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  • Citizen Airman pulls alert at Malmstrom AFB

    The Air Force Reserve was formed in 1948 under the leadership of President Harry S. Truman to serve in times of war. In the 70 years since then, the Reserve has developed into a Major Command (MAJCOM) and currently perform about 20% of the work of the Air Force. One role of the Citizen Airmen is

  • Dyess Airmen complete BACE exercise

    Airmen from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, and Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, completed a Bomber Agile Combat Employment exercise at Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, Texas, December 10 – 12, 2019.The training is part of a Dyess AFB initiative to develop and improve the ability

  • Delivery and naming ceremony set for Air Force’s newest helicopter

    A ceremony will take place at 10 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 19, at Duke Field, Florida, to accept the first delivery of the MH-139A and announce the name of the Air Force’s newest helicopter. The MH-139A is the first service-unique helicopter acquired by the Air Force and the first major acquisition in Air

  • AF Deputy Chief Information Officer visits 509th Communications Squadron

    William Marion II, U.S. Air Force deputy chief information officer, met with Airmen and leadership from the 509th Bomb Wing, Dec. 4, during an Air Force Global Strike Command familiarization tour.During his visit, Marion met with Airmen, viewed a B-2 Spirit, toured the A-10 Thunderbolt II flight

  • Air Force Global Strike Command prioritizes first sergeant development

    Air Force Global Strike Command recently held its 2nd Annual AFGSC First Sergeant Conference at Joint Base San Antonio, Texas. The course aims to develop refined, resilient first sergeants who are better prepared to lead AFGSC into the future. The time-honored duty of first sergeants serves a

  • Bombers to conduct Agile Combat Employment exercise

    From Dec. 10-12, 2019, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, will conduct an off-base “Bomber Agile Combat Employment” (BACE) exercise (formerly Bomber Task Force Experiment #2) at Naval Air Station Fort Worth, Texas.  The exercise is designed to develop and test Dyess AFB’s ability to deploy aircraft to

  • Global Strike Commander addresses industry and academic leaders

    The Air Force Global Strike Command commander spoke to more than 300 industry, government, media and academic leaders at Rand Corporation’s annual West Coast Aerospace Forum.Gen. Tim Ray was the keynote speaker at the 5th annual event on “Nuclear Forces and 21st Century Strategic Deterrence” with a

  • AFIMSC innovation streamlines comptroller tasking process

    After three years of brainstorming and research, Linda Alcala and her finance operations team have found a way to simplify management of Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center Resources Directorate tasks to installation comptroller squadrons.The team launches an innovative task management

  • AFGSC establishes new detachment for MH-139 testing

    Air Force Global Strike Command will stand up Detachment 7 later this month at Duke Field, Florida, to support testing and evaluation of the command’s new MH-139A helicopter. The MH-139A is the first service-unique helicopter acquired by the Air Force and the first aircraft ever acquired by AFGSC.