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  • 377th ABW takes part in Exercise Global Thunder 21

    The 377th Air Base Wing at Kirtland Air Force Base conducted a series of training events, starting Oct. 19, as one of Air Force Global Strike Command’s bases participating in the U.S. Strategic Command “Exercise Global Thunder 21.”

  • Reagan Test Site supports Air Force Glory Trip

    U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command Soldiers and civilians play an important role in supporting the Air Force’s latest Glory Trip.An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, during Air Force Global Strike Command’s Glory

  • Media Readout: Ray Speaks on Hypersonic Weapons

    General Tim Ray, Air Force Global Strike Command commander, spoke virtually at an industry Hypersonic Weapons Summit, Oct. 29, 2020.Due to COVID-19, this Hypersonic Weapons Summit was virtual and Ray provided insight on bolstering strategic deterrence and global strike through the integration of

  • Mother, daughter share MMIII test launch experience, decades apart

    In the early morning of June 8, 1994, a then-1st Lt. Linda Tonnies, 740th Missile Squadron operator, Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, turned the launch key and launched an unarmed Minuteman III ICBM for Glory Trip 155 at Vandenberg AFB, California. Little did she know that 26 years later, her

  • AFNWC team supports ICBM test launch

    A team of AFNWC experts supported the recent launch of an unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile to verify its accuracy and reliability, providing valuable data to ensure this safe, secure, effective nuclear deterrent is ready every day to defend the United States and its allies.

  • Minuteman III test launch demonstrates safe, reliable deterrent

    A team of Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile equipped with a test reentry vehicle at 12:27 a.m. Pacific Time Oct. 29 from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.The test demonstrates that the United States’ nuclear deterrent is

  • Air Force photo contest winners highlight family theme

    The Air Force recently announced its 2020 photo contest winners. The winners – first, second and third place in five categories – were among more than 600 entries submitted for the annual contest. Entries for this year’s competition with a theme of “We Are Family” were submitted during July.

  • AFOTEC stands up GBSD, ICBM detachment

    The Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center headquartered at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., stood up Detachment 3 at Hill Air Force Base Oct. 1 to provide operational test and support for the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) and other related Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM)