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  • History in the making: final CALCM missile package retired

    The sun has set on an integral component of the United States long-range strategic bombing capabilities as the final Conventional Air-Launched Cruise Missile (CALCM) package was downloaded and disassembled at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, Nov. 20, 2019.Initially beginning design in 1974, the

  • Minot wins Barksdale Trophy for outstanding community support

    After months of competition across the command, Air Force Global Strike Command honored the “Best of the Best” in bombers, ICBMs, helicopters, maintenance and security forces during a scoreposting event Nov. 20.However, another equally-important honor was handed out for the second time since it was

  • Lethal competition: ICBM maintenance teams show discipline and readiness

    Editor’s Note: This is the seventh in a series covering the competition categories of Global Strike Challenge.Airmen representing the “best of the best” maintainers in the intercontinental ballistic missile force are getting hyped to find out which ICBM maintenance team will take the top award at

  • Fighting against bloody noggins

    Bam, ouch! A young Airman hits his head on a piece of equipment while performing missile maintenance. The Airmen of the 90th Missile Maintenance Squadron work hard daily to perform upkeep on missiles at different missile alert and launch facilities. It is a common occurrence for Airmen to hit and

  • Lethal competition: Security forces defenders push physical, mental limits

    Editor’s Note: This is the fifth in a series covering the competition categories of Global Strike Challenge.Security forces Defenders from across Air Force Global Strike Command competed during the summer to determine which teams were the “best of the best” during the command’s seventh Global Strike