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Sept. 8, 2020
Wing 1 WERX sparks new missile field idea

A new idea suggested at a Wing 1 WERX convention here is being tested as an implemented tool for security forces Airmen defending Malmstrom’s 13,800 square-mile missile field.During a trip to a Combat Air Force Weapons and Tactics seminar in January 2019, 1st Lt. Daniel Cook, 341st Security Forces
Sept. 8, 2020
Bolstering NATO alliances on land and in air

No stranger to Estonia, Lt. Col. Michael Middents, recently completed a Bomber Task Force mission to the Baltic region on Aug. 31, 2020.
Sept. 3, 2020
Team Kirtland family recognized for emergency fundraising, continuing education

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Mitchell Creech, 377th Logistics Readiness Squadron household goods and passenger travel section chief, and his wife Amber Creech, 58th Maintenance Group executive secretary, were recognized for continuing education and emergency fundraising.
Sept. 3, 2020
Increasing interoperability: B-2s, B-1s join US Marine Corps, Australian Defence Forces in combined exercise

B-2 Spirits and B-1 Lancers participated in a combined United States-Australia exercise in Australia’s Northern Territory by providing long-distance air strikes as part of a combined task force with the Marine Rotational Force-Darwin and Australian Defence Forces (ADF) in August.
Sept. 2, 2020
Promotion of directorate deputy showcases importance of AFGSC mission

Col. Mark Pye, deputy director of Strategic Plans, Programs and Requirements for Air Force Global Strike Command, was promoted to brigadier general, Aug. 21.
Sept. 2, 2020
Test launch demonstrates safe, ready Minuteman III 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 12:03 a.m. Pacific Time Sept. 2 from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.The test demonstrates that the United States’ nuclear deterrent is
Sept. 1, 2020
Building Combat Power…Together

Last Wednesday, Aug. 26, Barksdale Air Force Base accomplished something truly significant…a display of combat power against the backdrop of an imminent natural disaster. With Hurricane Laura bearing down on the base, our team launched 27 B-52H Stratofortress sorties, shored up the base’s
Sept. 1, 2020
AFIMSC seeks ideas for 2021 Innovation Rodeo

The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center kicks off its third annual Innovation Rodeo with a call-for-topics campaign starting Sept. 1. The campaign, open through Dec. 1, gives military and civilian members of mission support groups around the world a chance to win part of $1 million in
Aug. 31, 2020
Team Whiteman Airman receives Kansas City Chiefs military appreciation football

A Team Whiteman Airman received a Kansas City Chief’s Salute to Service football Aug. 27, 2020.Normally, the KC Chiefs honor military members by welcoming more than 150 personnel to participate in a training camp session, however, due to COVID-19 restricting and the current operating environment
Aug. 31, 2020
Calculating risk in the fuel supply chain, X-Force fellows help inform operational plans

What’s the safest path to transport fuel from a refinery in Texas to storage in California? Does Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, have the pipeline capacity to sustain two weeks of operations after a storage disruption? What risk do cyber-attacks pose at a bulk storage terminal in Louisiana? X-Force

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