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April 15, 2019
2018 Nuclear Deterrence Operations and Nuclear & Missile Operations awards winners announced

These awards recognize the outstanding accomplishments of Airmen contributing to nuclear deterrence operations and the missile operations career field respectively.
April 15, 2019
Industrial Hardware does their part to keep B-52 engines running

Imagine ordering parts for a major auto repair shop that supplies hardware to maintain engines for 76 vehicles. Although it’s 2019, the newest vehicle in the fleet was built in 1962. Each of those 76 vehicles have eight engines, and their ability to operate is critical to national security.This is a
April 11, 2019
Marker to fallen B-29 aircrew dedicated in Monzano Mountains

The sounds of more than 100 pairs of feet trekking up the Manzano Mountains filled the somber and chilly spring air. The 11 mph gusts cutting through their sweaters and coats wouldn’t stop the mass of people from completing their mission for the day: to pay their respects and see where 13 Airmen
April 11, 2019
509th Communications Squadron award winner flies in B-2

Tech. Sgt. Darius Charles won the rare opportunity to fly in one of the Whiteman Air Force Base’s stealth aircraft, the B-2 Stealth Bomber on April 2, 2019.
April 9, 2019
Lt Col Dick Cole, last surviving Doolittle Raider, passes away at age 103

A legendary chapter in Air Force history has come to a close. Retired Lt. Col. Richard “Dick” E. Cole, the last survivor of the “Doolittle Raid,” died April 9, in San Antonio.
April 3, 2019
Ellsworth commemorates the 77th anniversary of the Doolittle Raid

Ellsworth Air Force Base hosted the 77th Anniversary of the Doolittle Raid. Static displays of a B-1 Bomber and a B-25 Bomber were viewed by base members and their families. Participants also heard from Col. John Edwards, the commander of the 28th Bomb Wing and Craig Nelson, who wrote a book about
April 2, 2019
F.E. Warren AFB Fire & Emergency Services is awarded international accreditation

The F.E. Warren Air Force Base Fire & Emergency Service is the only agency in Air Force Global Strike Command and the state of Wyoming to achieve Internationally Accredited Agency status with the Commission on Fire Accreditation International and the Center for Public Safety Excellence, Inc.Francis
April 1, 2019
Activation of the ‘Global Twentieth’ – Commemorating Seventy-Five Years

By Dr. Jeremy Prichard, 20th Air Force HistorianIt was both an extraordinary and astonishing remark, perhaps even hyperbolic.On August 7, 1945, Gen. Carl A. Spaatz wired a message to the Twentieth Air Force Chief of Staff in Washington, Brig. Gen. Lauris Norstad. Spaatz, only weeks earlier having
April 1, 2019
8th Air Force member named Air Force female athlete of the year

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas -- The Air Force recently announced its 2019 Male and Female Athletes of the Year -- a commander’s action group director and an acquisition officer turned world class athlete.The Female Athlete of the Year is Maj. Amy Natalini, director of headquarters 8th Air
March 28, 2019
AFGSC orders B-1B safety stand-down

The Air Force Global Strike Command commander ordered a safety stand-down of the B-1B Lancer fleet March 28. During a routine inspection of the B-1B drogue chute system, potentially fleet-wide issues were identified with the rigging of the drogue chute. It appears to be a procedural issue and is

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