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  • KAFBFD named Global Strike Fire Dept. of year

    The Chicago Bulls, Montreal Canadiens, New York Yankees, Los Angeles Lakers, Oakland A’s and the Kirtland Air Force Base Fire Department. What do these organizations have in common? Three-peats. The KAFBFD won the Global Strike Command Air Force Chief Master Sergeant Ralph E. Sanborn Fire

  • Whiteman legal eagle earns Eighth Air Force award

    Maj. Matt Thompson won the Eighth Air Force Outstanding Young Judge Advocate award for 2018. Thompson serves as the Deputy Staff Judge Advocate assigned to the 509th Bomb Wing Legal Office at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri.

  • Team Kirtland participates in Bataan Memorial Death March

    Members of Team Kirtland and more than 8,600 runners and marchers participated in the 30th Annual Bataan Memorial Death March, at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., March 17, 2019.The Bataan Memorial event is a march through the high desert terrain of White Sands in honor of the heroic service members

  • All-female alert crews protect our nation

    The snow crunched beneath their heavy boots. A thin layer of ice covered the soft, powdery snow, amplifying the noise made with each step. The wind howled, carrying with it white waves of snow not covered by the icy frost.  Unfazed by the harsh elements, our warriors descended below the frozen

  • U.S. Air Force B-52s deploy to RAF Fairford

    A Bomber Task Force deployment of B-52 Stratofortress aircraft, Airmen and support equipment from the 2nd Bomb Wing, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, have arrived in the U.S. European Command area of operations for a deployment to conduct theater integration and flying training.The aircraft will

  • Butterfly

    Experience the story of Kris Barney, the 2019 Armed Forces Insurance Military Spouse of the Year and Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, spouse. In 1999, her daughter, Miranda Salley, was murdered by Barney's ex-husband and Miranda's father, Charles Salley. Now, more than 20 years later, Barney uses

  • Cold holds no ground at Team Minot

    While resiliency functions as an umbrella for military members, there are several aspects that go into developing a truly resilient individual. One of the core pillars of Airmen resiliency is spiritual fitness.

  • U.S. Strategic Command conducts Exercise Global Lightning

    U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) commenced Global Lightning 2019 today, an annual command and control, and battle staff exercise designed to train Department of Defense forces and assess joint operational readiness across all of USSTRATCOM's mission areas.The exercise focuses on supporting a

  • Phase inspections keep the B-52 flying

    Just like a car, the B-52 Stratofortress needs its oil changed, tires rotated and its engine looked at to keep it running and prevent future damage.