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Feb. 11, 2020
Striking the enemy: WSO’s train to fight

B-52’s and bombs, the two are synonymous when it comes to Barksdale’s global strike capabilities, but what often goes unrecognized, are the men and women inside the plane who actually employ those weapons.Without the skilled Airmen who earn the title of weapons system officer, the lethal B-52H
Feb. 11, 2020
Nuclear forces simultaneous operations demonstrate global strike capabilities

February got off to a busy start for Air Force Global Strike Command, with a Bomber Task Force mission to the Indo-Pacific Theater, and an unarmed Minuteman III developmental test launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, taking place within days of one another.Airmen demonstrated that
Feb. 10, 2020
Air Force Global Strike Command proposes retiring 17 B-1s, major modernization programs on track

Over the last 35 years, the B-1B Lancer community has continuously reinvented itself as a premiere long-range precision strike platform. However, continuous bomber support operations over the last 20 years have taken a toll on the airframe’s structure due to overuse in a manner not commensurate with
Feb. 10, 2020
Commander addresses Airmen, emphasizes standards

Gen. Tim Ray, Air Force Global Strike Command commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Charles Hoffman, Command Chief, held a no-notice leadership call here, Feb. 10, to address reports of marijuana use.The allegations of misconduct involve Airmen assigned to the 90th Security Forces Group. Security forces
Feb. 5, 2020
Kirtland Base Exchange Pharmacy: Red Cross volunteers making a difference

As you walk into the east entrance of the Kirtland Air Force Base Exchange most days you will see a crowd waiting to pick up medication from the pharmacy. The pharmacy team, including members of the 377th Medical Group (MDG) Airmen, civilians and volunteers serve about 70,000 customers and fill
Feb. 5, 2020
Air Force Global Strike tests Minuteman III missile with launch from Vandenberg

A team of Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen from the 341st Missile Wing at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana, the 90th Missile Wing at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming, and the 91st Missile Wing at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental
Feb. 3, 2020
Air Force Surgeon General Visits Raider Country

Lt. Gen. Dorothy Hogg, the Air Force Surgeon General, visited Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, Jan. 30.
Jan. 31, 2020
40th HS rescues missing snowmobilers in MT mountains

A UH-1N Iroquois with a five-man air crew rescued A UH-1N Iroquois with a five-man air crew rescued two missing snowmobilers south of Neihart, Montana Jan. 29.
Jan. 27, 2020
Malmstrom weather is ‘snow’ joke

The 341st Operational Support Squadron weather flight is responsible for analyzing weather conditions, preparing forecasts, issuing weather warnings and briefing weather information for Malmstrom operations and its 13,800 square-mile missile complex.
Jan. 24, 2020
20th Air Force bids farewell to Brig. Gen. Erich Novak

After three years of serving as the Mobilization Assistant (MA) to the 20th Air Force commander, Brig. Gen. Erich Novak is leaving 20th Air Force. As a Citizen Airman and a Sentinel Warrior, Novak made it his priority support the commander, accomplish the mission, and to serve other reservists.“When

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