means to be an Airman. (Courtesy Photo) AFGSC A9 begins Core Groups for command
Air Force Global Strike Command is launching Core Groups, an initiative to develop all of its Airmen by focusing on Air Force core values and warrior virtues. the program is designed to give Strikers an opportunity to discuss relevant issues, build camaraderie and foster resiliency in small groups at every unit within the command. Small group sessions will serve as the centerpiece of this program and will meet monthly starting this month.
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2016
B-52 aircrew members pose for a photo in honor of Women's History month. Female missiliers and aircrew honored women before them by serving as an all-female crew on alert and in the B-52. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jessica Weissman) History made in honor of Women's History Month
Ninety female missileers made U.S. Air Force history, March 22, 2016 as the first all-female missile alert crews to serve on alert at three intercontinental ballistic missile wings simultaneously.
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2016
2nd Lt. Alexandra Rea, 490th Missile Squadron ICBM combat crew deputy director, left, and 1st Lt. Elizabeth Guidara, 12th Missile Squadron combat crew deputy director, perform training at the Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont. Building 500 Missile Procedures Trainer March, 21, 2016. In honor of Women’s History Month, 90 female missileers based out of Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, F.E. Warren AFB, Wyoming and Malmstrom AFB, Montana, will complete a 24-hour alert. In addition, B-52 aircrews from Minot and Barksdale AFB, Louisiana will participate by fielding all-female flight crews. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman Collin Schmidt) 90 female missileers, B-52 aircrews make US Air Force history
For the first time since its inception, the U.S. Air Force will have the capability to break historic ground by fielding all women missile and aircrews to complete the mission of keeping America’s citizens safe and our nation’s enemies at bay.
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Barksdale Airmen unload sandbags from a city vehicle in Bossier City; La.; March 10; 2016. Airmen created a protective barrier over The Red Chute Bayou levee in an attempt to slow down corrosion caused from excess waters flowing down from the ArkLaTex region. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Mozer O. Da Cunha) Standing ground: military, community bolster Bossier Levees
Airmen joined forces with the Bossier Parish community to fill, transport and place sandbags to defend levees from rising water, March 9 and 10 in Bossier City, Louisiana.
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2016
Airmen assigned to the 7th Maintenance Group prep a B-1B Lancer’s bomb bay for a Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile Feb. 21, 2016, at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, during a B-1 Combat Mission Effectiveness Exercise. The exercise challenged Airmen assigned to the 7th Bomb Wing to prepare six B-1s to launch with weapons and deploy the aircraft and personnel within 48 hours. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Austin Mayfield/Released) Lancers execute first-ever Block 16 long-range strike exercise
After more than a decade of performing precision strike operations in the U.S. Central Command Area of Responsibility, the B-1 Lancers have returned home. While U.S. and coalition aircraft step in to continue the air campaign in Iraq and Syria, where B-1s from Dyess and Ellsworth Air Force Bases delivered devastating blows to Daesh forces, the Lancers are stateside, completing the largest fleet sustainment block upgrade in the program's history.
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2016
A B-52H Stratofortress takes off during Exercise Combat Hammer at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Feb. 9, 2016. Combat Hammer, a week-long air-to-ground combat training exercise, allows exercise evaluators to assess the employment of various munitions used by the B-52 from storage through impact. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class J.T. Armstrong) B-52s drop bombs during Combat Hammer exercise
B-52 aircrews from 5th Bomb Wing participate in Combat Hammer, a training exercise.
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