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  • Air Force Global Strike Command year in review: 2019

    Whether it was 24/7 ICBM alert operations ensuring the cornerstone of national security, Bomber Task Force deployments showcasing long-range strike capabilities, strong community support or the efforts of Airmen around the command, 2019 was a year filled with innovation, firsts, new records and

  • Reserve Airman stands alert with the 90th Missile Wing

    Capt. Javon Quarles, 321st Missile Squadron missileer, stood alert 283 times in his four years on active duty.As an Air Force reservist, though, Quarles stood alert for the second time Dec. 18, 2019 at a missile alert facility near Dix, Nebraska.For close to 60 years, nuclear and missile operation

  • Air Force names newest helicopter ‘Grey Wolf’

    Air Force Global Strike Command named the MH-139A helicopter, the “Grey Wolf” during a naming ceremony here, Dec. 19, 2019.Gen. Timothy Ray, AFGSC commander, made the announcement, comparing it to the wild animal that bears the same name.  The Grey Wolf is the first major acquisition for the command

  • Global Strike Command stands up helicopter detachment

    Air Force Global Strike Command stood up Detachment 7 Dec. 18, 2019, at Duke Field, Fla., to support testing and evaluation of the command’s new MH-139A helicopter.Lt. Col. Mary Clark assumed command of the detachment with Brig. Gen. Andrew Gebara, AFGSC A5/8 director, presiding over the ceremony.

  • AFGSC names 2020 Spark Tank finalists

    Air Force Global Strike Command recently announced their 2020 Spark Tank finalists, who are competing for the chance to have their project funded for development.Air Force Spark Tank is an open call for Airmen to bring forward their best ideas that build upon senior leader priorities to: restore

  • 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