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A B-52 Stratofortress, B-1 Lancer and B-2 Spirit sit next to each other on the flightline at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Aug.10, 2016. All three of Air Force Global Strike Command's strategic bomber aircraft are simultaneously conducting operations in the U.S. Pacific Command area of operations. The B-1 Lancer arrived at Andersen Aug. 6 to support U.S. Pacific Command’s Continuous Bomber Presence mission and rotate with the B-52s there. In addition, three B-2s arrived in theater to conduct a Bomber Assurance and Deterrence deployment. The CBP and BAAD missions are part of a long-standing history of maintaining a consistent bomber presence in the Indo-Asia-Pacific in order to maintain regional stability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Richard Ebensberger) B-52, B-1, B-2s maintain regional stability in PACOM theater
A B-52 Stratofortress, B-1 Lancer and B-2 Spirit sit next to each other on the flightline at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Aug.10, 2016. All three of Air Force Global Strike Command's strategic bomber aircraft are simultaneously conducting operations in the U.S. Pacific Command area of operations.
0 8/11
2016
Retired Maj. Brian Rogers, a master beekeeper with the Great Falls Wanna-Beekeeping Club, shows the progress of 25,000 relocated honey bees July 26, 2016, at Great Falls, Mont. The bees were discovered at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont. where they were humanely relocated to a more suitable home on Rogers’ honey bee compound. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Magen M. Reeves) Teamwork helps save, relocate bees
Earlier this month, Malmstrom Air Force Base encountered a wildlife phenomenon, and through perseverance and understanding, handled what could have been a sticky situation in the most natural way possible.Airmen utilized quick thinking and humane treatment to save the lives of approximately 25,000 honey bees discovered near the Combat Arms Training
 0 7/27
2016
Default Air Force Logo GE 16 keeps AFGSC on the edge of deterrence
Representatives from across the Department of Defense met here June 13 - 17 to brainstorm how Air Force Global Strike Command’s forces will perform in tomorrow’s contested environment by participating in Global Engagement 2016, Global Strike Workshop. This war gaming session served as a venue for experts to formulate a way ahead for Global Strike task forces and how they will meet future challenges.
0 6/22
2016
A B-1 bomber launches from the Ellsworth Air Force Base flightline to participate in the quarterly Large Force Exercise in the Powder River Training Complex March 30-31, 2016. The exercise included 17 aircraft and allowed B-1 bomber aircrews to train alongside other platforms to provide a realistic perspective of how to conduct multi-aircraft operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert/Released) Ellsworth launches for large force exercise in PRTC
B-1 bombers launched from the flightline to participate in a quarterly Large Force Exercise in the Powder River Training Complex March 30-31, 2016.
 0 4/07
2016
Air Force Global Strike Command hosted its inaugural Deterrence Symposium Thursday, March 24 at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. The symposium featured a panel of four retired general officers who spoke to the importance of the command’s deterrence mission and answered questions from the audience. (From left to right) Gen. Gregory S. Martin, former U.S. Air Force Materiel Command commander; Gen. Larry D. Welch, former Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force and served as the commander for Strategic Air Command from 1985-86; Gen. William M. Fraser III, former U.S. Transportation Command commander; and Gen. Douglas Fraser, former U.S. Southern Command commander. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Luke Hill) AFGSC hosts symposium to reinvigorate discussion, enterprise
AFGSC hosted its inaugural Nuclear Deterrence Symposium Thursday, March 24 at the BUFF Event Center at Barksdale AFB. Strikers had the opportunity to learn from a panel of four retired general officers whose careers touched the nuclear enterprise at some point in its 70-year history.
0 4/05
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.
 0 3/02
2016
The Innovation, Analyses and Leadership Development directorate, or A9, serves as Air Force Global Strike Command’s chief proponent of progress, handling such varied issues as implementing new programs and fostering quality leadership. The directorate’s emblem says it all – to innovate, empower and inspire. Facilitators of progress: AFGSC A9 and the business of innovation
Air Force Global Strike Command’s Innovation, Analyses and Leadership Development, also known as A9, are the facilitators of progress. From expediting new ideas to leadership development, the directorate is responsible for keeping AFGSC at the forefront of deterrence. At the heart of this effort is the command’s most valuable resource – people.
0 2/29
2016
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